This Weekend Friday 60% Chance of Rain 68/58 Saturday 40% Chance of Rain 76/58 Sunday Carrboro Partly Cloudy 81/58 Music Festival Special Pull Out Section carrborocitizen.com September 25, 2008 u locally owned and operated u Volume II No. xXVIIi Free Economic leaders put on a brave face Downturn hits the charts throughout Orange County by kirk ross ers assembled already knew or sus- impressed with the amount of build- “We do have strong assets in Or- Staff Writer pected: Commercial and residential ing taking place in a down economy. ange County, so I’m very encour- construction is down considerably Be he and others acknowledged that aged despite the current situation,” Closer ties with UNC and RTP, from heights hit in 2000. one of the big challenges ahead would he said. more coordination in recruiting be- As each took a turn at the lectern be finding businesses to fill the new Broadwell said the county needs tween local governments, setting up at the Chamber of Commerce-spon- spaces being created. to do a better job of “matching as- an economic incentive program and sored event, the charts displaying the Brad Broadwell, Orange County’s sets to opportunity,” citing UNC’s leveraging a new Orange County bad news came up front. They were new director of the Economic De- $700 million in annual research Airport were among the ideas dis- quickly followed by a more enthu- velopment Commission, said that funding. cussed Tuesday at an Orange County siastic presentation of what’s ahead, the county’s reputation as a difficult “We need to draw closer to UNC development briefing at UNC’s Fri- a litany of building projects that place to do business and the current to look for economic opportunities day Center. countywide would add millions of economic climate makes building and spin-offs from the university,” One by one, planners from Car- square feet of residential and com- jobs and increasing the commercial he said. “We haven’t done that very rboro, Chapel Hill, Orange County mercial space. tax base harder. But the county’s as- well in the past.”. and Hillsborough spelled out in de- Chamber of Commerce president sets, particularly the university, still tail what the 150 or so business lead- and CEO Aaron Nelson said he was make them possible, he said. SEE ECONOMY PAGE 10 New suds shop rises on Main Street by susan dickson Photo by Ken Moore The Carrboro Beverage Com- Jimson weed flower opens in the late afternoon Staff Writer pany – also known as Tyler’s and continues through the night. Bottle Shop – opened a little Over the past few years, beer more than five weeks ago on drinkers in North Carolina have Main Street next to its parent seen their options expand on lo- company, Tyler’s Taproom, flora By Ken Moore cal taps and grocery store shelves, bringing hundreds of differ- as breweries from all over the ent kinds of beers to Carrboro, world began distributing their just in time for beer season. A flower of the night beer in the Tar Heel state. Tyler Huntington, owner of Until several years ago, the Carrboro Beverage Company his time of year is borders were closed to many and Tyler’s, said he’s always beautiful beyond breweries’ beers because of a law been interested in beer, hav- description. I’m chal- that banned beer with 6 percent ing worked in breweries on the lenged to focus on a alcohol by volume or higher. Af- West Coast. He started Tyler’s single plant. ter groups like Pop the Cap lob- 10 years ago with a focus on TA morning glory, Ipomoea pur- bied for beverage options other beer, but “couldn’t fill 16 han- purea, is scrambling over a culti- than Bud, Miller and the like, dles with craft beers.” state lawmakers lifted the ban vated coastal beauty-berry, Cal- These days, Huntington and in 2005. his staff have to pick and choose licarpa americana. The vine’s pale Since then, different types of beers to limit the store’s selec- purple flowers call attention to beers have trickled into the area, tion to just a few hundred. the iridescent purple-pink berries challenging beer aficionados to photo by ava barlow try every type of brew they can SEE BEER PAGE 10 Tyler Huntington, a Carrboro native, is the proprietor of the new Carrboro Beverage of the shrub. The tall burgundy- Company. and-green-colored pokeweed, get their hands on. Phytolacca americana, towering over golden-yellow plumes of common goldenrod, Solidago Breakdown : A series on mental health in nC altissima, make me thankful that I did not pull them earlier in the Reform creates a bewildering system Vote! summer. On the deck, several by taylor sisk It’s been a hell of a journey, one In sum, Jeff is very difficult to treat. H H volunteer bur marigolds, Bidens Staff Writer made worse, advocates say, by the For Valerie Kramer, that’s the bad 2 0 0 8 aristosa, in pots of peppers and privatizing of mental health care ser- news. The kicker is the dizzying mental tomatoes, stand head high with This story is the third in a vices in North Carolina. health care system through which she Registration is on the rise in Or- hundreds of bright yellow daisy- series about mental health care must navigate in hopes of finding the care ange County and One-Stop Voting in North Carolina. A new