The UPS Store at Carrboro Plaza is providing free first-class postage for one-ounce valentines and letters to U.S. military personnel stationed overseas or to veterans in VA hospitals through Feb. 14.
Category: Community
Storytelling book published
How I Helped Build a Community Bridge, a booklet of essays from Chapel Hill and Carrboro residents, has been published by the Town of Chapel Hill Justice in Action Committee.
Funds for tumor research
Carrboro police officers are raising money to support children’s tumor research.
Temporary shop opens
4, a new accessories store, will open Feb. 4, upstairs at 149A E. Franklin St.
Volunteers needed for OPC board
The Chatham County Board of Commissioners seeks volunteers to serve on the Orange-Person-Chatham (OPC) Mental Health Board.
Youth concussion meeting
There will be a town hall-style meeting Saturday at UNC on concussions and other brain injuries among children and young adults.
Choosing to see the glass half full
There are moments in time that can forever alter the course of our lives, seconds that leave us perpetually wondering “what if?†and events that permanently change the way we look at the world.
Legislative breakfast on mental health
N.C. Assistant Secretary Beth Melcher will discuss the future of the state’s mental health system this Saturday at the 33rd Annual Legislative Breakfast on Mental Health at the Friday Center.
County seeks nursing home board members
The Orange County Board of Commissioners is looking for residents interested in serving on the county’s 12-member Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee.
Haw River winter hike
Beat cabin fever with a guided hike on the Lower Haw River State Natural Area this Sunday at 1 p.m.
Green movement to be performance topic
Environmental justice, social ecology and collective responsibility in this climate-changing era will be the topics of a multimedia performance piece Friday and Saturday in Gerrard Hall on the UNC campus.
A Helping Hand
This weekend, UNC Build a Block, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity, will construct two houses from foundation to roof for UNC employees.
Deltas sponsor MLK Jr. Day blood drive
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Area Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, in partnership with the Red Cross, is sponsoring the 22nd Annual MLK Jr. Day blood drive on Monday from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Hargraves Center.
Biodiversity pioneer to speak at commencement
Edward Osborne Wilson Jr., Harvard University professor and two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction, will deliver UNC’s spring commencement address.
Dedication of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
On Monday, the Town of Chapel Hill will air a documentary video about the naming and dedication of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on Chapel Hill TV 18, the government-access cable channel, at noon and 7 p.m.