In Milestone Year, Carrboro Film Fest Moves to Drakeford Complex and Prepares for Stand-By Lines Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jan 14, 2026 | Arts, Entertainment, Local Government Carrboro Film Fest is marking a major milestone this winter, as the locally organized and town-sponsored film festival enters its 20th year. Read More
Hundreds March in Carrboro to Protest ICE, Honor Minnesota Shooting Victim Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jan 12, 2026 | National Orange County community members lined the sidewalks to walk from Carrboro Town Commons to Weaver Street Market in solemn protest. Read More
Grata Diner In Carrboro Closes, Shifts Focus To Nonprofit Work Posted by Henry Taylor | Jan 8, 2026 | Business, Nonprofit Grata Diner, a Carrboro restaurant featuring breakfast fare, closed on Sunday, Jan. 4. Now the owner will focus on his nonprofit. Read More
Inclusive Employer Extraordinary Ventures to Take Over CommunityWorx’s Thrift Shop Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jan 5, 2026 | Business, Nonprofit Extraordinary Ventures, a nonprofit that provides jobs to adults with disabilities, will add the Carrboro thrift shop to its operations. Read More
CommunityWorx Ending Thrift Shop Operations, Transitioning Carrboro Space to Different Nonprofit Posted by Brighton McConnell | Dec 28, 2025 | Nonprofit, Pre-K - 12 Education The thrift shop run by CommunityWorx is ending its 72-year run of operations this week and is transitioning the space to a different group. Read More
Top Stories of 2025: In Orange County, An Anticlimactic Election Posted by Aaron Keck | Dec 27, 2025 | Top Stories of 2025 The municipal election was always going to be one of the top stories of 2025 in Chapel Hill – though this year’s race was unusually quiet. Read More
Local Scholar Amanda Bennett Named Town of Carrboro’s 9th Poet Laureate Posted by Michael Koh | Dec 23, 2025 | Arts, Local Government The Town of Carrboro has selected Amanda Bennett to be its ninth poet laureate. Described as... Read More
Orange County Communities to Interrupt Services for December Holidays (2025) Posted by Michael Koh | Dec 22, 2025 | Local Government Communities around Orange County will interrupt their normal service schedules during the upcoming... Read More
Top Stories of 2025: Flash Flooding From Tropical Storm Chantal Damages Region, Changes Lives Posted by Staff | Dec 21, 2025 | Top Stories of 2025, Weather Perhaps no singular event influenced the Orange County community’s experience in 2025 more than Tropical Storm Chantal’s floods in July. Read More
‘So Much Fun’: Community’s First ‘Cardboard War’ Brings Out Creativity and Whimsy Posted by Brighton McConnell | Dec 16, 2025 | News Around Town The Carrboro Town Commons was the site of a “cardboard war” on Saturday, which was created to spur whimsy and creativity among the community. Read More