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Cat’s Cradle Shows to Benefit Staff at The Station

Posted by Staff | Dec 29, 2015 | Featured, News Around Town

Cat’s Cradle will host two shows this weekend to help The Station pay its staff their final paychecks. The Station bar and club closed its doors on December 21 after nine years of bringing food, drinks and music to the Carrboro...

OWASA Hosting Blood Drive Tuesday

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 29, 2015 | News Around Town

OWASA and the American Red Cross are holding a blood drive from 10 o’clock until 2:30 Tuesday afternoon. The blood drive will be held in the community room on the lower floor of the OWASA administration building at 400 Jones...

Riverwalk and Gold Park Closed Again Due to Flooding

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 23, 2015 | Featured, News Around Town

Heavy rain in our community has forced the Town of Hillsborough to announced that the Riverwalk greenway and Gold Park will remain closed “for the time being.” The greenway and park were initially closed Tuesday...

Remembering the Homeless

Posted by Staff | Dec 21, 2015 | Featured, News Around Town

Hymns were sung and prayers were read as members of the Inter-Faith Council gathered on Monday to remember the homeless who died in the past year. The gathering took place at the Peace and Justice Plaza in downtown Chapel Hill....

Chapel Hill Services Operating on Altered Scheduled Over Holiday

Posted by Staff | Dec 20, 2015 | News Around Town

The Town of Chapel Hill will operate on a special schedule during the upcoming Christmas Holiday. Most municipal offices will be closed on December 24, 25 and 28. Other town services will operate on the following schedules:...

Chapel Hill Gives Residents Resources For Fiber Installation

Posted by Staff | Dec 16, 2015 | Local Government, News Around Town

The Town of Chapel Hill has set up a website to address the concerns of residents about the installation of fiber in their area. Chapel Hill is one of a handful of places to have both Google Fiber and AT&T gigabit Internet....

Salute to Community Heroes Ceremony Held on Thursday Night

Posted by Blake Hodge | Dec 11, 2015 | News Around Town

The Chapel Hill – Carrboro Chamber of Commerce held its Salute to Community Heroes ceremony at University Place on Thursday night. Those citizens honored at the event included: Carrboro Police Officer of the Year: Sergeant...

In “Lady Pearl Pageant,” It’s Character That Counts

Posted by Aaron Keck | Dec 11, 2015 | News Around Town

The Lady Pearl Pageant – next March in Durham – is a mentorship program too.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro Holiday Parade Is Saturday

Posted by Aaron Keck | Dec 11, 2015 | News Around Town

The Holiday Parade runs from Morehead Planetarium to Carrboro Town Hall.

“Sunday Assembly,” Chapel Hill’s Un-Church, Marks One Year

Posted by Aaron Keck | Dec 10, 2015 | News Around Town

The “Sunday Assembly” movement started in England three years ago and it’s growing worldwide.

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