The newest member of the Chapel Hill Police Department flew more than 4,000 miles to join the force.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream that extended beyond the crowd gathered at the National Mall on Aug. 28, 1963.To mark the 25th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Chapel Hill and University communities came together for a day of service to honor an American hero.
While controversy over the Chapel Hill Public Library expansion builds, a resolution is not expected to be reached at tonight’s Town Council meeting.
After operating under the radar for decades, the local anarchist scene is stepping away from its subculture past toward a more mainstream existence. Local anarchists and their peers gathered in the diffuse glow of the Nightlight club Saturday for the area’s first anarchist book fair to strengthen local and statewide connections and also offer a starting place for anyone who wanted to learn about the ideals of anarchy.
The piercing barks and proud owners of more than 100 Dachshunds filled the lawn of Weaver Street Market Sunday. Carrboro’s annual Weiner Dog Day raised money for Dachshund Rescue of North America, a non-profit organization that rehabilitates Dachshunds across the country.
Sunny 70-degree weather almost doubled the number of volunteers at an annual litter clean-up from last year’s rainy event. More than 150 people attended the N.C. Big Sweep on Saturday, said Wendy Smith, the Orange County Big Sweep coordinator.
For Beth LittleJohn, cooking has been a passion since she was in middle school. A sous chef at Raleigh’s French restaurant Coquette Brasserie, this Orange County native’s passion has driven her through culinary school, several restaurants and now to her most recent endeavor: the Allure of the Seas Culinary Challenge.
Orange County can expect an infusion of foreign colors, dancers, music and everything that is different from mainstream American culture at the Krishna Culture Festival Tour, coming Friday to the Carrboro Century Center. The Krishna Culture Festival holds biannual tours around North America and South America. On Friday, the performance team will make a stop in Carrboro for the first time as part of its summer tour. “(Audience members) will get a glimpse of an other worldly culture,” said Emanuel Kaseder, volunteer organizer of the Krishna Culture Festival Tours, who goes by his spiritual name Manu. “While by traditional standards it is a religious event, to us it’s much more.
Officer Stephen Shaw and his dog Jax
Kerry Bigelow (left) and his ex-coworker Clyde Clark (right) attend a rally for workers rights after being fired last October.
Clyde Clark, former Chapel Hill sanitation worker, speaks on his unjust termination.
Clyde Clark, former Chapel Hill sanitation worker, speaks on his unjust termination at Monday
Children walk down Franklin St. during the NCAAP march Monday.
Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt addresses the crowd at the rally Monday.
