By Ken Moore Seven-year-old Flora Arnsberger accompanied her dad, Matthew, on a woods walk with me several months ago. Knowing that her dad often took her on nature walks, I suggested that Flora be my “junior naturalist†assistant. She delighted us by finding things that we older folks were simply too big and preoccupied to…
Month: April 2008
Carrboro’s Big day
by Susan Dickson Staff Writer The 13th annual Carrboro Day will feature activities and events both new and old, focusing on a new theme this year: “Celebrating a Sustainable Community.†Catherine DeVine, director of Carrboro Day, said that while the event will include new features and activities, much of the May 4 festival will be…
Glenn Gerding, candidate for judge, chats with Democratic Party volunteers James Merritt and Claire Millar in front of Carrboro Town Hall. By Wednesday afternoon, more than 700 voters had cast their ballots early at the Town Hall, one of four early voting sites in Orange County.
Kinnaird, Carey, working for votes
by Kirk Ross Staff Writer Six months ago, the race for North Carolina Senate District 23, which is comprised of Orange and Person counties, was shaping up as a much different kind of contest than the one on the ballot today. A field of three — Carrboro Alderman John Herrera and two Orange County commissioners,…
Recently: Losing and gaining through death and life
By Valarie Schwartz Columnist Our first loss of a close loved one provides a reference that changes our perception of death forever. Life provides a unique journey for each of us as we inhabit our bodies, and Mary Bea Sullivan will be the first to say that hers has been no more special than another’s,…
Board lends support to transfer tax
With former Carrboro Board of Aldermen member Diana McDuffee asking for help and noting that real estate interests are “spending a small fortune statewide†in an effort to defeat it, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen voted 6 to 1 to officially support a real estate transfer tax. At its meeting Tuesday night at Town Hall,…
Music Calendar: 04/24/08
Thursday April 24 ArtsCenter: Ruthie Foster 8:30pm Blue Horn Lounge: The Breaks Cat’s Cradle: Abbey Road Live! 9pm $12 The Cave: Early: Jake Winstrom Late Sweet-Tooth Simpleton w/ Twilighter General Store Café: Bo Lankenau & Friends 8:30pm Local 506: Tapes ‘N Tapes, White Denim, DJ Robin Chen 10pm $12
Schools pass redistricting
by Susan Dickson Staff Writer The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education last week voted 6-1 to approve a plan that will move about 60 students to new middle schools in the fall. The changes will reduce enrollment at Culbreth Middle School and move orphan segments that were created during elementary redistricting last year….
Glen Lennox plan filed
by Rich Fowler Staff Writer Grubb Properties has filed a plan with the Chapel Hill Community Design Commission to demolish Glen Lennox and replace it with a more than 1.8-million-square-foot development. The plan, filed last week, would replace the 440-unit apartment complex and shopping center with 908 residential units, 220,700 square feet of retail space,…
News Brief: Equine extremist
Former Disney star Tommie Turvey: Equine Extremist will perform for patients at the North Carolina Children’s Hospital on Wednesday at 3 p.m. Turvey’s show, “A Night of Amazing Horses,†will feature a children’s trick roping show, as well as a sing-along and a dance performance.
News Brief: Silent animal art auction
The Conservators’ Center will hold a silent auction of the center’s animals’ paintings and a wine tasting on May 3 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Durham. The animals have created paintings with the help of a local artist. The paintings, behind the scenes tours of the center…
News Brief: Food pantry donation
The Inter-Faith Council for Social Service recently received $3,000 from the Food Lion Charitable Foundation. The IFC will use the gift to support its Food Pantry and the more than 1,200 households that visit the pantry each month for needed groceries.
News Brief: Benefit concert
Country music star Vince Gill will perform at Memorial Hall on Wednesday at 8 p.m. to benefit North Carolina Children’s Hospital. One hundred percent of the proceeds will benefit the hospital’s Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology.
News Brief: Bilingual autism workshop
The Autism Society of North Carolina will offer a workshop for Latino parents and bilingual coordinators on Monday at their central office on Oberlin Road in Raleigh. The workshop, entitled “Talking Autism with the Doctor,†will be conducted in Spanish and will focus on ideas and strategies to assure optimal skills in talking with doctors…
News Brief: Obama rally at Big Barn
The Big Barn in Hillsborough will be the site of a get out the vote rally for Barack Obama. The event runs from 6-9p.m. Mayors from Hillsborough, Chapel Hill and Carrboro will be on hand. Music will be provided by Baron Tymas jazz Ensemble, St Paul’s AME Gospel Choir, Still House Bottom Band and Saludas…