By Alex Arey Carrboro Commons Staff Writer Jack Frost is on the move and with winter rapidly approaching, what better way to escape the cold than to indulge oneself with a toasty seasonal latte or holiday-themed pastry delight? Carrboro and the greater Chapel Hill area are credited as being the home to numerous charming and eccentric restaurants and cafes…. Read more →
By Shweta Mishra Carrboro Commons Staff Writer When food writer Fred Thompson set out to cook as a 10-year-old, he almost burned down his parents’ house. “I’d decided to make them breakfast in bed: eggs and bacon,” he said. “Grease all aflame, eggs all over, smoked-up kitchen. I was grounded for a long time.” The Raleigh resident addressed 12 food-lovers… Read more →
By Sarah Ang Carrboro Commons Staff Writer Fifth Season Gardening Co.’s second annual Homebrew for Hunger at West End Public raised $8,520 for PORCH last Saturday. PORCH, or People Offering Relief for Chapel Hill-Carrboro Homes, is a grassroots hunger-relief organization serving more than 2,500 residents in the Chapel Hill and Carrboro community. “The holidays seem like the perfect time for… Read more →
By Jacqueline Kantor Carrboro Commons Co-Editor The lights dim and Jeri Lynn Schulke, director of ArtsCenter Stage at The ArtsCenter, fingers the thin slips of paper she holds onstage. In the front few rows, a crowd of actors and writers wait anxiously for her next decision. “Waiting for Eternity!” she calls out, reading from one of the slips of paper,… Read more →
By Seth Muller Carrboro Commons Staff Writer Nic Beery, the co-founder of the Carrboro Film Festival, bounced around energetically on Sunday, Nov. 18, at the Carrboro Century Center. He was in charge of managing the largest short film festival in the South and he did it with ease; everything from managing the movie screen, to checking on concessions, to laughing… Read more →
By Cheney Gardner Carrboro Commons Co-Editor Moses Beltran, an immigrant from Mexico City, shares an apartment in Collins Crossing with four roommates. He said he works hard to find construction jobs to make rent every month, but new increases in rent prices could make it impossible for him to continue to live there. “My rent [has] only gone up by… Read more →
By Seth Muller Carrboro Commons Staff Writer The Weaver Street Market lawn is known locally as Carrboro’s front porch. It is a place for people to come out, listen to music, have a drink and enjoy the community. Carrboro is full of interesting people and what better way to get to know them than to meet them on the… Read more →
By Shweta Mishra Carrboro Commons Staff Writer If you had dropped into Panzanella at Weaver Street Market Monday evening, you would have noticed how the trattoria was exceptionally animated: Folks hovered over grapes, pita chips and goat cheese and swirled complementary red and white wines as they cooed over colorful paintings of… amoebas! Thanks to his gregarious, involved and extensive… Read more →
By Sarah Ang Carrboro Commons Staff Writer Chefs, farmers and community members braved the cold last Thursday evening for the first ever Chef’s Harvest Potluck Fundraiser at the Carrboro Farmers’ Market. The potluck featured 20 Triangle chefs, all of whom use the farmers’ market as a regular resource for ingredients. “We’re very, very grateful to our community and our… Read more →
By Alex Arey Carrboro Commons Staff Writer There’s nothing like autumn in North Carolina. Some of the greatest things people look forward to most include Halloween, the change in scenery with falling leaves, bonfires and barbecue, among other seasonal delights. Right down the road, about five miles from the heart of campus, on Nov. 3, Mt. Carmel Baptist Church… Read more →
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