Carrboro Farmers’ Market Manager Maggie Funkhouser

Saturday, July 9th was a busier than usual Carrboro Farmers Market. For the first time in two years, the market got to celebrate Tomato Day. “Tomatoes are really big in this area,” Market Manager Maggie Funkhouser told 97.9 The Hill. “So big, we have a whole day we want to dedicate to them.” […]

Carrboro Farmers’ Market will celebrate the bounty of locally-grown tomatoes with its biggest event of the year: Tomato Day. 

The Carrboro Farmers’ Market will soon change its hours of operation ahead of the winter months. Saturday, October 30 will be the last day of main season hours, which currently starts at 7 a.m. and extends to noon. Starting November 6, the market’s hours will be from 9 a.m. to noon. According to the town, […]

Construction on new renovations for the Carrboro Town Commons has been approved by the Board of Alderman to begin in November or December. The Town of Carrboro’s Public Works Director James “JD” Freeman spoke at the board’s meeting last Tuesday about the proposed final plan to the area. “What the upgrades do, it provides a […]

Tomato Day will take place this Saturday, July 12, at the Carrboro Farmer’s Market in Carrboro Town Commons.

It’s peak season for farmers and that means tomatoes are at their prime.

Carrboro Mayor Barbara Foushee spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Friday, February 27, discussing town news and events. She talked about the rescheduled Carrboro Film Fest happening this weekend at the Drakeford Library Complex, along with early voting wrapping up on Saturday. She also mentioned the ribbon cutting for the Extraordinary Thrift Shop, which is taking over for the Community Worx Thrift shop in downtown Carrboro. She also gave highlights from an event from the Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill Carrboro, and more.

It’s not every day that there’s a world record attempt in North Carolina, let alone locally. But on Wednesday, Orange County served as a hub for an effort to break the record for single-day hands-only CPR trainings. As people walked up to grab their groceries or a coffee from Weaver Street Market in Carrboro […]

Carrboro Mayor Barbara Foushee spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Friday, February 20, discussing town news and events. She discussed the legislative breakfast that town leaders had with state and U.S. legislators. She also talked about the town council's unanimous decision to delay the East Weaver Street closure pilot after numerous logistical questions from stakeholders. She recapped the rest of the town council meeting, discussed upcoming events, including the rescheduled Carrboro Film Fest, and more.

A pilot plan to close E. Weaver St. to traffic on weekends was set to begin April 17, but the Carrboro Town Council is delaying it by a year.