It is more likely an aid for pilots, but when workers removed the old roof, they thought they found a long-forgotten helipad. Above photo courtesy of Cabins, Cottages & Bungalows. Other photos by Kirk Ross.
By Kirk Ross
Staff Writer
HILLSBOROUGH — The façade still stands at the old Southern States building at 137 West Margaret Lane, as [...]
Since opening in March, GlassHalfFull has been a big draw. Photos by Kirk Ross
By Susan Dickson
Staff Writer
If you’ve driven past the old Trading Post building on South Greensboro Street lately, you might notice that the resident antique shop is now somewhat smaller. What might draw you in, however, is the latest addition to Carrboro’s [...]
Dianne Reid, who has led Orange County’s economic development efforts since 1999, has agreed to take on the same role for Chatham County.
Reid will serve as executive director of the Chatham County Economic Development Corporation. She will begin work in mid-June.
Town names economic development officer
Dwight Bassett, a former development manager for the City of Rock Hill, S.C., has been named Chapel Hill’s first economic development officer.
His professional background includes positions as Old Town redevelopment manager for Rock Hill and downtown manager for the Downtown Statesville Development Corp. in Statesville. He also has held business development [...]
Windy, Wild and Wonderful
No denying it — Carrboro Day is for kids of all ages, and last Sunday’s breezy celebration was no different. Mostly that means the little ones, like 5-year-old Flora Arnsberger (above), who spent a little time making spin art…
By Kirk Ross
Staff Writer
Whether the town should pay health care stipends or offer coverage to its part-time employees and how to set the fee structure for use of the Town Commons are two of the main sticking points in this year’s budget.
The Carrboro Board of Aldermen ran through a short list of changes to Town [...]
By Kirk Ross
Staff Writer
Noting that the town’s debt service increases are not keeping pace with revenue growth, Chapel Hill Town Manager Roger Stancil is asking the Town Council to shift $3.8 million from the town’s reserve fund and raise the tax rate by 2 cents in order to make ends meet.
The changes would raise the [...]
By Susan Dickson
Staff Writer
With Chapel Hill North bearing down on Orange County and Chatham County’s population set to explode, transportation was a top concern for Orange and Chatham county commissioners at a joint meeting Tuesday night.
Orange County Planning Director Craig Benedict cautioned that because many Chatham County residents are employed in Chapel Hill, as [...]
East Student in critical condition
East Chapel Hill High School senior Conrad Zaborowski is in critical condition at UNC Hospitals after a single-car crash on Seawell School Road around 1 a.m. Saturday.
Police believe Zaborowski was driving more than 100 miles per hour south on Seawell School Road when he ran off the road and lost control [...]
Close inspection will reveal the green ‘baby’ blackberry fruit in the center of the white petals. Photo by Ken Moore
By Ken Moore
It’s early May and the blackberry “brambles” are brightening field edges and roadsides with masses of pure white flowers. When these same blackberry flower-filled days and nights are really, really [...]
By Susan Dickson
Staff Writer
After more than a month of deliberation and revisions, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education last week voted 5-1 to approve a redistricting plan that will move nearly 500 students to a new elementary school when it opens in the fall of 2008.
Immediately following the decision, the board also voted 5-1 to [...]
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