regime Jeff requires, the outcome of the General is just around the corner. Make sure like flowers. The still vigorously The numbers are staggering. you’re registered and ready for Elec- flowering near-by scarlet-red Assembly’s decision to overhaul the previ- According to the National Insti- ous system and introduce reform. tion Day. coral honeysuckle, Lonicera “There’s a lot of story,” says Valerie tute of Mental Health, 26.2 percent In 2001, Gov. Mike Easley appoint- Important dates for voters sempervirens, helps sustain linger- Kramer, assessing the narrative of her of Americans aged 18 and older suffer ed Carmen Hooker Odom as Secretary include: ing hummingbirds. The engag- only child, Jeff. each year from a diagnosable mental of Health and Human services with a Oct. 10 — The last day you can ing beauty of all this wild floral “I get really angry,” Kramer says. “I disorder. Based on the 2004 census, mandate to shake up the mental health register to vote on Nov. 4. You need extravagance is my reward for see him so sick, and my son is a very that’s 57.7 million Americans. care system. to be registered in order to vote. To bright person. He made ‘A’s in school; he encouraging nature’s impulses. The institute further reports that Nicholas Stratas, a psychiatrist in check online to see if you are reg- won awards. All his cousins went to col- “the main burden of illness is concen- private practice in Raleigh and former istered, visit www.sboe.state.nc.us In a grassy pathway is one lege and are very smart and successful in trated in a much smaller proportion of my favorite volunteers, the state deputy commissioner of mental and click “Voter Registration.” You life, and I thought, ‘Jeff will do that.’” – about 6 percent, or 1 in 17 – who health, recalls Hooker Odom coming can also find forms online to update poisonous annual jimson weed, At 19, Jeff Kramer, now 24, was di- suffer from a serious mental illness.” to speak at a North Carolina Psychiatric your registration. There is an excep- Datura stramonium. Unlike the agnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Jeff Kramer is among those lat- Association meeting soon after she was tion for registering after this date, various garden varieties of “I don’t want to define my son with ter. He’s spent the past three weeks in appointed. which starts … angel trumpets, all of which are schizophrenia,” Kramer wrote in her Central Regional Hospital, his eighth “She starts off by saying, ‘Folks, the Oct. 16 — One-Stop Voting be- poisonous, the native datura journal earlier this year. “I want to or ninth visit (it’s hard for his mother train has left the station, and if you’re gins. One-Stop Voting is for those know more of who he is. I want to be to recall for certain) to a state mental has a smaller flower, only three- not on it you’re going to get left behind.’ who want to vote early or can’t make with him as he is, take every moment health facility. No treatment has proved That was her opening remark, and I it to a polling place on Nov. 4. If you to-four inches long, angled I have with him and cherish it. effective for long. Jeff refuses to take his upward in the axils of sturdy thought, man, who is this?” aren’t registered yet, you can regis- “But then when his symptoms get antipsychotic medication, which com- Hooker Odom had been a Massachu- ter here or update your registration branches on a three-to-six- really bad he becomes emotionally plicates his situation. Most, but not all, setts legislator and a health care lobbyist. with a form of identification includ- foot-tall plant. It seems more a and mentally altogether unavailable.” psychiatrists believe medication to be She put forth a plan, later passed into law, ing your name and current address. small shrub than a tall annual. For the past five years, Kramer a critical component in the treatment by which county mental health care area This is the easiest way to vote. Each ghostly white, trumpet- has been on an uninterrupted search of the majority of schizophrenics. He programs would no longer directly provide You can register, change your regis- for a place, both physical and emo- shaped flower sometimes bears doesn’t believe he’s at all sick, and there- treatment to patients. Local Management tration and vote at any time in the tional, where her son might find a for has generally resisted any form of an intriguing purple center. It two weeks leading up to the election measure of peace. treatment. SEE REFORM PAGE 7 opens in the early evening to at almost any time that is convenient for you. And with early voting, you be pollinated by any of several don’t have to visit your designated night-flying insects searching for polling place. Simple and easy. The pale-colored flowers. A vintage fundraising event Board of Elections calls it “One- recently . . . lamps, fabric and artwork. They will Agency programs include Com- Stop No Excuse Voting.” For the SEE FLORA PAGE 12 locations and times, see the Board By Valarie Schwartz take pretty much anything except peer, a one-on-one friendship between clothes this year. If you have large a person living with mental illness and of Elections website. A part of this delightful time items, they