Alex is Co-Editor of the Carrboro Commons and a journalism student at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Now in its 35th year of operation, the Carrboro Farmers’ Market kicked off at 3 p.m. on April 9. While some vendors have been coming to the market since its inception, others offered up their produce for the first time Wednesday. From vendors specializing in micro-greens to hot dogs, Carrboro Commons’ Co-Editor Alex Dixon takes a look at some of… Read more →
If you walk down Brewer Lane looking for Peccadillo, you might not find it. There’s no sign out front; the only indication of the bar’s location is “100A” spray-painted on an old steel door in the same complex as the Carolina Car Wash & Detail. But owner Tim Neill, 41, wants it to be this way. “The building’s façade is… Read more →
At 1:30 p.m. on a Monday, Gloria Gonzalez, 43, stands behind the counter in Don Jose Tienda Mexicana’s new location at 104 S. Merritt Mill Road in Carrboro. The tables reserved for dining patrons are empty, and there are no other customers in the store. She and another employee watch “Shark Tank” on a television behind the counter. Gonzalez, the… Read more →
Around 10 years ago, a puppy tore up the cover of an old book belonging to Anna Troupe. Trying to salvage the cover, Troupe meticulously attempted to piece it back together. That process eventually inspired her to make collage artwork, which evolved from a hobby into a profession. Troupe’s work is now featured in an exhibit at Perch Studios, at… Read more →
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