Rites of Spring
Suzanne Kennedy (left) and Sara Beaman perform a sword dance while Amy-Jae Rignola Crawford looks on during “The Rite of Spring,” a performance at Forest Theater by the Devoted Bellydance Collective. The collective held two shows to benefit the Orange County Rape Crisis Center and the to aid the Arbor Day Foundation’s efforts to replace trees lost in Hurricane Katrina. Photo by Kirk Ross
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Exile on Jones Street
By Kirk Ross
Maybe we should all go pro.
When it comes to sports, this is that time of year I most dislike. This is when those thin walls that separate college and professional athletics come down and we start seeing dollar figures instead of majors and year in school in the descriptive clauses of individuals [...]
Land (and jobs) for tomorrow
By Abdul Rasheed
It’s encouraging to see the positive attention generated by a proposal in the General Assembly that could lead to the most important environmental initiative in the history of our state. Those of us involved with the project call it “Land for Tomorrow.” Others refer to it as the land-use plan in House [...]
For the Record
Retrograde in health care
A new study from the university’s Sheps Center confirms that North Carolina is falling further behind when it comes to health care.
The percentage of uninsured North Carolinians grew to 1,314,238 people, a rise from 15.3 percent of the population in 2000 to 17.2 percent in 2005.
The center produced maps of the state [...]
Town appoints new representatives
At its meeting Tuesday night, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen recommended that the county approve the appointment of Margo Lester as Carrboro’s representative to the Orange County Human Relations Commission.
The board also approved the appointments of Carly Apple, Mary Rabinowitz and Ryan Elting to the town’s Environmental Advisory Board.
Police want help with string of burglaries
The Chapel Hill Police Department is investigating a string of residential burglaries in the West Cameron Avenue area. Incidents include:
Someone entered the residence at 210 Ransom St. through the front door on April 20 at 6:32 a.m., but left without taking anything when the resident called out.
Between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on April 20, [...]
Lights installed
New solar-powered signal lights were installed last week at Ephesus Elementary School on Ephesus Church Road and at Estes Hills Elementary and Phillips Middle schools on Estes Drive. The town also plans to install lights at Culbreth Middle School.
The improvements are funded with $21,000 of sidewalk and street improvement bonds approved by voters in [...]
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