can arrange for a truck a community volunteer; a youth pro- Nov. 1 — Three days before the inside of year includes the enticement of to pick them up; otherwise, they will gram called Community Backyard; election, One-Stop Voting ends at 1 feasts, festivals and auctions spon- gladly accept your quality items at Family Advocacy Network, which pro- p.m. If you haven’t voted by then and Halloween questions haunt sored by the many local nonprofits the sale’s location, which this year vides support to parents of school-age don’t know your polling place, you that provide services to the under- is at University Mall in the former children with special challenges; and can go to www.sboe.state.nc.us, click Town Council served among us. Storehouse space. the Northside Community Garden, “Voter Registration” and then “Check One of my favorites since it started Since Rosemary Hutchinson, a na- where more than plants blossom. Your Registration.” Enter your infor- See page 3 in 2001 is Vintage Faire, an Upmar- tive of England and former executive Robin Dashman serves with Fra- mation and the website will tell you ket Tag Sale, that raises money each director and board member of MHA, ser as co-chair of this year’s Vintage your designated polling place. Index year for the Mental Health Associa- founded Vintage Faire, the sale has Faire. She became a board member in Nov. 4 — Election day. Polls are tion (MHA) of Orange County. raised between $10,000 and $15,000 May after getting to know Hutchin- open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Music Calendar ...... 2 This story serves not only as a each year, making up for consistent cuts son through the annual sale. To vote on Nov. 4, you’ll have had News ...... 3 reminder of the sale coming in two in government funding while growing “I went into Vintage Faire last year to register by Oct. 10 and vote at Community ...... 4 weeks on Oct. 11 and 12, but also of the services provided. and bought it up,” Dashman said, your designated polling place. Land & Table ...... 5 this easy option when downsizing. If But the need continues to grow. adding that she had just completed Opinion ...... 6 For more election information, Schools ...... 8 a tax deduction means more to you “The need is huge,” said Mary an addition on her home that had Sports ...... 9 than a little extra cash, then call the Fraser, a member of the MHA board doubled her space — and the sale had including locations and schedules Real Estate ...... 11 folks at the MHA and tell them you for 12 years. “Over the past six years, what she needed. for early voting, see page 7. Classifieds ...... 11 want to donate your gently used fur- there’s been a big growth in our ca- Almanac ...... 12 niture, glassware, crystal, silver, rugs, pacity, but the need is huge.” SEE RECENTLY PAGE 12 2 thursday, September 25, 2008 The Carrboro Citizen

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( wE aRE a nOn-sMOking club The Carrboro Citizen News Thursday, September 25, 2008 3 Briefs Halloween questions haunt town council Low-cost rabies vaccination by rich fowler Change the traffic flow Glen Lennox The Orange County Animal Services Department will offer low- around downtown to encourage Staff Writer The council also agreed to cost rabies vaccination clinics in recognition of the second annual “It tends to people to leave the downtown pay $10,000 to hire a facilitator World Rabies Day, Sept. 28. Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill’s area: one lane for inbound traf- to run informational meetings Clinics will be offered on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Halloween celebration has got- be an alcohol- fic, two lanes for outbound and for residents in the Glen Len- Orange County Animal Shelter on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard ten too big, too expensive and too one lane for emergency vehicles. nox neighborhood during the in Chapel Hill and from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Orange County Govern- difficult to manage, according to fueled event Put 80 to 100 parking moni- first phase of the Neighborhood ment Services Annex on South Cameron Street in Hillsborough. a report by Chapel Hill Chief of tors in surrounding neighbor- Conservation District process. The vaccination fee is $5, which must be paid in cash. Both one- Police Brian Curran and Parks from our hoods to discourage illegal park- The facilitator would only pres- and three-year vaccinations will be offered at both clinics. To receive a and Recreation director Butch ing. perspective,” ent information to residents and three-year vaccination, bring your pet’s most recent vaccination certif- Kisiah. The Chapel Hill Town Work to limit alcohol con- would have no personal interest icate. Dogs must be on leashes and cats must be in carriers. Animals Council heard Curran and Kisi- sumption in downtown bars. — Brian Curran, in the NCD’s creation. that may be nervous or unsettled should be kept in a vehicle for their ah’s report on plans for taming Conduct an aggressive public Chapel Hill chief “The purpose of the facilita- vaccination. For more information, call 245-2075. the celebration at their business information