When people think about Carrboro, a lot of people and places come to mind. Now, the town is working hard to ensure a certain color comes to mind: green. “If there is any place that can adopt the radical changes that climate change calls for today, I think that it’s Carrboro,” said Alderman Sammy Slade. “And we can hopefully be… Read more →
Carrboro residents and community members dropped off old prescription drugs all afternoon and into the evening on Sept. 25. Operation Medicine Drop, which was organized by the Carrboro Police Department and sponsored by the State Bureau of Investigation and Safe Kids North Carolina, ran from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Carrboro Town Commons on West Main Street. Operation Medicine… Read more →
Almost 12 years ago, Carrboro resident Randee Haven-O’Donnell had an idea: installing solar panels on the homes in her cul-de-sac. Unfortunately for Haven-O’Donnell, the unfavorable orientation of the houses combined with the lack of suitable technology and cost-effective methods prevented her from pursuing this alternative energy option. Haven-O’Donnell is a certified environmental educator, and she now serves on Carrboro’s Board… Read more →
As March rolls in, so do the applications for the Bike-Friendly Business Program in Carrboro. The program is relatively new, created by a bicycle advocacy group named the Carrboro Bicycle Coalition. The program’s purpose is to recognize businesses that encourage cycling in the community. There are many ways and varying degrees by which the businesses can get involved. Several businesses… Read more →
Thanks in part to a grant from the Weaver Street Market Cooperative Community Fund, Kim Daniel and Jennifer Carson from Grady A. Brown Elementary School are able to install a new greenhouse for the students. The new greenhouse is a replacement for a greenhouse purchased in 1995, with money from a Piedmont Electric grant. Kim Daniel, the first grade teacher… Read more →
It looked like a photograph from a fishing magazine. The scene at Hank Anderson III Community Park on Saturday, Nov. 2, was red and blue fishing poles leaned against tall trees, pink worms in a small blue containers and tackle boxes stuffed with bright red bobbers, shiny hooks and fishing line. For Craig Walker, a 40-year-old Durham resident, the spread… Read more →
Who knew beer bottles, empty sushi containers, foam cups and old pairs of shoes littered Carrboro? Julie Collins, recreation supervisor for Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department, did, and she organized volunteers for the annual NC Big Sweep to do something about the problem. “You’ll be surprised by the amount of trash you’ll find,” she told volunteers gathered in the Carrboro… Read more →
Efforts to keep Carrboro clean will be showcased during the city’s annual NC Big Sweep event on October 12th. NC Big Sweep is a statewide program committed to keeping the environment clean. Over the past few years, Carrboro has adopted this initiative to keep its area and streams litter-free. “We have sort of transitioned over the last three years into… Read more →
The Wild Food + Herb Market is already bringing together a community of wild food enthusiasts. The first wild food market in the country had its second event on Sunday, April 7, in Carrboro. Josh Lev, co-director of the Wild Food + Herb Market, said he had a nice plant community when he lived in California, and he saw potential… Read more →
By Sarah Brown Carrboro Commons Co-Editor The quest for a vast, all-inclusive network of Carrboro greenways began with a vision that many town officials and residents had years ago. It was a vision that inspired dreams of a multimodal alternative transportation system, one where recreational pursuits and environmental protection could flourish together. Now, two greenway corridors are in the works… Read more →
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