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Rev. Nathan Hollister (right) leads protesters into the Estes Park Apartment leasing office Saturday morning to deliver a letter about the complex's water rates rising.

More than 30 Carrboro residents protest their landlords Saturday

By Marisa Bakker | February 23

Dissatisfied tenants staged protests during the weekend at apartment complexes across Carrboro to challenge abnormally high water bills.

BOA halts plans for arts center

By Maggie Monsrud | February 20

The Carrboro Board of Alderman decided Thursday not to move forward with the original proposal for the Carrboro Arts and Innovation Center.

Developers irk Cat’s Cradle owner

By Aren Besson | February 4

Cat’s Cradle owner Frank Heath walked out of a public hearing on the proposed Arts and Innovation Center Tuesday night after expressing his frustration. ...

Carrboro Board of Aldermen approve grant for Rogers Road resident

By Maggie Monsrud | January 29

A local business and a nonprofit are working together to improve the living conditions of Carrboro resident Lillie Brown.

Carrboro Board of Aldermen vote to sell vacant downtown property

By Marisa Bakker | January 28

At its meeting Tuesday night, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen voted to sell the vacant, town-owned condominium space at 110 East Main St., located above ...

Carrboro eyes new arts center

By Morgan Swift | January 22

Business leaders and residents have voiced a mix of excitement and hesitation regarding a proposal to build an Arts and Innovation Center in Carrboro. ...

Carrboro considers two designs for Martin Luther King Jr. Park

By Mary Taylor Renfro | January 21

A plan for a new park in Carrboro is getting closer to finalization, though it still faces setbacks as community members disagree about its design and ...

Residents contest high water bills in General Services Corporation' apartments

By Marisa Bakker | December 1

A property management company with locations in Carrboro has been accused of raising water bill rates without residents’ knowledge or consent — and ...

Carrboro Board of Aldermen vote to support immigrant children

By Lindsey Brunson | November 21

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday declaring Carrboro a welcoming community for more than 1,600 immigrant children ...

Residents of the Rogers Road community gathered on Saturday morning to celebrate the opening of a new facility that will serve as a place to gather and to nurture, educate and protect the children.

Rogers Road community center opened on Saturday

By Meg Garner | November 18

The Rev. Robert Campbell and David Caldwell, both longtime Rogers Road residents and community activists, remember their childhood playing in woods surrounding ...

Joe Sunderland prepares some samples for patrons at the Chapel Hill Market which is located at University Mall. A farmer for 8 years, he works at Wild Dog Farm and hopes that the market will find a more organic location. "A permanent location would be wonderful. This location is good, it's not ideal, but it's good."

Local farmers markets preparing for fall

October 10

The leaves might not be red enough, but both Carrboro and Chapel Hill’s Farmers’ Markets are ready to celebrate fall.

Marty Hanks, the creator of "Just Bee Apiary," a bee farm located on his land just outside of downtown Chapel Hill, checks on his honeybees. Hanks makes it a priority to raise his thousands of bees without the use of unnatural chemicals.

Carrboro becomes third Bee City USA community

By Wei Zhou | October 9

Carrboro will soon be abuzz.

Carrboro Music Festival says goodbye to organizers

By Kelly Cook | September 29

While thousands of attendees gathered in Carrboro to enjoy nearly 180 local bands Saturday and Sunday, Gerry Williams and his wife Janet Place closed ...

Carrboro to appoint town historian

By Derrick Bills | September 22

The town of Carrboro is known for its eccentricity and progressive mindset, but many people in the area have no idea how rich a history the community ...

Community members participate in a input session about the future development of Martin Luther King Jr. Park at the Carrboro Century Center on Saturday morning.

Carrboro to finalize plans for Martin Luther King Jr. park

By Trent Hollandsworth | September 19

Ten years after a park was proposed for Hillsborough Road in Carrboro, plans for the project may finally be put on paper this fall.

Carrboro Board of Aldermen talks Rogers Road

By Tiffany Watkins | September 17

The Board of Aldermen gave the go-ahead for the town manager to sign interlocal agreements relating to engineering and community outreach programs for ...

Carrboro Arts and Creativity District denied grant

By Samantha Sabin | August 19

In July, the National Endowment for the Arts awarded 66 Our Town grants for cultivating arts-based community development in U.S. towns. And for the ...

Transportation planner Jeff Brubaker leaves Carrboro for California

By Aaron Cranford | June 23

The town of Carrboro will soon have to find a new person to help plan bike paths and roadways.

Chapel Hill, Carrboro, county approve new budgets

By Joey DeVito | June 23

In preparation for the beginning of the next fiscal year, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, the Chapel Hill Town Council and the Carrboro Board ...

Board of Aldermen, county commissioners talk new technologies

By Joey DeVito and Kelsey Weekman | May 26

In goverment meetings this week, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen discussed police camera technology and the Orange County Board of Commissioners held a ...