campaign. tor,” said Foy, “is to make sure meeting on Monday night. of police, on Work with the university and that there is an unbiased, dis- Fire department recognized Last year, 80,000 people came Halloween on students to make the event a interested party running each Orange County Emergency Services recognized Carrboro Fire- to Franklin Street for Halloween, smaller-scale community event. Franklin Street meeting, and making sure that Rescue on Friday for becoming the first fire department in Orange and that required approximately Deputy Town Manager Flo the process isn’t only perceived County with all firefighters certified at the Emergency Medical Tech- 400 police officers and 125 fire- Miller said, “I think that it will as fair, but is in fact fair, and that nician Basic (EMT-B) level. fighters from all over the area its roots — a community event probably take at least two years there’s nobody trying to manip- The initiative to certify all Carrboro firefighters began more than a — some from as far away as Fay- where everyone feels safe. before we see a substantial de- ulate things for one outcome or year ago. EMT-Bs must attend an accredited State of North Carolina etteville. The cost for hosting the “It tends to be an alcohol-fu- crease.” another.” training program with a minimum of 150 hours of initial education 2007 celebration and cleaning eled event from our perspective,” “We don’t have any illusions The planning board wanted and 24 hours of continuing education per year once certified. up after it was $221,000, which Curran said. that there are going to be 25,000 an outside facilitator to run extra EMT-Bs are trained in CPR, traumatic injury treatment and basic is roughly equal to one-half of a To start shrinking the size people there this year,” Mayor informational meetings to make airway techniques, as well as other emergency medical procedures. cent of town property tax. of the event, the report recom- Kevin Foy said. sure that residents who missed According to the report, the mends that the town starts mak- Plans for this year’s event the first NCD informational Rabid raccoon in Chapel Hill event has grown so large that it ing it more difficult to get to won’t be finalized until two to meeting could get all the infor- A raccoon found in Chapel Hill tested positive for rabies on now presents a significant risk to Franklin Street and discourages three weeks before Halloween, mation about the process they Monday at the State Laboratory of Public Health. public safety. Senior town staff large groups of people coming Curran said. need. The facilitator is not go- The raccoon was submitted after a resident in the vicinity wants to reduce the number of from out of town. It suggests “We’re not trying to end Hal- ing to be involved in the second of Dairyland Road and Hwy. 54 spotted it at the edge of the people coming to Franklin Street that the town: loween,” he said. “We’re just re- phase of the NCD process and woods, where she and her two cats had been earlier that day. from out of town before strains Stop running shuttle buses ally trying to get it down to a size will not try to mediate between Both cats were vaccinated against rabies and received rabies on resources limit their ability to from park and ride lots to Frank- where we can get our arms back landowners in the Glen Lennox booster shots in accordance with state law. Animals exposed to prevent a serious incident. They lin Street. around it.” neighborhood. rabies who are not vaccinated must either be destroyed or quar- also want to return the event to antined for six months. So far this year, Orange County Animal Services has re- on campus ceived 16 positive rabies tests. If any possible exposure to a Noticias en breve bat, raccoon or fox is suspected, contact Animal Control at Last Sunday marked the opening of the Ackland Art Museum’s 245-2075 or call 911. Elecciones Tdap por los hijos new exhibit, “Circa 1958: Breaking Ground in American Art.” The Immigration lecture exhibit is in honor of the museum’s 50th anniversary and is meant to Elecciones Cuidadanos, ya ¿Tiene hijos en la secundar- explore the two trends that developed around the Ackland’s inception mismo empieza el voto por ad- ia? Niños en el sexto grado David Ngaruri Kenney and Philip Schrag, co-authors of Asy- on Sept. 20, 1958: Post-painterly Abstraction and Assemblage. Assem- elantado- cuando uno puede deben recibir una nueva va- lum Denied: A Refugee’s Struggle for Safety in America, will give blage artists considered anything from their environment, known to registrarse para votar y votar a cuna de Tdap (difteria, tétano lectures at UNC on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. critics as “junk,” as potential items for their work. All this contributed la vez. Del 16 de octubre al 1 y tos ferina) o comprobante The book chronicles Kenney’s persecution in Kenya and his to the age-old question concerning alternative definitions of art. de noviembre. Lunes a sábado. de haber recibido la vacuna harrowing journey through the world of immigration processing Works by Robert Rauschenberg, Claes Oldenburg, Tom Wessel- Horario de 9a.m. a 4p.m. en: la dentro de los últimos 5 años. in