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New Carrboro town manager sworn in

By Katie Reilly | March 13

David Andrews, newly appointed Carrboro town manager, has been walking a lot during the past week, visiting local businesses and taking in the small-town ...

Carrboro petition could halt progress on the proposed CVS

By Jenny Surane | March 13

A petition filed last week with the Carrboro Planning Department could jeopardize a proposed CVS that would sit at 201 N. Greensboro St.

Library site causes concern in Carrboro

By Holly West | February 23

A freestanding library in Carrboro — a project 25 years in the making — is moving closer to realization as local officials work to decide on criteria ...

Orange County officials discuss ways to meet proposed landfill closure date

By Sarah Glen | January 26

After almost 40 years of living with a neighbor that has riddled their streets with trash, residents of the Rogers Road neighborhood are one step closer ...

Orange County officials debate Citizens United

By Janie Sircey | January 16

With historic amounts of cash pouring into this year’s elections as a result of a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Orange County officials are joining ...

Carrboro Board of Aldermen, mayor sworn in

By Holly West | December 6

Michelle Johnson’s membership on the Carrboro Board of Aldermen became official Tuesday night as she was sworn in in front of family and friends.

Carrboro residents protest anti-lingering ordinance

By Florence Bryan | November 21

Stephen Dear has eaten his lunch on the corner of Jones Ferry and Davie roads every weekday since Oct. 27.

Carrboro aldermen gain new diversity through Michelle Johnson

By Florence Bryan | November 9

Michelle Johnson, unofficially the newest member of the Carrboro Board of Aldermen, promises to ensure a minority voice on the board and offer a perspective ...

Carrboro locals seek to get anti-lingering ordinance repealed

By Jeanna Smialek | October 24

Opponents of Carrboro’s anti-lingering ordinance will break the rules today — in an effort to get them repealed.

Orange County Public Library’s southwest branch location search continues

By Corinne White | October 12

Finding a site for Orange County Public Library’s southwest branch has been no easy task — an initial location was rejected after $60,000 had been ...

Carrboro Board of Aldermen candidates file campaign finance reports

By Tyson Leonhardt | October 6

First-time candidate for the Carrboro Board of Aldermen Michelle Johnson emerged this week as the leading fundraiser among a field of mostly incumbents. ...

Possible Carrboro development causes contention

By Matt Hasselberg | September 28

Carrboro residents could see a change in landscape as developers move forward with plans for a new shopping center.

Anti-lingering ordinance constitutionality questioned

September 26

Local officials are torn between preserving public safety and protecting First Amendment rights.

Tethering the public voice: Carrboro’s tethering ban overlooked public input and concerns

By Editorial Board | September 20

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen had dogs’ — but maybe not the public’s — best interests in mind when it voted last week to ban tethering. While ...

Carrboro re-examines anti-lingering ordinance

By Holly West | September 14

For day laborers in Carrboro, the corner of Jones Ferry and Davie roads is the gateway to finding work every day. And though workers can only linger ...

Carrboro bans dog tethering

By Sarah Clover | September 14

Dog owners can no longer tie their dogs to a stationary object after the Carrboro Board of Aldermen unanimously passed an anti-tethering ordinance Tuesday. ...

Carrboro residents relieved library site rejected

By Alison Lee | September 8

Cray and Kathy Gunn eagerly supported plans for a free-standing library for Carrboro — until they learned the site rezoning would redirect traffic past ...

Carrboro symbolically passes resolution against DOMA

August 31

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen passed a resolution this week against the N.C. Defense of Marriage Act, a measure proposed in the N.C. General Assembly. ...

Carrboro commemorates school district integration

August 29

Fifty years ago, a scared 12-year-old black boy entered the doors of Chapel Hill Junior High School for the first time. His name was Stanley Vickers. ...

Carrboro looks for new town manager

August 29

Carrboro government officials hope to have a new town manager by the end of the year. Former Carrboro Town Manager Steve Stewart retired Aug. 1 after ...