Your Best Shot: Today's Best Shot comes from reader Arvic Macapagal who lives off Homestead Road in Chapel Hill. "I took this photo at my house late 2012. I came home one day to find this enormous spider, clearly a die-hard CHHS Tigers fan, engineering this curious web pattern. Research reveals it to be an Argiope aurantia; commonly, Black and yellow garden spider. Pleased for its placid nature, I leaned in and took this snap. Hope you enjoy!"
Published: May. 15, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
On Faith: Publishing a book is no new experience for Will Willimon, a retired bishop in the United Methodist Church now teaching at Duke Divinity School.
Published: May. 7, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
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A pair of eighth graders from Smith Middle School in Chapel Hill defeated 88 other teams from all over the United States and Canada to win the 11th annual 2013 National School SCRABBLE Championship.
Published: May. 6, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
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The Orange County Solid Waste Management Department will sponsor a ReUse Rodeo Student Move-out Week from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, to Friday, May 10, at the Hargrave’s Center Mitchell Lane parking lot. Local nonprofits will be accepting materials.
Published: May. 4, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
The Chapel Hill Police Department will hold its inaugural Guardians of the Hill 5K on June 15 at 9 a.m. at Southern Community Park in Southern Village. Registration is $20 per person and $30 per family until May 15; $5 will be added after May 15. Proceeds will benefit Special Olympics of North Carolina.
Published: Apr. 27, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
A walking group for women 55 and older treks the Bolin Creek Greenway at 8:30 a.m. 919-967-4054, walkingforwomen@gmail.com.Computer Class
Published: Apr. 24, 2013 11:32 AM | Full story
The Triangle Recorder Society, a group of recorder players of all skill levels, will meet from 2:30 to 5 p.m. at Carol Woods Retirement Center, 750 Weaver Dairy Road. Pat Petersen of Durham will lead the meeting. Bring recorders and music stands. trianglerecorder.org. Overeaters Anonymous
Published: Apr. 20, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
On Faith: The Chancel Choir and brass ensemble of United Church of Chapel Hill will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, celebrating the themes of birth and rebirth.
Published: Apr. 16, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
Last year, staff and volunteers recovered 7.2 million pounds of crops from farms around the state. Food is processed and distributed to people in need.
Published: Apr. 16, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
The New Hope Audubon Society will hold an eagle count and is seeking volunteers from 7 to 8:30 a.m. All levels of expertise are needed; you do not need to be an expert in the identification of eagles. steve.mcmurry@ncparks.gov.Touch A Truck
Published: Apr. 13, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
Tails of Two Cities: As a child in the 1960s, Lydia Lewis would go to the zoo and cry. “They were prisons,” said Lewis, who grew up in Camilla, Ga., three hours south of Atlanta. Now, the Chapel Hill resident spends as much time as possible at the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro.
Published: Apr. 6, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
Neighbors: “Woo!” There are high-fives and fist bumps all around as Jackie Fryar bowls a strike, her second in a row.
Published: Mar. 16, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education approved the hiring of three principals at its March 7 meeting. Jillian La Serna was named principal of Carrboro Elementary School, Dr. Janice Croasmun was named principal of Rashkis Elementary School and Sulura Jackson was named principal of Chapel Hill High.
Published: Mar. 14, 2013 1:12 PM | Full story
The graduation was also a reunion.
Published: Mar. 9, 2013 8:43 PM | Full story
Brushstrokes: The process of therapy-guided art making can help participants communicate when their words might otherwise be stuck in their heart or head. It can help clients achieve more independence, learn and hone social skills, and physically engage parts of their bodies and minds that might otherwise be unengaged.
Published: Jan. 8, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
Santa can check off 793 names this year on the list of good children. Thousands of volunteers with the Chapel Hill Service League have already made Christmas magic for them.
Published: Dec. 22, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
A walking group for women 55 and older treks the Bolin Creek Greenway at 8:30 a.m. 919-967-4054, walkingforwomen@gmail.com.Stories and Crafts
Published: Dec. 18, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
Community Cares: The Chapel Hill rock band Spiralfire will host “Christmapocalpyse,” a video release party and concert to benefit Orange County Toys for Tots at Local 506 on Dec. 21.
Published: Dec. 18, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
Brushstrokes: The image shows an elderly woman lying in a bed, face toward a television. Her pose makes her seem frail, fragile, perhaps even dying. It’s a portrait that arouses heartache.
Published: Dec. 13, 2012 12:49 PM | Full story
Community Cares: A food truck rodeo to benefit the nonprofit hunger relief organization TABLE will be held from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, at the Carrboro Town Commons at 301 W. Main St., Carrboro.
Published: Dec. 11, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
Faith in Focus: The Church of the Holy Family, located off 15-501, south of Estes Drive, celebrated the 10-year anniversary of its nave, or worship space, last week.
Published: Dec. 11, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
A walking group for women 55 and older treks the Bolin Creek Greenway at 8:30 a.m.
Published: Dec. 11, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
Walk This Way - the Fact and Folklore of Franklin Street Tour is held the second Sunday of each month at 2 p.m. beginning at the Horace Williams House. Reservations are required. 919-942-7818.Overeaters Anonymous
Published: Dec. 8, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
Kehillah Synagogue will hold a Chanukah party from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1200 Mason Farm Road. The Religious School Players and Skipsations will perform. There will be lunch, Chanukah songs, a gift fair with local vendors, candle lighting and children’s games. Tickets and RSVP are required.
Published: Dec. 8, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
Community Cares: Carrboro Coffee Roasters is offering a special PTA Thrift Shop Blend to raise funds for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools PTA Thrift Shop’s Community Building Campaign.
Published: Dec. 4, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
Story time and a craft activity for children will be held at The Children’s Store, 243 S. Elliott Road.
Published: Dec. 4, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
The Orange County Department of Social Services’ Share Your Holiday program is seeking sponsors to fulfill families’ wish-list requests.
Published: Dec. 4, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
5 minutes with... Deborah Long: Inspired by what she learned, Chapel Hill real estate instructor formed the Triangle Jewish Genealogical Society to teach others how to do their own family searches.
Published: Dec. 1, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
Emily Bivins, currently principal of Carrboro Elementary, will be the principal of Frank Porter Graham Elementary beginning July 1, 2013.
Published: Nov. 27, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
The Preservation Society of Chapel Hill will hold a walking tour of the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery on the fourth Sunday of each month at 2 p.m. Tours leave from the cemetery gazebo off South Road. Reservations are required. 919-942-7818.
Published: Nov. 24, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
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