the U.S. Schrag is Kenney’s lawyer. mann and Andy Warhol will be on display. Haven’t had the chance biblioteca de la ciudad de Cha- Hay la posibilidad que el niño The Sept. 30 lecture will be held at 7 p.m. in the Nelson to go yet, but many good things have been said. pel Hill; el municipio de Carr- al no tener comprobante no Mandela Auditorium at the FedEx Global Education Center. —Catherine Rierson boro; la biblioteca del condado será permitido entrar en la A reception and book signing will follow. The Oct. 1 lecture de Orange, en Hillsborough. secundaria hasta que reciba will be held at noon at the UNC School of Law Rotunda. The Horario de 12p.m. a 7p.m. en: la vacuna. Llame al departa- lectures are free and open to the public. in government el centro de ancianos Seymour; mento de salud del condado el centro de servicios humanos de Orange al teléfono 968- Chatham social services closure The Orange County Board of Commissioners will hold a joint Northern. Traiga identificación. 2022 (Chapel Hill) ó 245- Chatham County Social Services offices in Pittsboro will be closed work session with the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Or- También se puede registrarse el 2400 para hacer una cita. El to the public and will not have phone service from noon to 1 p.m. on ange County Schools boards of education tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 martes, el 4 de Noviembre, el departamento de salud ofrece Oct. 3 because of a scheduled move of employees. In addition, the at the Southern Human Services Center on Homestead Road in cual es el día oficial de las elec- las vacunas requeridas por la child support office will be closed the entire day. Chapel Hill. Items on the agenda include: preliminary fiscal year ciones presidenciales, pero sólo ley SIN COSTO. No impor- During the time the phones will be disconnected, residents who 2009-10 general fund budget outlook; education facilities impact en el sitio que corresponde al ta el estatus de inmigración. need to make emergency calls to social services to report cases of fee reports; draft school districts local current expense fund balance distrito de su domicilio. abuse or neglect should call 642-6988. policy; municipal requirements impacting schools’ capital projects Renovations to the original Chatham County Social Services including cost implications; and discussion of possible topics for col- Comentarios, sugerencias y preguntas al [email protected] building on Camp Drive in Pittsboro are nearly complete and em- laboration work group. ployees will move into the renovated offices. The Child Support Of- fice is also moving into the renovated building on Camp Drive from its Chatham Street location. and Lillie Self Oakley. community, he served as president He is survived by his daughters, Obituaries Funeral services were held Sept. of the Glenwood School PTA and Cynthia (Michael) Cross and Di- 17 at Westwood Cemetery in Car- later helped the PTA to purchase anne (John) Shaw, and two grand- Frances O. Watson rboro. Memorials may be made to a building to house the Thrift sons, Patrick and Will Cross, all Frances Oakley Watson, age the Carrboro United Methodist Shop. He was president and trea- of Chapel Hill. His sister, Evelyn 87, died Sept. 14 at The Methodist Church or Duke Hospice. surer of the Chapel Hill Country Watkins, lives in Durham. He was Retirement Home at Croasdaile Club and was a member of the pre-deceased by his wife, Elsia; his Village in Durham after an ex- James Roger Gooch Tar Heel Investors stock club. He brothers, Eric and Charles; and his how to reach us tended illness. James Roger Gooch, 83, passed treasured his status as an honorary sister, Katherine. The family grate- For most of her life, she lived in away on Sept. 19th at his home in Girl Scout, working with his wife, fully acknowledges the devoted The Carrboro Citizen advertising Carrboro, where she retired from Chapel Hill surrounded by his Elsia, a long time scouting leader. care and service of Angelo Moore, P.O. Box 248 [email protected] the UNC Hospital after 25 years family. He retired from the American who was his caretaker for the last Carrboro, NC 27510 942-2100 of service. She was an active mem- Jim was a sixth-generation Tobacco Company in 1985 after seven years of his life. The family a 38-year career as a staff account- also wishes to thank Dr. Patrick 942-2100 (phone) ber of Carrboro United Methodist Chapel Hillian and the son of ing supervisor. Guiteras and the staff of Chapel 942-2195 (FAX) Classified & Real Estate Church for over 60 years. Blanche Pendgraft Gooch and She is survived by one son, Herb Charles Gooch. He was a superb cook, and Hill Family Medicine for their [email protected] carrborocitizen.com/classifieds family and friends eagerly de- compassionate care and support. 