Weekly update, March 13
Art Previews | Carrboro Coffee Roasters | Town and County Meeting Highlights | Carrboro Community Survey | Armadillos Around Us
Happy Friday! Did you enjoy a taste of summer this week?
Online
Leah Coyle previewed Carrboro High's musical production, "Once Upon a One More Time," which you can see this evening or tomorrow. We also shared a preview of the 2nd Friday Arts Walk, which is this evening.
The Carrborean Radio Hour
Scott Conary, founder of Carrboro Coffee Roasters, joined us in the station to talk about roasting locally for 22 years, working with farmers around the world, and connecting our community. Next week (Monday 4 - 5pm), Whitney Fry of Flame Tree Story will host a show about producing storytelling events and podcasts. She'll be hosting the show the third Monday of each month.
In other news
Armadillos have been found in each county of the Triangle! Have you seen one?
Surplus Sids closed in September but the sign went missing just last weekend. If you have information about that, please contact triangleblogblog@gmail.com.
Our state senator in Raleigh, Graig Meyer, has resigned, effective March 31. There are three candidates now vying for his seat.
News from Town and County
Town Council met March 10 and you can find meeting highlights here. This week, the Council marked International Women's Day and Women's History Month, then decided to pause Planning Board and advisory committee appointments while reviewing the process by which those appointments are made.
The Town of Carrboro requests residents' inputs with the 2026 Community Survey. Express your views on services, programs, and facilities.
Free stormwater site assessments for residents: applications open from March 21 to April 30. Description from Town: "These assessments help residents understand how water moves across their property and identify opportunities to reduce runoff, slow erosion, and improve the health of local creeks and streams. Following the assessment, participants receive a detailed report with tailored recommendations. Homeowners may also be eligible to apply for cost-share funding to help install recommended practices such as rain gardens, streambank repair, vegetated swales, and other green infrastructure." Learn more about the Watershed Residential Assistance Program (WRAP).
Orange County Commissioners meeting highlights are here. The Commissioners met on Tuesday and examined data on the county’s affordable housing gap, heard how federal policy shifts are squeezing social services, and discussed transportation access, long‑range land use planning, and post‑flood arts recovery for the local arts community.
Chapel Hill- Carrboro City Schools
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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Poetry Moment
"Every Bombed Village Is My Hometown" by James Baldwin
And every dead child is my child.
Every grieving mother is my mother.
Every crying father is my father.
Every home turned to rubble
is the home I grew up in.
Every brother carrying the remains
of his brother across borders
is my brother.
Every sister waiting for a sister
who will never come home
is my sister.
Every one of these people are ours,
Just like we are theirs.
We belong to them
and they belong to us.
