“Every child should go to camp,” says Dana Hughes, recreation supervisor at the Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department. Hughes is one of three supervisors in charge of the department’s summer camp program, and she says sign-ups are in full swing for this summer’s camps. “Sign-ups opened in January,” Hughes explains. “But we’ve started seeing more and more people sign up… 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 Brian Walker Carrboro Commons Photo Editor Carrboro may not be the Triangle’s best-kept secret for much longer. After a six-month long selection process, the town has selected Carrboro-based marketing firm The Splinter Group to help with its new branding and marketing campaign. “Carrboro has a pulse, an image, a personality, and the world doesn’t know about it until they… 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 Melissa Abbey Carrboro Commons Staff Writer From gift shop employees to restaurateurs to realtors, Carrboro business people overwhelmingly oppose the North Carolina marriage amendment. On March 15, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce issued a formal statement encouraging its 1,100 members and their 80,000 employees to vote against the amendment, saying it would be bad for business. “We think… Read more →
By Maggie Cagney Carrboro Commons Staff Writer For David Andrews, Carrboro‘s progressive community and creative economy are only a few of the reasons why the position as town manager appealed to him. “I’m extremely excited,” Andrews says. “This is a great opportunity for me, and I’m very impressed with the mayor and the Carrboro Board of Aldermenand how progressive they… Read more →
By Melissa Abbey Carrboro Commons Staff Writer More than 50 years ago, Braxton Foushee and his friends organized a sit-in at Franklin Street’s former Colonial Drug, which is now West End Wine Bar. Today, Foushee, 71, a longtime Carrboro resident and custodian at Culbreth Middle School, speaks quietly and humbly of those days — and only when asked. On a… Read more →
By Louie Horvath Carrboro Commons Staff Writer While the rest of the world watches the destruction caused by the earthquake and subsequent nuclear complications in Japan with worry, local emergency management employees watch with a different purpose. These personnel are the ones charged with ensuring that no matter the catastrophe, their local community is ready if such an event does… Read more →
By Mary Withers and Stephanie Bullins Carrboro Commons Co-editor and Staff Writer More than a year after concept plans for the Bolin Creek Greenway were finalized, contentious debate about the project continues. Disagreement between the local advocacy group, Save Bolin Creek, and proponents of the project has slowed further work on the final phases of the Greenway. Thus, Carrboro Transportation… Read more →
By Stephanie Bullins Carrboro Commons Staff Writer Even with the approach of the busiest shopping days of the year, many local business owners say they are worried about losing sales because of the Weaver Street reconstruction project. DeeDee Lavinder, who owns The Red Hen, a resale boutique for mothers with young children, said the reconstruction could have negative consequences for… Read more →
Recent Comments