919-942-2100, 8:30-3 M-F C. Watson III of Winston Salem; Jim graduated from Chapel Hill High School before entering voured his holiday cheese straws Additionally, the family thanks Deadline is midnight Tuesday. two daughters, Kathryn Watson World War II when he served as a as well as his wine-marinated roast Edward Nijiri for his two years of Online Waters of Raleigh and Vivian Watson Dickerson of Pensacola, U.S. Navy first-class petty officer and other treasured family recipes. dedicated care of their father. carrborocitizen.com/main FL; three sisters, Carlene Oakley with the Atlantic and Pacific fleets. Jim’s culinary skills carried on the A graveside service was held Stories are published online every Thursday. Sturdivant of Carrboro, Mildred Through the GI Bill, he attended Gooch family tradition; his father Monday, Sept. 22 at 2 p.m. at the • carrborocitizen.com/foodandfarm Oakley Hobby of Spartanburg, and graduated from the University and grandfater both owned and Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetary. • carrborocitizen.com/politics SC and Joyce Oakley Holloman of North Carolina at Chapel Hill operated restaurants in Chapel In lieu of flowers, contributions • carrborocitizen.com/mill of Hickory; five grandchildren, in 1951 with a degree in business Hill - Gooch’s Cafe and Gooch’s may be made to the UNC Line- two great grand-children and nu- administration. Restaurant. berger Comprehensive Cancer Subscriptions merous niece and nephews. She Never seeking the limelight, He appeared in the PBS Docu- Center, CB# 7295, Chapel Hill, The Carrboro Citizen is free to pick up at our many locations was predeceased by her husband, he was a friend to all and helped mentary, “The GI Bill,” produced 27599-7295. around town, but if you would like to have us deliver your paper the late Herbert C. Watson, Jr. and many in ways that improved their by Chapel Hillian and neighbor to your home, please visit carrborocitizen.com/subscribe. her parents Stephen Ennis Oakley lives. Active in the Chapel Hill Karen Thomas. Cliff’s Meat Market sizzlin’ savings

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Conversation Club — seeks 967-7913, www.mansion462.net The Strowd Roses Foun- The First Annual Hillsbor- Green Jobs” — Sept. 27, 7am- www.recyclery.info. Suggested $8 volunteers to talk with groups of Salsa/Mambo — 3rd Saturdays, dation has announced an ap- ough Handmade Parade will noon. Green workers discus green donation. international students Fridays from lesson 8pm, dance 8:30-11pm. Fred plication deadline of Oct. 31 be held Oct. 11 at 2:30 p.m. on jobs and changes in economy. Car- noon-2pm. University Methodist Astaire Dance Studio, 4702 Garrett for its last quarterly round of Churton Street in downtown rboro Farmers’ Market. 960-6720, Faith Church on Franklin Street, 967-1448, Road, Durham. salsa_4u2@yahoo. A dvent Lutheran — 9am Bible grants for 2008. Applicants Hillsborough. 918-7319. [email protected] com, 358-4201, $7 study classes for all ages, 10:30am must be tax-exempt nonprofit The parade, organized by Asthma Walk — Sept. 27, 10am, worship service. 230 Erwin Road. Health & Wellness Ballroom — 4th & 5th Thursdays, organizations or individuals the Hillsborough Arts Coun- registration 8am. NCSU Centennial 968-7680. adventlutheranch.org Cancer support — weekly 7-9:30pm, Seymour Senior Center, whose projects operate in, or cil and themed “The Waters of Campus. 832-8326, www. 2551 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill, The Advocate — Oct. 3: Taize support free of charge for primarily to, benefit residents the Eno and Her Creatures,” asthmawalk.org 968-2070. $2. service (chant, prayer, silence). cancer patients and family. www. of, Chapel Hill and Carrboro. will feature a walking theat- Benefit Golf Tournament Wednesdays, 10am, playtime, bible cornucopiahouse.org Carrboro DanceJam — First Complete guidelines and ap- rical performance with giant — Sept. 27, 2pm. Benefits children study for kids. Noon: Eucharist. The Compassionate Friends: Fridays. Free-style dancec. Balanced plication forms are available puppets, stilt walkers, musi- with disabilities. Preserve at Jordan Sundays: Eucharist at Chapel Hill Self-help support after the Movement Studio. 304 W. Weaver at www.strowdroses.org or by cians and other performers. All Lake. 966-8494, www.thehonours. Kehillah, 5pm. www.ouradvocate.org death of a child — Third Mon- St, upstairs. 968-8776. writing to Strowd Roses, Inc., are welcome to participate, but org/2008%20Tournament.html Attn: Jennifer Boger, P. O. Box must register ahead of time. Buddhist Teachings and days, 7-8:30pm. Free and open to all Swing — Sept 13, 8-11pm. Cedar Grove Bluegrass Festi- 3558, Chapel Hill, NC 27515- For more information or a Meditation — Wed. 7-8:30pm. adults grieving the loss of a child or Too Much Fun at the Carrboro val — Sept. 27, noon to 6pm. Musi- 3558. registration form, visit www. With ordained monk and resident sibling. Evergreen United Methodist Century Center. No partner cal performances and refreshments. In August, the foundation hillsboroughartscouncil.org/ teacher Kelsang Tilopa. The Church. 967-3221. chapelhilltcf.org needed; lesson at 7:30pm included. awarded grants totaling $85,500. handmade_parade.html. Rain or shine. Northern Human TriangleSwingDance.org, $5 to $11. Services Center (in Cedar Grove. Kosala Mahayana Buddhist center Lectures & Discussions teaches traditional Kadampa Nutcracker Auditions — Sept. 245-2660. http://www.co.orange. Rising Energy Costs: What It Buddhist practice. 