By Elsa Hasenzahl

Staff Writer

Commons Photos by Elsa Hasenzahl

Had my roommate decided not to purchase her 90-pound hound from the animal shelter last fall, I would have never discovered one of Carrboro’s neatest spots for people and canines alike. Turns out the people of Carrboro are fond of their dogs.

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By Graham Russell
Staff Writer
Commons Photo by Timothy Reese

WCOM-LP is not glamorous.

Broadcasting from a small, renovated drive-in teller booth at 201 Greensboro St., the station is obviously not part of the traditional mainstream media.
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By Sara Gregory
Staff writer
Commons Photos by Timothy Reese

Move over Tigers and Wildcats, this new kitty has claws.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools announced Friday the new colors and mascot for Carrboro High School, the district’s newest school slated to open in August.
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Welcome to the Carrboro Commons, Round Two.

By Jock Lauterer
Lecturer, JOMC 459,
Community Journalism Adviser,
the Carrboro Commons

We have the gall. The unmitigated gall.

Some of you must be wondering: Where did this Carrboro Commons come from? Who’s behind this thing? UNC students!? How can a bunch of mere college kids presume to have the journalistic skills to even attempt to cover Carrboro? Yes, we are full of spit and vinegar.
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By Robert Matteson
Co-Editor
Commons Photo by Robert Matteson

In just a few weeks, Carrboro’s population is going to temporarily increase.

The Dirty South Improv Festival will bring about 450 performers from across the nation to Carrboro from Feb. 6 until Feb. 11.
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