“Like I said—if I couldn’t be slightly creative in some way, I would have gone stark raving mad a long time ago.”
Carrboro
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Liza Wolff-Francis Begins Tenure as 2023-2024 Carrboro Poetry Laureate
Dispatches from the West End Poetry Festival.
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At Breakaway Carrboro, a Friendly Stop for Cyclists and Pedestrians Alike
Whether at home or at work, husband-and-wife duo Andy Pignatora and Amy Coughlin seem to instinctively bring people—and animals, for that matter—together.
Posted inCulture
Raising a Toast to 21 Years of the Orange County Social Club
From the rhythm of her own nightlife, Tricia Mesigian had identified a need for a “middle-night” place. No shows, no food, no frills—just cheap beer, stiff highballs, and a clean, cozy place to meet and talk.
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Six Months After Ending Their Strike, Former Acme Workers Celebrate NLRB Win
The strike, which spanned November 2021 to February 2022, was triggered by what employees described as the “willful ignorance of upper management” in addressing sexual harassment allegations they had raised against Acme’s owner.
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Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro Recertify as Living Wage Employers
The two towns were recertified by Orange County Living Wage (OCLW), a local nonprofit organization that currently holds employers in Orange County to a 2022 living wage standard of $15.85 an hour for workers.
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With Overturn of Roe v. Wade, Orange County Mayors Pledge Support for Abortion Access
Together, the Orange County mayors signed off the statement with a promise of their shared commitment to building communities where everyone feels safe, welcome, and has the ability to thrive.
Posted inMusic
Carrboro’s Trash Tape Records Gives a Gen Z Update to the Ethics and Aesthetics of a Gen X Record Label
“A lot of the modern DIY scene is not based on style as much as genuineness and emotion. People aren’t coalescing around how something sounds but around the fact that the music is very personal to them.”
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The Eno River Festival Announces Summer 2022 Lineup
And other local summer music festivals you may want to scope.
Posted inFood & Drink
Orange County Farmers’ Markets Aim to Make Fresh Food More Accessible
The Carrboro Farmers’ Market is collaborating with Piedmont Health Services to present the second annual Farm to Clinic pop-up market on Monday, June 6 and Chapel Hill Farmers’ Market is introducing its first ever pop-up market on Monday, June 13.