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Carrboro Considers Body Cameras for Police

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jan 17, 2017 | Local Government

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen will meet next month to discuss the suitability and cost of body-worn cameras for the Carrboro Police Department. According to Lydia Lavelle, the mayor of Carrboro, board members are eager to...

Carrboro Mayor, Alderman Sign Open Letter to Trump Advocating LGBT Policies

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 16, 2017 | National

Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle and Alderman Damon Seils are two of the few openly LGBT elected officials across North Carolina. The Carrboro leaders were two of 156 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender elected officials who...

Local filmmaker wants to keep Bolin Creek unpaved

Posted by Staff | Jan 13, 2017 | Arts & Entertainment, Town Square

Local filmmaker and outdoor enthusiast Charlie Morris has been frequenting Bolin Creek and the surrounding forest for years. “I’ve been going back to Bolin Creek forest as a trail runner, a mountain biker, a hiker, my kids have...

Sidewalk Snow Prompts Policy Augmentations in Chapel Hill and Carrboro

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Jan 9, 2017 | Local Government

A renewed focus on foot traffic in the midst of winter weather has led the municipal governments of Chapel Hill and Carrboro to augment their policies on clearing sidewalk obstructions. These policies currently state that...

GoTriangle: Additional Local Funding May Not Be Necessary for Durham-Orange Light Rail

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 5, 2017 | Development

Funding the Durham-Orange Light Rail project has been a contentious topic in recent months. But GoTriangle now says it may only need additional local funding as a safety net for the project – not as an integral piece of the...

Chapel Hill and Carrboro Mayors Sign Letter to President Obama Urging Action to Protect Immigrants

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 4, 2017 | National

Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger and Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle were two of 31 members of Cities for Action who signed an open letter to President Barack Obama last week ahead of the presidential transition later this month....

Traffic Shift Set for Carrboro Pipe Installation

Posted by Staff | Dec 30, 2016 | Traffic

A traffic shift will be implemented next week as a pipe installation continues on South Greensboro Street between N.C. 54 and Rand Road in Carrboro. Crews will close one of two northbound lanes and shift traffic to one lane...

Headhunters Seek Executive Director for Local Non-profit Group

Posted by Bruce Rosenbloom | Dec 29, 2016 | News Around Town

The Inter-Faith Council for Social Services, a non-profit advocacy group that supports homeless residents of Chapel Hill and Carrboro, has partnered with a search firm to find its next executive director. Michael Reinke served...

IFC Submits Rezoning Request for Community Kitchen

Posted by Staff | Dec 29, 2016 | Nonprofit

The Inter-Faith Council for Social Service has submitted a rezoning request to the Town of Carrboro to add FoodFirst, a community kitchen, to its West Main Street location. The building is currently used as a food pantry. The...

Disposing of Christmas Trees in Orange County

Posted by Staff | Dec 27, 2016 | News Around Town

Although some of us like to use artificial trees each year during the holidays, plenty of families continue to use the real thing. And while artificial trees help to expedite the post-Christmas cleaning process, the town of...

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