By Zach Freshwater Carrboro Commons Staff Writer Not a full year out of Carrboro High School, Jasmine Farmer is the civic media coordinator for the Marian Cheek Jackson Center, an organization serving the Northside community of Chapel Hill. To those who know her, she is a poet, an activist, a friend, a mentor and a voice for her community. Farmer,… Read more →
By Morgan Johnson Carrboro Commons Staff Writer The Marian Cheek Jackson Center for Saving and Making History, 510 W. Rosemary St., is a public history and community development center located in the Northside neighborhood of Chapel Hill-Carrboro. The predominately black Northside and Pine Knolls neighborhoods have rich histories post-Reconstruction, under Jim Crow, during the Civil Rights Era, and in the… Read more →
By Shweta Mishra Carrboro Commons Staff Writer Tom Robinson’s Seafood is a concrete flat roof building on 207 Roberson Street, just behind Armadillo Grill in Carrboro. Perhaps Robinson’s inspiration for the market was his grandfather, who put himself through school at UNC-Chapel Hill by bringing in coastal fish on a train to sell every week. When Robinson died in 2009… Read more →
By Maggie Cagney Carrboro Commons Staff Writer On Dec. 6, 1994, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen adopted a town philosophy that still rings true today: “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.” And for that, there is Carrboro… Read more →
By Maggie Cagney Staff Writer On the second floor of the office building at 118 E. Main St., in the heart of Carrboro sits a small room with wooden floors and earthy-green walls — the perfect location for a yoga studio, according to Irina Nordstrom. Nordstrom, 38, opened Soula Grove, a yoga and pilates studio, on March 5. “This is… Read more →
By Lucie Shelly Carrboro Commons Staff Writer During the next five weeks, the teachers of the Chapel Hill and Carrboro public schools aren’t just running the coordination of the classroom — they’re running the track for their students and for themselves. The first annual 5K for Education, which will take place in Carrboro on April 28, was previously an addition… Read more →
By Kevin Collins Carrboro Commons Co-Editor Jose Drost-Lopez is in the right place at the right time. The 21-year-old hosts “PsychTalk,” a weekly program on Carrboro Community Radio that delves into the science behind why people do what they do. He’s found success by taking advantage of his location and his generation. “The show has made me very grateful for… Read more →
By Lucie Shelly Carrboro Commons Staff Writer On that fateful Feb. 8, the Tar Heels lost. To Duke. I’m still in shock. Horrible, dumbfounded, disbelieving shock. I was in the risers, and the risers were struck like a cresting wave sneezed on by the Ice Queen. And the shock lasted. The next day on the bus brought an eerie silence…. Read more →
By Kevin Collins Carrboro Commons Co-Editor Nobody does hidden gems quite like Carrboro. From longtime residents with primetime stories to small companies that do big things, the community is full of treasures that manage to fly under the radar. Take Figure 8 Films for example. The small production house located right in the heart of downtown Carrboro (307 W. Weaver… Read more →
By Maggie Cagney Carrboro Commons Staff Writer From the honeysuckle sorbet made fresh from local flowers, to an eastern Carolina corned ham, chef Bill Smith of Chapel Hill’s Crook’s Corner has gained widespread recognition for his Southern cooking. “27 Views of Chapel Hill,” a recently published book featuring a collection of stories and essays from Chapel Hill writers, contains a… Read more →
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