711 West 27, 1-4:30pm. Ages 8-16, 1708 E. nc.us/RecParks/music_festivals.asp Means to Me — Sept. 25, Oct. Rosemary Street. 619-5736, www. Franklin St., Chapel Hill. 932-2676. Emergency Preparedness 2, 7pm. Energy history, conserva- meditationinchapelhill.org $10. Fair — Sept. 25, 10am-4pm. In- tion, transportation, development. Trivia from Hell formation for coping with disasters. Discovering the Heart of Seymour Center, 2551 Homestead TYB and Friends Concert Oct. Lobby of NC Children’s Hospital. Enlightenment: An Introduc- Road. Register by Sept. 19, 245-2050. 4, 8pm. Chapel Hill High. 932-2676. tion to Buddhism — Wednesday www.triangleyouthballet.org, $8-15. Festifall Street Fair — Oct. 5 Vote for Me: Campaign nights, 7:30 to 9pm in September. by mark Dorosin 1-6pm. Arts & crafts, food, NPOs. Buttons to Town Square Contra — Sept. 13; 7:30-11 pm. Piedmont KTC Tibetan Buddhist 968-2784. Rallies — Sept. 25, 5pm. Gallery Skylark performs. NCSU Student Meditation Center, 31 Perkins Drive tour and political talk by journalist Ballroom. $5-9. TCDancers.org Jazz Brunch — Sundays, 11am- off Weaver Dairy and MLK in Chapel Rob Christensen. Wilson Library, Contra — Sept. 19 7:30pm. Car- 1pm. Breakfast for purchase, music Hill. 933-2138, www.piedmontktc.org. for free. On the Weaver Street UNC Campus. www.lib.unc.edu/ rboro Century, 967-9948, www. Market Lawn. Outdoor activities spotlight/2008/campaigning.html csda-dance.org, $8 Jordan Lake Arts & Music Guided Tours — 10am, Satur- Why Good People Do Bad Film days. N.C. Botanical Garden’s Plant Things: Revisiting the Shadow this week’s category: Festival — Oct. 4-5, Gates at Community Cinema — Second Collections. — Lecture Sept 26, 7:30pm. 9am, music at 10am. Local music Thursdays at 7pm. Films document- Workshop Sept. 27, 10am-4pm. C. Starts with A and arts festival in Apex. www. ing social issues. Monthly screenings Kids G. Jung Society presents James Hollis, 1. Who is the 19th-century American ornithologist and naturalist known for jordanlakeartsandmusic.org of Independent Lens episodes at Toddler Time — Thursdays at Ph.D., Jungian Analyst. Binkley Baptist his drawings and paintings of birds? Summer’s End golf Open Eye Cafe, followed by panel 4pm. Carrboro Branch Library. Church, 1712 Willow Dr., Chapel Hill. 2. What 13th-century philosopher presented influential philosophical proofs Tournament — Oct. 1, 12pm discussions. 969-3006 www.jungnc.org, Lecture $15/5 stu- for the existence of god and wrote Summa Theologica? registration, 1pm start. Play golf, El Violin — Oct. 5, 5pm. An elderly raise money for Cancer Support at Preschool Story Time — Sat- dents. Workshop $48/15 students. 3. Who wrote the plays Lysistrata and The Birds? urdays 10:30am. Carrboro Branch violinist spies on military officials in the Cornucopia Center. Preserve Literary 1970 rural Mexico. 101 E. Weaver, St. 4. What American photographer first gained fame for portraits of celebrities at Jordan Lake Golf Club. 401-9333, Library. 969-3006 Evening to Honor Dan Pat- G-1, third floor. 933-0398, ww.chi-cle. that appeared in Rolling Stone magazine? www.cornucopiahouse.org, $85/ Express Yourself! — Saturdays, terson — Oct. 3, 7pm. Celebrate com, free. person, $320/four. 10:45-11:15am, 11:30am-noon. 5. Who played Batman in the ‘60s TV series? Dan Patterson’s 80th birthday and Art program for ages 3-8 & their Diaspora Festival of Black 6. Who is the attorney general of NY? “Quilting: A Thread Runs the Southern Folklife Collection. caregivers. Kidzu Children’s Museum and Independent Film — Oct. Through It,” — Oct 17 - 19, Fri. Speakers and film clps. Wilson 7. Who wrote The Closing of the American Mind? 105 E. Franklin St., 933-1455 22, 7 p.m. Double film feature & Sat. 10 am to 6 pm, Sun. 10 am Library. 962-4207, lib.unc.edu/spot- 8. What is the term for income from capital investment, often through an kidzuchildrensmuseum.org, $2 exploring skin lightening in Mexican- to 5 pm. Over 300 quilts, juried light/2008/patterson.html American and South Asian cultures. insurance company, paid in a series of regular payments? show, demonstrations, vendors, Volunteers Sweet Tea — Sept. 25, 1 p.m. Sonja Haynes Stone Center, UNC 9. Who is credited with deriving the theory of the lever? raffles, boutique, wearable art, RSVP 55+ Volunteer Program UNC alumnus E. Patrick Johnson will Campus. 962-9001, www.unc. junior quilts, and charity benefits. 10. What was the name of the series of laws passed by John Adams that — seeks volunteers to match other discuss and read from his latest book, edu/depts/stonecenter American Tobacco Campus, Bay 7, severely restricted free speech and radical political activities in the U.S. in volunteers with opportunities for “Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the 324 Blackwell St., Durham. www. the late 18th century? public service. 968-2056 South.” Sonja Haynes Stone Center, durhamorangequilters.com $5, kids UNC Campus. 962-9001, www.unc. Carrboro resident Mark Dorosin is the quizmaster each Wednesday at Trivia under 12 free. Meals on Wheels — seeks edu/depts/stonecenter

