By Laura Frater Carrboro Commons Volunteer Writer As an Indian Summer descended on the historic St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church in Carrboro, Paula Harrington had no idea she was about to receive the Sarah Allen Award for her community and church service at St. Paul AME. But the folks at the church, where she has been a… Read more →
In a surprise announcement at Tuesday’s Carrboro Board of Aldermen meeting, the town leaders passed a resolution of appreciation, declaring Sept. 28, “Gerry Williams and Janet Place Day.” The special honor for the couple salutes Gerry and Janet’s 17 years of service to the town, coordinating the Carrboro Music Festival. Mayor Lydia Lavelle and Recreation and Parks Dept. Community Events… Read more →
Student-led tutoring program teaches English to immigrants in Carrboro-Chapel Hill By Zach Potter Special to the Carrboro Commons Editor’s Note: Zach Potter, a senior from Mooresville, N.C., majoring in reporting, serves as a staff writer for Students of the World, a student group focused on community issues around Chapel Hill and Carrboro. He likes chocolate ice cream and long… Read more →
By Faima Ramirez Carrboro Commons Staff Writer It’s less than 40 degrees outside and a sort of static electricity is in the air in downtown Carrboro. In almost every bar, restaurant and living room, people are sitting at the edge of their seats, eyes fixated on the television screen, one hand holding a drink and the other hand getting another… Read more →
By Zach Freshwater Carrboro Commons Staff Writer Not a full year out of Carrboro High School, Jasmine Farmer is the civic media coordinator for the Marian Cheek Jackson Center, an organization serving the Northside community of Chapel Hill. To those who know her, she is a poet, an activist, a friend, a mentor and a voice for her community. Farmer,… Read more →
By Sarah Hoehn Carrboro Commons Co-Editor From the outside, the Carrboro Inter-Faith Council for Social Services site, 110 W. Main St., appears to be just a small building where nothing particularly exciting happens. But it only takes a quick roaming of the halls to see how incorrect that assumption is. Walking through the front door, one can instantly see… Read more →
By Sarah Brown Carrboro Commons Co-Editor St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church, 101 S. Merritt Mill Road, has big plans in the works to transform a neighborhood in need along Rogers Road in northern Chapel Hill. As a benefit for the St. Paul Village development project, the first annual St. Paul AME 5k Walk/Run will add its name to a… Read more →
By Brian Walker Carrboro Commons Staff Writer Despite the near freezing temperatures and wintery mix falling from the sky, it was warm inside the First Baptist Church of Chapel Hill the morning 88-year-old the Rev. John Ruffin Manley accepted the honor of being named Pastor Emeritus for his years of service to the church and community. “When you can come… Read more →
By Brian Walker Carrboro Commons Photo Editor Carrboro may not be the Triangle’s best-kept secret for much longer. After a six-month long selection process, the town has selected Carrboro-based marketing firm The Splinter Group to help with its new branding and marketing campaign. “Carrboro has a pulse, an image, a personality, and the world doesn’t know about it until they… Read more →
By Faima Ramirez Carrboro Commons Staff Writer Black light, neon-colored flashes, thumping bass, the DJ behind a MacBook, laser lights and full-blast electronic beat. No, it is not a scene from a techno rave at a nightclub on Rosemary St. It was all part of the first Electronic Cosmic Mass in the Triangle area. Two hundred people, mostly Carrboro… Read more →
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