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.

The observation of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 19 will affect local government services around the Orange County community. Here’s what residents can expect this year: Town of Chapel Hill Most town offices will be closed Monday. Residential trash normally collected Monday will be collected Wednesday, Jan. 21. Curbside recycling collection will […]

Carrboro Mayor Barbara Foushee spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Friday, January 16, discussing town news and events. She discussed participation in a protest march in Carrboro last weekend. She also outlined the Poet's Party at the Drakeford Library Complex, as well as previewing next weekend's Carrboro Film Fest at the same location. She also previewed several Martin Luther King, Jr. Day activities in our community, and more.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation will partner with the towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro to install pedestrian and bicyclist improvements at three intersections along North Carolina Highway 54. NCDOT will begin work Monday, Feb. 2 to install crosswalks with traffic signals at the highway’s intersections with: The Kingswood Apartments complex in Chapel Hill […]

Carrboro Film Fest is marking a major milestone this winter, as the locally organized and town-sponsored film festival enters its 20th year.