Aaron Keck, Author at Chapelboro.com

Strawberries, Jazz, Faculty/Staff Satisfaction

Posted by Aaron Keck | May 17, 2013 | News Around Town

CHAPEL HILL/CARRBORO – A majority of UNC faculty and staff say the university is a “highly effective organization” with a strong vision for the future. That’s according to the results of a University-wide organizational...

Whitman & Me

Posted by Aaron Keck | May 10, 2013 | Aaron Keck

Beginning Friday and running through May 19, the ArtsCenter in Carrboro is staging the southeastern premiere of “Walt,” a musical play about the life of Walt Whitman–written by one of the poet’s distant...

Mike Fox ‘Sets The Record Straight’

Posted by Aaron Keck | Apr 30, 2013 | UNC Sports

UNC Head Coach Mike Fox was fired up Monday night after not being able to complete the weekend series against N.C. State due to rain and TV rights.

CH May Hike Prop Taxes This Year; OC And Carrboro May Not

Posted by Aaron Keck | Apr 26, 2013 | Community Forum

Officials in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Orange County are gearing up for another round of difficult budget talks—and although the economy may be on the rebound, County Manager Frank Clifton says local governments still have no...

OC Economic Officials Say Development Key To Social Justice

Posted by Aaron Keck | Apr 26, 2013 | Community Forum

CHAPEL HILL – Orange County is by many measures the most affluent county in North Carolina, but its poverty rate is also well above the state average—a striking statistic that’s troubling for residents who say they’re...

“They’re Just Bleating Sheep”: CH Leaders Assail State UNC Cuts

Posted by Aaron Keck | Apr 26, 2013 | Community Forum

CHAPEL HILL – UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp is stepping down from his post in June after five years on the job—leaving incoming Chancellor Carol Folt with the unenviable task of guiding the university through a time of...

The Neverending Rush To Judgment

Posted by Aaron Keck | Apr 25, 2013 | Aaron Keck

We all like to think ourselves superior, but at the end of the day we’re the same rabble who believed that Richard Jewell was guilty.

U.S. Labor Sec’y: Funds Needed For Unemployed Vets

Posted by Aaron Keck | Apr 17, 2013 | News

CHAPEL HILL – The nationwide unemployment rate is slowly dropping but still high, a trend that also applies to specific demographic groups, including America’s veterans. Now, with budget season already upon us, Acting U.S....

News Around Town: Great Art! Great Food! Sidewalk Construction!

Posted by Aaron Keck | Apr 16, 2013 | News

CHAPEL HILL – In downtown Chapel Hill, construction began on Friday, April 12, to put in a new sidewalk on the east side of Henderson Street between Franklin and Rosemary. Traffic won’t be affected and businesses will...

Chapel Hill, Carrboro To Merge In Historic Vote

Posted by Aaron Keck | Apr 1, 2013 | News

ORANGE COUNTY – The towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro have been separate entities for more than a century, but that’s all going to change this week—as the Town Council and the Board of Aldermen will officially vote to...

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