Antiques

Crafters turn hobbies into lessons for local students

Chris Powers February 4, 2015

For the Chapel Hill Woodturners, retirement has afforded not only an opportunity to focus attention on a hobby, but also a chance to pass on valuable skills to the next generation. Since last fall, the group has developed a course at Cedar Ridge High School in Hillsborough to educate students about the unique and meticulous trade of woodturning. Titled Creative… Read more →

A store window into old Carrboro

Brian Walker April 10, 2013

Walking into Richard Watts’ Oddities & Such, on Main Street in Carrboro, is a little like stepping back in time. The shop is one of those rare businesses in Carrboro that seems immune from the passage of time. The store and Watts are part of Carrboro’s history that is fast disappearing in the wake of the town’s push for growth…. Read more →

Master bookbinder brings craft from Italy

jock March 25, 2010

By Alyssa Griffith Carrboro Commons Editor Master bookbinder Susan Soleil lives life according to her own philosophies. Soleil believes every choice we make is either a branch or a twig on the tree of life, and we are given these choices and opportunities to water, maintain and grow in order to strengthen our lives. “Life is a long series of… Read more →

Antique store still making sales after 13 years

jock April 17, 2009

By Becky Wessels Carrboro Commons Staff Writer There is no big sign on the street marking its location. The front entrance is actually on the side of the building and can be driven past without notice. However, Oddities and Such, an antique store owned and operated by Richard Watts, is about to celebrate its 13th anniversary on July 4. Richard… Read more →

Surplus Sid’s braces for Halloween onslaught

jock October 12, 2007 | 1 Response

Barry Keith, better known as Sid, wheels out some of his costumes to display on the sidewalk in front of his store. Every business day Keith packs his store to the brim before locking the doors at closing time, then frees up space the next morning by releasing a few items onto the sidewalk. Gregg Found photo By Gregg Found… Read more →

A word to capture the Carolinas (13,960)

By Elizabeth Jensen Carrboro Commons Staff Writer Cackalacky is a nickname for North or South Carolina, but where did the name come from? The Harvard University Press published the first volume of the Dictionary of American Regional English in 1985. The volume contained entries for the letters A, B and C. But the dictionary didn’t include an entry for Cackalacky,… Read more →

Two Carrboro High athletes carry famous UNC names (3,491)

As the starting center for the Carrboro High School boy’s basketball team, 6-foot-5 Andrew Montross knew other people were going to expect him to be a 7-foot-tall specimen with a myriad of post moves en route to a playing career in the NBA. After all Andrew’s father, Eric Montross, is one of the most recognizable figures around the area due… Read more →

Surplus Sid’s: a one-stop for Halloween costuming needs (3,456)

By Abbie Bennett Carrboro Commons Co-Editor Customers come from all over the United States to shop and take advantage of expert costume consulting at Surplus Sid’s at 309 East Main St. in Carrboro, according to owner Barry “Sid” Keith. “We like to call ourselves world-famous Halloweenists,” Keith said. “We’ve had people from all over the state, even from New York here.”… Read more →

Carrboro, somewhere in time (2,788)

You think you know Carrboro. There is the ArtsCenter, the Farmers’ Market, Cat’s Cradle and Weaver Street Market, in addition to a wide selection of restaurants and bars. Carrboro, however, was not like this decades ago. You would know that if you took the Historic Downtown Carrboro Walking Tour. Victoria Hensley, a senior history major at UNC-Chapel Hill,… Read more →

Restaurant mural to be repainted (2,356)

By Kelly Esposito Carrboro Commons Staff Writer A large blank canvas in downtown Carrboro is about to get a makeover, again. Local artist Emily Weinstein said the outside wall of Jade Palace Chinese & Seafood Restaurant, located at 103 E. Main St., will soon feature a new mural. Local artist Emily Weinstein is designing and coordinating the painting of a… Read more →

Track runs in the family for Morken girls (2,095)

By Sarah Brown Carrboro Commons Co-Editor Grace and Helen Morken are no strangers to state running awards and championships, and they hold seven Carrboro High School track records between them. The petite, blond sisters might only be teenagers, but both are seasoned running competitors. It didn’t take the girls long to be bitten by the running bug. “We started running… Read more →

Peccadillo bar thrives on secrecy (1,896)

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 →

New Carrboro PTA Thrift Shop to open by August (1,377)

By Dorothy Irwin Carrboro Commons Staff Writer The PTA Thrift Shop is much more than the average thrift store, and it is currently expanding its Carrboro location. Often a favorite source of secondhand treasures, the PTA Thrift Shop has also been a staple of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro community since it opened in 1952. The store uses its resources to provide… Read more →

Honoring ‘the Preacher’s Preacher’ after 65 years (1,373)

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 →

The Splinter Group hired to brand Carrboro (1,268)

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 →

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Crafters turn hobbies into lessons for local students

A store window into old Carrboro

Master bookbinder brings craft from Italy

Antique store still making sales after 13 years

Surplus Sid’s braces for Halloween onslaught

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