New Hope Volunteer Fire Department has Fraser firs and wreaths for sale this holiday season.
Category: Community
Monument to be dedicated
The Town of Hillsborough will unveil a monument preserving grave markers at Margaret Lane Cemetery.
Fighting poverty, building buildings
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As you might expect heading into Thanksgiving week, the offices of the InterFaith Council for Social Services in downtown Carrboro are hopping.
Carrboro Film Festival ‘best ever’
Some 400 people turned out for the 5th annual Carrboro Film Festival, which, according to co-chair Jackie Helvey, was the “best ever.â€
Portrait of a mystery
For more than 20 years, artist Edie Cohn has kept a collection of portraits safely stashed away in an acid-free box on a shelf in her Durham studio.
Support for holiday meals
The Inter-Faith Council for Social Services is fundraising for its annual holiday meals program.
Animals need homes
Orange County Animal Services has kicked off its Home for the Holidays program.
African-American women in film
Charlene Regester, associate professor of African and Afro-American Studies at UNC, will be at the Bull’s Head Bookshop on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. to share her new book, African-American Actresses: The Struggle for Visibility, 1900—1960 and present video clips from select films discussed in the book.
Holiday help needed
The Orange County Department of Social Services is recruiting sponsors and donors in its annual holiday partnership with Toys for Tots and Balloons and Tunes to provide new toys and clothing for low-income, at-risk Orange County children. This year, the goal is to provide toys to more than 7,000 children.
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If we didn’t begin an exercise routine early in our lives, we’re tempted to ignore the fact that our bodies need more than food.
Blanket Orange County gears up
The goal this year is to collect 400 new or gently used blankets for the Interfaith Council (IFC), the Neighborhood House of Hillsborough and The Maggie Alvis Halfway House.
Thanksgiving markets
Local farmers’ markets will be open Tuesday for your Thanksgiving meal shopping.
Big cat rescues
Tarzan, Sheba, Sebastian, Bali, Titan and Java now call Pittsboro home.
Concert to benefit local causes
The concert will feature the Old North State Brass ensemble.
Art benefit for animals
Emily Weinstein will host a benefit to support the Independent Animal Rescue and the Triangle Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic.