By Gregg Found Carrboro Commons Writer The newly-opened Southern Rail restaurant welcomed 450 guests on its opening weekend, and hostess Leslie Rautenberg got to greet almost all of them. Rautenberg said of the restaurant’s decorations, “this place has a lot of character, everywhere you look.” Gregg Found photo Southern Rail restaurant General Manager Spencer Pope refused to call the restaurant’s… Read more →
by Laura Davenport Carrboro Commons Writer Local artist Amy Richards displays her “little boxes” at DeWitt Law, a stop on the Sept. 14 Artwalk. Laura Davenport photo For the past six years, the second Friday of each month has been home to a tradition the towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill call the Artwalk. This free event attracts art aficionados… Read more →
by Marianna King Carrboro Commons Writer The judging has begun on about 50 entries for Carrboro’s second annual Film Festival. The only requirement for the films, other than a 20 minute maximum length, is that the creator brushed Orange County at some point in his/her life. Why so inclusive? According to its mission statement, the festival’s goal is to “support… Read more →
by Kate Newnam Carrboro Commons Editor In the face of a continuing drought, Lauren Craig waters a row of parched plants. Kate Newnam photo Each Saturday as the sun beats down and the temperature rises, a group of gardeners gather at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Park on Hillsborough Road to lend a hand in community food production. As part… Read more →
By Jock Lauterer Adviser, Carrboro Commons A 26-year-old George “Cat Baby” Cannada leads the CHHS football team onto Carrboro’s Lions’ Park field in 1963. Jock Lauterer photo Cat Baby would have loved the return of high school football to Carrboro. That’s right, The inaugural football game on Aug. 31 at the new Carrboro High School off Smith Level Road was… Read more →
By Jock Lauterer Lecturer and advisor The Carrboro Commons. Welcome to the Fall 2007 edition of the Carrboro Commons, a student-produced biweekly online source of stories, photos and commentary about this wonderfully eclectic community of ours. I say “ours” because as a Chapel Hill native and now a resident of Greater Carrboro, I take pride in being a Carrburban —… Read more →
by Marianna King Carrboro Commons Writer Carrboro High School, the newest addition to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools system, began the third week of its inaugural school year. While it boasts an environmentally sound “green” rating, new technology and a smaller student body, the new school faced a few challenges typical of any opening. About 70 more students than anticipated… Read more →
Cody Braun Carrboro Commons Writer The night before the Carrboro Music Festival 10 years ago, Gerry Williams was scared. “Lots of professionals said we couldn’t do it,” the music festival’s creator and organizer says. Despite this advice, Williams went forwards with the project, which he says has been a great success. Andrews and Williams proudly display the Carrboro Music Festival’s… Read more →
by Elyse Archer Carrboro Commons Writer Does spending $5 a week on gas sound like pure fantasy? For Chapel Hill and Carrboro residents, it’s now a reality, thanks to Carrboro’s new Scooters Inc. The scooter store opened on 211 E. Main St. on Aug. 10. Dave Jansen, the store’s owner, is also the owner of Combustion Cycles, a motorcycle store… Read more →
by Gregg Found Carrboro Commons Writer Carrboro aldermen candidate Katrina Ryan will spend plenty of time focused on campaigns, fliers and policy arguments in these months leading up to the December elections. But on Saturday Sept. 1, she undertook a contest of a different sort – she spun tunes for Carrboro residents as part of WCOM’s “musical debates.” The brainchild… Read more →
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