By Danielle Tepper Carrboro Commons Staff Reporter Listen to the full story: The Lillian Lee Scholars Charter School, set to open by August 2012, has caused controversy in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school district since the community first heard of its proposal. The State Board of Education approved the new school March 1, despite criticism from the CH-CCS Board and the… 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 Jeremy Gerlach Carrboro Commons Staff Writer A week after construction began on Carrboro’s 300 East Main Street project, nearby businesses are preparing for its effect on their futures. Some may eventually be incorporated into upcoming phases of the project itself, but the current phase, which includes a Hampton Inn and a five-story parking deck, will not displace any of… Read more →
By Kevin Collins Carrboro Commons Co-Editor It’s springtime in the Piedmont yet again, and the feeling of newness is palpable. For Carrboro High School’s varsity men’s lacrosse team, spring marks the start of a new season, and with a new coaching staff in place and a program on the rise, there’s a very new energy surrounding the Jaguars these days…. Read more →
By Lucie Shelly Carrboro Commons Staff Writer I am masterful when it comes to leveraging my bike on to the pull-down rack of the bus, but I am full of self-pity as I teeter away from the grocery store, bags about to break, and wait for the bus to get me up the East Franklin Street hill so that I… 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 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 →
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