By Louie Horvath Carrboro Commons Staff Writer While the rest of the world watches the destruction caused by the earthquake and subsequent nuclear complications in Japan with worry, local emergency management employees watch with a different purpose. These personnel are the ones charged with ensuring that no matter the catastrophe, their local community is ready if such an event does… Read more →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 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 →
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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