Carrboro This Week

Happy Halloween!

We hope you're enjoying the fun activities brought by the Town of Carrboro Recreation, Parks & Cultural Resources. For more guidance on celebrating Halloween safely during a pandemic, please check out this information provided by the O...

Carrboro This Week

Residents Celebrate Barred Owl Creek Neighborhood 

There’s a new neighborhood in Carrboro! Named Barred Owl Creek, it is a series of subdivisions formerly designated Plantation Acres until a unanimous vote on Oct. 13 by the Town Council ...

Carrboro This Week

New Mural of Elizabeth Cotten Coming Soon

A new mural will celebrate legendary blues musician and local hero Elizabeth Cotten.

Located on the Carrboro-Chapel Hill line at 111 N. Merritt Mill Road, the mural is part of a statewide project to honor famous Nor...

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West End Poetry Festival To Be Held Virtually 

Carrboro’s West End Poetry Festival, on the theme Poetry for a Change, will take place Oct. 16-17.  

As always, there will be readings by nationally known and locally famous poets, a workshop,...

Carrboro This Week: Oct. 2, 2020

Orange County Moves into Reopening Plan

Orange County will align with Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive order taking North Carolina into Phase 3 of the state’s reopening plan, effective at 5 p.m. Oct. 2. The order allows bars, movie theaters and outdoor venues, ...