By Megan Gassaway Carrboro Commons Staff Writer Have you ever met the yellow power ranger? Ever held hands with him at the bus stop, or wrestled with him in the basement once? I have. The Yellow Power Ranger and I used to be best friends… Julia McKeown stands before an audience of peers, teachers and poetry enthusiasts. The stage is… Read more →
By Megan Walker Carrboro Commons Staff Writer What do a Quaker meeting house, a teen center, a magic shop, an auto dealership and a recording studio all have in common? They were once all located at 100B Brewer Lane in downtown Carrboro, but this space will soon be reincarnated as a movement and music studio called the Flowjo. Carrboro residents… Read more →
Carrboro Elementary students brought the world of Dr. Seuss to life at three performances of “Seussical” Thursday and Friday in the school’s auditorium.
By Gloria Lloyd Carrboro Commons Staff Writer Internationalist Books and Community Center, located on West Franklin Street in Chapel Hill, is an independent, nonprofit cooperative and alternative bookstore that has served as a hub for social activism and grassroots organizing for the past three decades. Internationalist Books is often described as a “radical” bookstore, a description that its volunteers and… Read more →
By Meredith Sammons Carrboro Commons Staff Writer The Carrboro Film Festival will celebrate its fifth annual collection of short films in Carrboro’s downtown Century Center on Nov. 21, 2010. In its fifth year, the festival serves as a platform for filmmakers to share their art with the town of Carrboro. Along with viewing films, attendees will be able to purchase… Read more →
By Mary Stewart Robins Carrboro Commons Staff Writer Inside Carrboro’s community radio station, WCOM, disc jockey Rocco Nittoli’s smooth and professional voice enlivens the small station and the sleepy Saturday mornings of Carrboro listeners and online fans across the country. Every Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon, Nittoli mixes a variety of popular music spanning the past 70 years on… Read more →
By Gloria Lloyd Carrboro Commons Staff Writer Ask students at McDougle Middle School in Carrboro what they think of their guest poetry teacher Phillip Shabazz, and you will invariably receive the same enthusiastic answer: “I love Mr. Shabazz!” Shabazz is a working poet who lives in Carrboro and has published three books of verse. Shabazz typically teaches poetry during residencies… Read more →
By Mary Withers and Stephanie Bullins Carrboro Commons Co-Editor and Staff Writer The Mighty Gospel Inspirations, a traditional African-American a cappella gospel group, performs “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” at the Carrboro Century Center during the 2010 Carrboro Music Festival. The Light Revolution performs “Across the Universe” at Open Eye Cafe during the 2010 Carrboro Music Festival. Read the full story… Read more →
By Patrick Clare Carrboro Commons Staff Writer Endless rain limited the scale of the Carrboro Music Festival, but the annual celebration of Triangle music still proved to be a success. About 60 bands scheduled to perform at nine venues during the Sept. 26 festival were canceled due to the gloomy weather. According to festival coordinator Gerry Williams, the call to… Read more →
By Stephanie Bullins Carrboro Commons Staff Writer There are a few ways to tell autumn is beginning in Orange County — the days get shorter, the temperature drops, Halloween decorations fill store shelves and Festifall closes down West Franklin Street. The event — an annual arts festival — celebrated its 38th year Sunday, Oct. 3, with a record 118 vendors… Read more →
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