Hello, hello!

About this weekend--The Savannah Bananas are playing in the town next door and the Visitors' Bureau estimates "welcoming" an additional 50,000 people, many of whom will venture into our fair town. Let's be our gracious selves 😄

The Town Council cancelled their meeting this past week and rescheduled it for Tuesday, April 14 at 6pm at Town Hall. And that's when the Local News Proclamation presentation will be made. Mayor Foushee will read a proclamation recognizing The Carrborean, WCOM 103.5, and other outlets, and the importance of local news in our community. Carrboro is fortunate to be served by several local news outlets.

IFC's spring newsletter also addresses causes of and solutions for homelessness.

Enjoy main season hours now at the Carrboro Farmers' Market: Wednesdays, 3 - 6pm and Saturdays 7am - 12pm.

Welcome to Clayboro, a community ceramic studio at 101 Lloyd St. Grand Opening Celebration: Saturday, April 11, 6 - 10pm. Stop by to see what they're all about.

Online this week

Focusing on art– We previewed the 2nd Friday art walk, happening tonight from 6-9pm. Come out tonight and enjoy the beautiful weather. Wendy Hower wrote a longer piece on Emily Weinstein's handmade books and you can see that exhibit at The ArtsCenter.

The Carrborean Radio Hour on WCOM 103.5 (wcomfm.org)

The Carrborean Radio Hour interviewed Dr. Keiko Bury of Carrboro Family Pharmacy, celebrating 25 years and filling over 1.2 million prescriptions in Carrboro! She talked about the services they provide and products for seasonal allergies, as well as the importance of customer service. You can find more information in the print edition of The Carrborean, available around town. Noting that the allergy recommendations included in the article are for adults with no pre-existing conditions.

On air Monday, 4-5pm, we'll have a panel of former USAID and related contractor employees talking about the disruption to global aid in 2025 and its ongoing aftermath in the world and in their lives.

News from County and School Board

The Orange County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday. We made a highlight reel of the meeting with this summary: The Orange County Board of Commissioners weighs a 10-year school construction plan that relies on bond funds, growing pay-as-you-go dollars, and nearly three cents in built-in tax increases, while grappling with declining school enrollment. Commissioners also review how to split federal housing funds, prepare for new ADA web accessibility rules, and pause a fire station loan after residents raise transparency concerns.

More Orange County info is posted on the Bulletin Board page.

CHCCS met yesterday. We made a highlight reel of that meeting with this summary: The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education hears emotional concerns about student safety and early-grade screen use, then weighs a $6.7 million budget request that could mean a sizable tax increase and potential school closures. The board also reviews delayed facility repairs, a draft digital learning plan, and sobering enrollment projections that point toward future redistricting debates.

Final Notes

The Community Bulletin Board has announcements and opportunities for giving and civic engagement and is updated weekly.

There's so much going on in Carrboro! Check out The Events Calendar to see what's happening and help us keep it up to date.

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*Post updated 4/10 to include information about Clayboro.

Poetry Moment

Kindness

Naomi Shihab Nye

Before you know what kindness really is
you must lose things,
feel the future dissolve in a moment
like salt in a weakened broth.
What you held in your hand,
what you counted and carefully saved,
all this must go so you know
how desolate the landscape can be
between the regions of kindness.
How you ride and ride
thinking the bus will never stop,
the passengers eating maize and chicken
will stare out the window forever.

Before you learn the tender gravity of kindness
you must travel where the Indian in a white poncho
lies dead by the side of the road.
You must see how this could be you,
how he too was someone
who journeyed through the night with plans
and the simple breath that kept him alive.

Before you know kindness as the deepest thing inside,
you must know sorrow as the other deepest thing.
You must wake up with sorrow.
You must speak to it till your voice
catches the thread of all sorrows
and you see the size of the cloth.
Then it is only kindness that makes sense anymore,
only kindness that ties your shoes
and sends you out into the day to mail letters and purchase bread,
only kindness that raises its head
from the crowd of the world to say
It is I you have been looking for,
and then goes with you everywhere
like a shadow or a friend.