Bike-fixing workshops, zumba classes, chalk on sidewalks, raffles, helmet-decoration sessions, yoga classes, bike tattoos, free coffee, information stands for local nonprofit groups, a climbing wall, jump-ropes…the list goes on and on. These are some of the free activities that locals will be able to enjoy at the Open Streets Carrboro on Saturday, April 13. After a January unanimous vote of… Read more →
“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 →
Nearly a dozen aspiring young performers gathered up their courage to sing in the 2nd annual Rising Stars Vocal Showcase at the Carrboro Century Center on Saturday, March 23. The event was organized by the Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department and featured young area performers in three categories: solo performances by 10 to 13-year-olds; solo performances by 14 to 18-year… Read more →
By Zach Freshwater Carrboro Commons Staff Writer Jose Torres says he needs volunteers. The University of Texas at Austin graduate works for the Carrboro branch of El Centro Hispano, an organization that began serving the Latino populations of Orange and Durham counties in 1992. In Carrboro, El Centro Hispano offers resources ranging from financial planning courses and legal advice… 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 Steven Allred and Marie McCravey come to Carrboro every couple of months to do some shopping. They poke around the downtown shops, stock up on local produce and always — always — get Maple View ice cream. Lucky for the Burlington couple, FRESH.taste, the new ice cream and frozen yogurt shop located… 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 Melissa Abbey Carrboro Commons Staff Writer Every Friday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., instead of heading to a popular local hangout, a group of Latino high school students crowds into the tiny WCOM FM radio studio next to Cat’s Cradle. Inside, they arrange themselves around the broadcasting equipment – a computer, soundboard and five or six microphones –… Read more →
Hotly contested proposition looms over Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools By Jeremy Gerlach Carrboro Commons Staff Writer Raleigh had its education lottery debate, Wake County had its zoning dilemma — now Carrboro is getting its moment in the spotlight of educational controversy. Though the Howard and Lillian Lee Scholars Charter School is on track to open its doors this August, for now… Read more →
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