The Wild Food + Herb Market is already bringing together a community of wild food enthusiasts. The first wild food market in the country had its second event on Sunday, April 7, in Carrboro. Josh Lev, co-director of the Wild Food + Herb Market, said he had a nice plant community when he lived in California, and he saw potential… Read more →
Dedicated shoppers trekked into the Carrboro Farmers’ Market two hours early this Saturday, April 6, to celebrate the market’s extended spring hours. It opened at 7:00 a.m. for the first time this season. Saturday’s Rise and Shine Opening Celebration treated shoppers to complimentary fresh scrambled eggs, biscuits and baked goods. The extended hours come as a precursor for the Wednesday… Read more →
Children crowded anxiously around a field full of brightly colored eggs as the hunt rules were read aloud. When the horn finally sounded, the children scrambled to grab as many eggs as their baskets could hold. Though the skies were overcast Saturday morning, Carrboro’s Hank Anderson Community Park was brightened by the smiles of excited children with multi-colored Easter baskets,… 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 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 Kaelyn Malkoski Carrboro Commons Co-Editor According to painter Nerys Levy, humans are not totally in control of the world. She says they may assume some sort of responsibility in the cycle of life and death but need to acknowledge the cooperation and stewardship they have with land and animals. “Artists are vehicles of this information, and we try to magnify this stewardship… 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 Melissa Abbey Carrboro Commons Photo Editor Every first Saturday of the month, an eclectic crowd gathers in the Carrboro Town Commons at precisely 2 p.m. The atmosphere is festive, and everyone freely exchanges goods and services – but not a dime trades hands. This is the Really Really Free Market. Participants come bearing gifts: clothes, furniture, books, food, coffee,… Read more →
By Alex Linder Carrboro Commons Staff Writer Carrboro was host to the sounds of shaking beads, strumming guitars and Spanish sing-along. These are the sounds of the fiesta, and they are becoming more and more common. “I definitely think that traditional Mexican music has a role to play in the future,” said Juan Díes, 48, producer and member of the… Read more →
The Stitch ’n Bitch group meets on the first and third Thursday of the month at Open Eye Cafe to knit and chat. By Allison Russell Carrboro Commons Co-Editor Beware the “Sweater Curse.” According to the group of women who attend the Carrboro-based knitting group Stitch ’n Bitch, it happens when someone knits an article of clothing for a significant… Read more →
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