Posted on: April 9, 2021
Everyone 16 and older in North Carolina is now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine
Walk-in clinic for COVID-19 vaccine (Johnson & Johnson) will be held on Saturday, April 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at TARHEEL TOWN PHARMACY; 370 E Main Stre...
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Carrboro This Week
Posted on: April 1, 2021
Town Holiday Service Changes
Town of Carrboro government offices will be closed in observance of the town holiday on Friday, April 2. Residents who normally receive solid waste collection on Friday will be serviced on Monday, April 5. Orange County Solid W...
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Carrboro This Week
Posted on: March 26, 2021
School is Open for In-Person Learning
Watch your speed in school zones! It's great to see safety guards like Roy Lungsford again, pictured earlier this week on Hillsborough Road.
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools’ return of stud...
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Carrboro This Week
Posted on: March 19, 2021
Carrboro Town Council Approves The ArtsCenter Development
The Town Council has approved a conditional use permit application for The ArtsCenter’s new two-story building plan at 315 Jones Ferry Road.
The $5.5 million building will replace...
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Carrboro This Week
Posted on: March 12, 2021
Get Connected!
Participate in the Carrboro Connects Community Workshop to listen, learn and share input into Carrboro’s first comprehensive plan.
- Attend the Community Workshop on Thursday, March 18 from 7 to 9 p.m. via Zoom.
- RSVP to obtain the login informat...
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Carrboro This Week
Posted on: March 5, 2021
Frontline Essential Workers Now Eligible for Vaccination
Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D. announced that additional frontline essential workers in Group 3 will be eligible for vac...
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Carrboro This Week
Posted on: February 26, 2021
Family Fun Sunday Series with JeGhetto
Join in for this free online zoom program scheduled from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28.Tarish Pipkins a.k.a. Jeghetto has fine-tuned his skills by doing street performances with his puppets. He has worked with Pap...
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Carrboro This Week
Posted on: February 19, 2021
Blue Skies Ahead!
Most days this past week were cold, raining and dreary -- but we did have blue skies on Tuesday, Feb. 16, as seen here from McDougle Middle School Track. Blue skies are ahead, and the first day of spring is March 20!
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Carrboro This Week
Posted on: February 8, 2021
For the Love of Carrboro
CARRBORO, N.C. -- The Carrboro Business Alliance and the Carrboro Tourism Development Authority (CTDA) encourage all local residents to show and share their #CarrboroLove this Valentine’s Day in commemoration of For the L...
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Carrboro This Week
Posted on: February 5, 2021
Carrboro Celebrates Black History Month
Carrboro is proud to recognize and honor the history of Black people in Carrboro and throughout the nation, and to remember and celebrate them during Black History Month.
Black History Month grew out of the establishm...
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Carrboro This Week
Posted on: January 29, 2021
Town of Carrboro to Commemorate George Henry White as part of Black History Month
CARRBORO, NC – The Town of Carrboro will be hosting a virtual program to commemorate the 120th anniversary of George Henry White’s historic farewell addre...
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Carrboro This Week
Posted on: January 13, 2021
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
Town of Carrboro administrative offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 18, for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
Residents who normally receive yard waste collection on Monday will be serviced on Tuesday.
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Carrboro This Week
Posted on: January 8, 2021
Local Governments to Consider New Protections for LGBTQ People in Orange County, NC
Local governments in Orange County, North Carolina, will consider adopting new safeguards against LGBTQ discrimination this January, following the expiration of ...
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Carrboro This Week
Posted on: December 18, 2020
Winter Holidays Service Schedules
In observance of winter holidays, Town of Carrboro offices will be closed for services Dec. 23-25, 2020, and Friday, Jan. 1, 2021.
Carrboro Public Works will collect residential trash routes as follows:
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Carrboro This Week
Posted on: December 5, 2020
Black Lives Matter Mural Installation Begins in Carrboro
Artist Tyrone Small and a student artist team has begun work this week on a Black Lives Matter mural on the side of the CommunityWorx building facing West Main at the intersection of Jones Ferry Road...
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Carrboro This Week
Posted on: November 25, 2020
We wish you all a very happy and healthy Thanksgiving!
In observance of the holiday, Town of Carrboro offices will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 26-27. We hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
North Carolina Tightens Existing Mask Requirements and E...
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Carrboro This Week
Posted on: November 20, 2020
Meet the Designers Event
The public is invited to meet the designers for the 203 Project, a public center-library planned for 203 S. Greensboro St.
The building will house the Orange County Southern Branch Library; Town of Carrboro Recreation, Pa...
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Carrboro This Week
Posted on: November 10, 2020
Carrboro Connects: Creating Community Together!
The Town of Carrboro is launching our first comprehensive plan, Carrboro Connects: Creating Community Together!
Through Carrboro Connects we will be exploring our community’s needs and priorities sur...
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Carrboro This Week
Posted on: November 6, 2020
Carrboro People Photo Album
In time for Thanksgiving, the Town of Carrboro is creating a Carrboro People Photo Album.
If you would like to be included, take a photo of yourself, your pod, or your family pets to be included, and feel free to add yo...
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Carrboro This Week
Posted on: October 30, 2020
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...
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Carrboro This Week
Posted on: October 23, 2020
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 ...
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Carrboro This Week
Posted on: October 16, 2020
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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Carrboro This Week
Posted on: October 8, 2020
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,...
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Carrboro This Week
Posted on: October 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, ...
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