A proposal for Carrboro to finance part of a $15 million construction project near the Cat’s Cradle has rekindled simmering concerns about the long-term viability of the popular concert venue. Some residents and town leaders have fretted about the Cat’s Cradle being forced to leave Carrboro because of increased competition in the region. The club’s owner, Frank Heath, has also… Read more →
Bike-fixing workshops, zumba classes, chalk on sidewalks, raffles, helmet-decoration sessions, yoga classes, bike tattoos, free coffee, information stands for local nonprofit groups, a climbing wall, jump-ropes…the list goes on and on. These are some of the free activities that locals will be able to enjoy at the Open Streets Carrboro on Saturday, April 13. After a January unanimous vote of… Read more →
On Oct. 4, 2012, The Carrboro Citizen bid adieu to the community it had covered relentlessly for the past five years. Relying solely on advertising and personal resources for its funding, the newspaper was more of a financial burden than could be accounted for, said Connie Cohn of the Friends of The Citizen. Now, five months later, a plan is in motion… Read more →
“Every child should go to camp,” says Dana Hughes, recreation supervisor at the Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department. Hughes is one of three supervisors in charge of the department’s summer camp program, and she says sign-ups are in full swing for this summer’s camps. “Sign-ups opened in January,” Hughes explains. “But we’ve started seeing more and more people sign up… Read more →
Children crowded anxiously around a field full of brightly colored eggs as the hunt rules were read aloud. When the horn finally sounded, the children scrambled to grab as many eggs as their baskets could hold. Though the skies were overcast Saturday morning, Carrboro’s Hank Anderson Community Park was brightened by the smiles of excited children with multi-colored Easter baskets,… 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 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 →
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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