Intro: May daze
These are heady days in Carrboro, North Carolina. With a presidential primary that has relevance and associated events around town, a big anniversary for the Farmers’ Market and our annual celebration of the town, the first weekend in May is jammed and has folks worked up into quite a froth.
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10 Great Things About Carrboro
A random list of what we like about this little town
Downtown
Vibrant, bustling and kinda quirky — downtown Carrboro has not just survived the demise of the great American downtown, it’s defied it — thriving, expanding and becoming the envy of its neighbors. The formula employed is no secret — forward-thinking planning, a willingness to make […]
May Shows & Happenings
5/1
Songwriters Spotlight
The Cave
with Brandon Herndon, John Pardue, Taz Halloween, Jesse Wooten, Vince Williams 8:30pm
Acorn & Doom Bunny
Nightlight
$7, 9:30pm
Carrboro Day Philosophy
This is the philosophy behind Carrboro Day, as adopted by the Carrboro Board of Aldermen on December 6, 1994.
As Carrboro grows in population and its boundaries expand, its citizens need opportunities to enlarge their circle of acquaintances as well as to feel part of the entire community. Expanding acquaintances and feeling part of Carrboro engenders […]
Carrboro Rocks
By Susan Willey Spalt
Essentially, the Piedmont is the roots of an ancient coastal mountain chain that is now worn down to low relief. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piedmont_(United_States)
Under the gently sloping
Streets of Carrboro
Lies a secret:
The remains
of ancient mountains, once taller
Than the Himalayas
Slowly worn away
By time, until they are just
Carrboro rocks.
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