http://carrborocommons.org Where Carrboro Gets Together Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:34:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en During this summer while the Carrboro Commons staff members have either graduated or completed J-459 (Community Journalism), this space will follow the statewide ramblings of Carrboro Commons advisor Jock Lauterer who, for the last eight summers, has led community journalism workshops at small papers "from Murphy to Manteo." So far ... http://carrborocommons.org/2008/06/27/greater-than-good-the-state-port-pilot/ By Jock Lauterer Director, the Carolina Community Media Project If you want to know how much Mooresville, N.C., has changed in a mere decade, just ask Bill Kiser, editor of the Lake Norman Times. You can go home again -- and get fries with that! Lake Norman Times Editor Bill Kiser, left, ... http://carrborocommons.org/2008/06/07/the-challenge-of-covering-mccity/ Shelby Star staffers, left to right, Publisher Skip Foster, Editor Jon Jimison, Photo Editor Jeff Melton and Design Editor Emily Killian show off the "Star Car," the coolest high-tech newsroom-on-wheels we've ever seen. Jock Lauterer photo by Jock Lauterer Director, the Carolina Community Media Project Cool. That word kept cropping up during my Roadshow visit ... http://carrborocommons.org/2008/05/18/a-visit-to-a-very-cool-web-savvy-newspaper/ Photos By Eve Greene Carrboro Commons Photo Editor Story By Morgan Siem Carrboro Commons Writer Scroll down for a slideshow of the photos. About 550 walkers came with their dogs, friends and families to the Carrboro Town Commons, the start and finish line of the 22nd annual Chapel Hill-Carrboro CROP Hunger Walk on Sunday, ... http://carrborocommons.org/2008/04/28/carrboro-crop-walks-for-hunger/ By Allison McNeill Carrboro Commons Writer Cyclists can travel to the heart of Carrboro by the easily accessible bike route. The bike route helps individuals avoid traffic and stop lights, and even better, a bicycle is gasoline-free. Staff photo by Allison McNeill With prices soaring to $3.49 for a gallon of regular ... http://carrborocommons.org/2008/04/25/as-gas-prices-rise-carrboro-looks-for-alternatives/ By Alexandra Mansbach Carrboro Commons Writer Mookho Paw, Mark Perry, Varqa Kalantar, Omid Akhavan, Azadeh Perry, Elizabeth Tun, and Alejandro Sanchez sit down to dinner on Saturday. Each week, the group does an activity based on the theme of the day. Saturdays story was about a family sitting ... http://carrborocommons.org/2008/04/25/spiritual-group-empowers-carrboro-youth/ By Ann Ansley Carrboro Commons Writer Dorothy had it right. There really is no place like home. Especially if youre required to pay a significant tax if you ever decide to sell your home. Bronwyn Merritt, a broker with Community Realty, finishes up some work on her laptop before meeting with ... http://carrborocommons.org/2008/04/25/voters-to-decide-on-land-transfer-tax-may-6/ By Lindsay Ash Carrboro Commons Writer The equipment may look the same, but this is not your childhood Hula Hoop. A new trend of movement and dance, called hooping, is reaching communities around the nation. At the last workshop of the Hoop Convergence, held in Carrboro and Efland, hoopers combined movement ... http://carrborocommons.org/2008/04/25/carrboro-hooping-conference-draws-enthusiasts/ By Katie Spencer Carrboro Commons Writer Just prior to the torrential downpour Sunday, a storm of runners descended on Carrboro for a pint of Maple View ice cream. I was among the 250 willing to fill up on dairy halfway through a five kilometer run, all for a good cause. Nick Hutchins ... http://carrborocommons.org/2008/04/25/maple-view-challenge-runners-race-to-end-hunger/ By Stephanie Kane Carrboro Commons Writer Carrboro High School is in the initial stages of developing the Carrboro High School Academic Integrity Committee (AIC), which will be composed of faculty, students and parents who are concerned with promoting honor at Carrboro High. Marc Millard, a Carrboro High science teacher, is primarily ... http://carrborocommons.org/2008/04/25/carrboro-high-committee-promotes-academic-honor/ By Kate Searcy Carrboro Commons Writer Move over, Jonas Brothers. Theres a new boy band in town " literally. Lord Destiny, far left, dances as members of Miah and the Girl Toyz treat the crowd to their vocal and guitar-playing talents. The group of brothers, including Christopher and Jeremiah, far right, ... http://carrborocommons.org/2008/04/25/local-boy-band-has-sights-set-on-recording-contract/ By Shannon David Carrboro Commons Writer Get pumped CHS juniors because the first ever Carrboro High School prom is here! Get ready to turn the lights down and turn the music up, read weekly announcements at Carrboro High School. Students at Carrboro High School lined up on April 21, 2008 to ... http://carrborocommons.org/2008/04/25/carrboro-high-school-prepares-for-its-first-prom/ By Shera Everette Carrboro Commons Writer If the Carrboro Film Festival were a plant, in a few months it would be getting ready to sprout legs and leap. Theres a plant metaphor for plant growth and development that says the first year, steep; the second year, creep; and the third year, leap, said ... http://carrborocommons.org/2008/04/25/century-center-to-host-third-carrboro-film-festival/ By Allie Maupin Carrboro Commons Writer Come July, Chapel Hill may look like a ghost town, but just down the road in Carrboro local businesses say their sales remain relatively strong throughout the summer. Hillary Vandewart prefers summers in Carrboro to Chapel Hill due to Carrboro's diverse mix of restaurants and ... http://carrborocommons.org/2008/04/25/carrboro-stores-expect-steady-sales-this-summer/ By Kennedy Carruthers Carrboro Commons Writer A team of four Carrboro women initiated a community-wide art project in 2001 called 5,000 Flowers to commemorate the lives lost on Sept. 11. The project was so successful that Carrboro and Chapel Hill residents created more than 50,000 paper flowers and placed them in venues throughout ... http://carrborocommons.org/2008/04/25/group-touts-elements-art-show/