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Chatham Habitat holiday sale
Get your light-up reindeer before they’re gone.
Can you prevent Alzheimer’s disease by doing crossword puzzles?
By stripping patients of their memories, Alzheimer’s disease gradually robs people of their very identities.
This Jaguar’s no powder puff
When Carrboro High School senior Clarissa Johnson straps on her helmet and takes to the football field, her family doesn’t worry about her getting hurt or being tackled by opponents.
Big cookoff in Efland
Mildred “Mama Dip” Council and Minister Robert Campbell will be among the celebrity judges when two Orange County residents compete in a community “Throwdown†celebrating African-American Foodways in the South this Saturday at noon at Efland-Cheeks Elementary School.
Annual vegetarian Thanksgiving feast
The Triangle Vegetarian Society will hold its 12th annual Thanksgiving feast and raffle at Cafe Parizäde in Durham on Thanksgiving Day from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., followed by a 6 p.m. Thanksgiving evening seating at Spice Street Restaurant in Chapel Hill.
Events to educate community about mental illness
The Healthy Carolinians of Orange County Mental Health and Substance Abuse Committee will sponsor two free events this month to raise awareness of the challenges and contributions of people with severe and persistent mental illness in our community.
Scrapel Hill awards announced
You have two more weeks to see the winning works in the Scrapel Hill art contest at University Mall At an artists’ reception, held last week, juror Nancy Judd announced the awards for the second-annual contest, which is sponsored by the mall and the Town of Chapel Hill to encourage residents to remember to recycle….
Haw River Assembly meeting
The Haw River Assembly is holding its 28th annual membership meeting this Saturday at the Bynum Ruritan Club. Recreational activities start at 10 am and include a flat-water paddle above the Bynum dam, river monitoring with Haw River Watch coordinator Cynthia Crossen, a hike through Bynum exploring the urban and rural highlights led by Elaine…
New Hope Turkey Run in Duke Forest
The New Hope Turkey Run, a fundraiser for the New Hope Improvement Association, will take place Nov. 13 at 9 a.m. on Whitfield Road in Chapel Hill. The Turkey Run, arguably the oldest annual race in the area, is on a roughly 4-mile course in the Korstian Division of Duke Forest. Times are recorded and…
Shelter Appreciation Week
Orange County Animal Services will host “Sheltering and Surplus Pets: Challenges and Opportunities,†on Nov. 10 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in conjunction with Animal Shelter Appreciation Week, which is Nov. 7-13. The panel discussion is free and open to the public and will cover the challenges and opportunities of animal sheltering and address the…
Workshop on Alzheimer’s
New Hope Missionary Baptist Church is sponsoring a free workshop on Alzheimer’s disease on Nov. 13 from 10 a.m. to noon at the church, at 581 New Hope Church Road in Chatham County. Dr. Ruth Phillips of the African-American Alzheimer’s Disease Research Study at North Carolina A&T State University is the keynote speaker. The community…
Day of the Dead celebrates life
This weekend, as local trick-or-treaters take to the streets for Halloween, skeletons will be deployed as scary decorations and costumes. Meanwhile, in Mexico, skeletons will be dressed up in colorful clothing, given instruments or other props and posed in funny positions.
Campus thrills
Chancellor Thorp to make like Michael Jackson in The Pit.
Bus ideas welcome
Transit officials began gathering input this week with a series of workshops.