After three months of construction, the staircases in every building at Collins Crossing are safe by town standards.
Published: Mar. 9, 2013 12:00 AM | Full story
The new Chatham County Walmart has opened an employment center at the Bold Building, 50101 Governors Drive.
Published: Mar. 8, 2013 11:47 AM | Full story
The Board of Aldermen agreed Tuesday night to delay discussions about the proposed charter school and other changes proposed for the Claremont South mixed-use project on Homestead Road.
Published: Mar. 8, 2013 2:34 PM | Full story
At the inaugural Wild Food and Herb Market – one of the first in the country – you’re likely to find familiar yard sprouts nestled beside some you’ve never heard about before. All of them are good to eat and good for you, too, experts say.
Published: Mar. 6, 2013 11:06 AM | Full story
Racquetball players and former board members, asked the Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA Board of Directors last week to reconsider the future of the facility’s racquetball courts openly. Board members thanked those who spoke, then shut the doors on them.
Published: Mar. 2, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
A crowd of more than 100 people who came to the Board of Aldermen meeting Tuesday night to speak against a proposed new CVS in downtown Carrboro never got the chance.
Published: Mar. 1, 2013 12:36 PM | Full story
The Town of Carrboro WISE (Worthwhile Investments Save Energy) energy efficiency upgrade program is coming to a close.
Published: Feb. 26, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
The Board of Aldermen will hear the latest plans for a new CVS, along with residents’ objections, at a public hearing Tuesday night.
Published: Feb. 23, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
Drivers who are in a hurry may want to steer clear of downtown Carrboro during business hours for about a month, starting Monday.
Published: Feb. 19, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
Only one candidate will be on the ballot for Carrboro’s first, and maybe last, special election.
Published: Feb. 16, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
The U.S. Postal Service is working with a Raleigh property manager and others to preserve a longtime post office at Timberlyne Shopping Center.
Published: Feb. 16, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
Opera may be better known for high drama, but then Bizet never met Laura Ingalls Wilder. This weekend’s ballet version of “Little House on the Prairie” has a blizzard, near downing and raid of green leotard locusts.
Published: Feb. 13, 2013 6:20 PM | Full story
The owners of Nice Price Books say slumping sales and readers’ changing tastes are forcing them to close a local store after 26 years.
Published: Feb. 12, 2013 6:00 AM | Full story
Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education members will urge the Orange County commissioners to keep an ordinance allowing school districts to limit residential development that exceeds the capacity of local schools.
Published: Feb. 9, 2013 12:00 AM | Full story
Police are seeking information about four suspects in a Feb. 5 armed robbery at a Burger King restaurant.
Published: Feb. 8, 2013 5:27 PM | Full story
The N.C. Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting on Monday, Feb. 25, to present plans for improving a section of Smith Level Road in Carrboro.
Published: Feb. 8, 2013 3:21 PM | Full story
Suspension and expulsion are forms of “exclusionary discipline,” something that can drive a wedge between children who are skating on the edge of failure or quitting, and the schools that might represent their best chance, speakers said.
Published: Feb. 5, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
Using a park-and-ride lot to catch the bus would no longer be free if Chapel Hill and Carrboro officials follow UNC’s lead in charging an annual fee.
Published: Feb. 2, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
The U.S. Postal Service will deliver to the Town Council this month a plan to change services at the Timberlyne Post Office.
Published: Feb. 2, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
Property owners could pay a slightly higher tax rate next year under a preliminary budget provided Friday at the Orange County commissioners annual retreat.
Published: Feb. 1, 2013 12:05 PM | Full story
In response to complaints, the Collins Crossing homeowners association said it will consider lowering a homeowners assessment to $3,548 and letting condo owners pay in monthly installments.
Published: Feb. 1, 2013 3:50 PM | Full story
A Collins Crossing resident has sued the complex’s majority owners, claiming the company is unlawfully abusing its authority and that its actions could force low-income owner-occupiers into foreclosure.
Published: Jan. 29, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
A new nicotine replacement therapy option for Orange County smokers will combine medication and counseling, which federal researchers say can work better than either option alone.
Published: Jan. 29, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
The workers behind the post office counter could not hear the giggles around the corner and down the long hallway.
Published: Jan. 26, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
A third man was sentenced Thursday in Orange County Superior Court for his role in the 2008 murder of Chapel Hill resident Josh Bailey.
Published: Jan. 24, 2013 8:27 PM | Full story
Jud Irish ran out of words as he prepared to lead the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day march down Franklin Street. “To encourage civil rights,” the excited 10-year-old said when asked why he was there. Then he paused and added, “It’s a big day.”
Published: Jan. 22, 2013 3:06 PM | Full story
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro school approved a redistricting plan endorsed by administrators by a 5-2 vote Thursday night, but several board members sharply criticized the process
Published: Jan. 22, 2013 12:00 AM | Full story
Local leaders took the first step last week toward routing high-speed Internet service to every home and business in Carrboro and Chapel Hill.
Published: Jan. 22, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
The Hampton Inn could bring in over $100,000 annually from the town’s new occupancy tax, but the Board of Aldermen hasn’t yet decided exactly how the money will be spent.
Published: Jan. 22, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
Johnny’s, a Carrboro mainstay since the 1940s, appears here to stay. Heated discussions about rezoning the property at 901 W. Main St. are closer to resolved after management and neighbors reached a compromise the Board of Aldermen approved Tuesday night.
Published: Jan. 19, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
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