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ORANGE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES — Introducing Tom! This little calitabby girl is around 2 months old and absolutely stunning. She’s here with her two siblings and they are all hoping to find great homes very soon! Visit Tom and her siblings at Orange County’s Ani- mal Shelter, 1081 MLK Jr. Blvd, Chapel Hill or call 919-967-7383. You can also see them online at www.co.orange. nc.us/animalservices/ adoption.asp. COMMUNITY RADIO When you aren’t reading your Citizen, how do you know what’s going on in town? Listen to community radio! WCOM 103.5 FM, your community radio station! Listen online at carrbororadio.com The Carrboro Citizen Land & Table Thursday, September 25, 2008 5 in season thee ater They’re on to us, Part II The big food magazines might as well open a bureau down here. On the heels of last week’s glowing declaration of this area as “America’s Foodiest Small Town,” comes a lush, 14-page photo and recipe spread on Lantern in this month’s Gourmet (motto: The Magazine of Good Living). The photos are really swell, as is the nice profile of Andrea Reusing. The best part, though, is that you can now take a crack at home at making — among other dishes — salt and pepper shrimp, pork and chive dumplings, the Lantern dumpling sauce (!), kimchi pancakes and poached tangerine slices. Let us know what time to arrive for photo by ava barlow dinner and what we should bring. Jarrod Jones, a barista at West End Wine Bar, makes a cup of cappuccino. The West Franklin Street establishment recently added coffee to its menu offerings. Coffee up Positive reports are rolling in about the Frustration to go Cut them all in half and set aside. Cook West End Wine Bar’s foray into the daytime OK, look, The Eater knows you’re busy, some rice and let it cool. Drain and rinse a can coffeeshop scene. The place now opens at but so are those of us who order food to of black beans. Chop a small red onion. Mix 7:30 a.m., and we hear the transition hours go. In fact, that’s why we get it to go. If all these ingredients together in a bowl with from daytime coffeeshop to nighttime wine some crumbled feta cheese, balsamic vinegar, Illustration by Phil Blank we didn’t have to hurry back to the office bar are especially vibrant. and surf the web while we eat, we’d love to olive oil, black pepper, salt and spices. Refrig- enjoy a leisurely lunch and your wonder- erate overnight and take to your tailgate party Minty fresh this Saturday. An eater sent us a note this week about a trip ful ambience. Until then, please remem- to Mint, the new Indian place on West Frank- ber the plasticwear, the salad dressing, the Deep thought lin Street: I went to Mint on West Franklin Street side of veggies . . . Microwave energy is a surprisingly with 11 friends on opening night, September One eater’s answer effective way to reheat those Milltown 10th. It was nothing less than outstanding. The A couple weeks ago, The Eater pondered cheese curds. restaurant is exquisitely beautiful and the food the deep thought of what to do with all the was amazing. Mint has a weekday lunch buf- Got a deep thought, a simple question or a cherry tomatoes. This suggestion for some of recent meal you want to tell us about? Email The fet and weekend brunch buffet on Saturday and them came in via email: Sunday. Definitely worth going to. Eater at [email protected]

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What’s at Market? Recipe of the week Check out what’s at the Year-Round Farmers’ Market: sweet potato salad WEDNESDAY MARKET Makes 3 cups NOW OPEN! Provided by Market Customer Natalie Olson Figs, apples, tomatoes, pumpkins, aru- Ingredients: gula, salad mix, pac choy, fillet beans, but- 2 cups cubed cooked sweet potatoes* Dressing: ter beans, pole beans, shiitake mushrooms, (2 to 3, depending on their size) 2 tablespoons mayonnaise muscadine grapes, plums, zucchini, yellow 1⁄2 cup chopped green pepper* 1⁄4 cup plain yogurt squash, peppers, cucumbers, basil, onions, 1⁄2 cup chopped celery Zest and juice of 1 lemon garlic, winter squash, potatoes, eggplant, 3 green onions*, sliced thin (about 3 tablespoons) vegetable and flower starters, sunflow- photo by valarie schwartz 1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts or you could substitute pecans Friends of Bolin Creek officers Julie McClintock and Dave Otto smiled for ers, lizianthus, sunflowers, gomphrena, the camera on Saturday as Townsend, Bertram & Company celebrated zinnias, celosia, lilies, and many Procedure: 20 years of business at Carr Mill with a fundraiser for the Friends of Bolin more flowers, baked goods Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Pierce the potatoes in several Creek. (including vegan and places with a fork. Place them in a single layer in the oven (it’s a good gluten free op- idea to put a sheet of foil on the rack below them, to catch any drips) tions), breads, jams, and roast until tender, about one hour. Remove from the oven and Land & Table Briefs wines, grass fed beef, when cool enough to handle, cut each potato into cubes. pastured pork, pastured Place cubed, cooked sweet potatoes, green peppers, celery, green Corks for kids wines from Australian and chicken, grass fed lamb, onions and walnuts in a small salad bowl. Stir together mayonnaise, yogurt, New Zealand wineries. buffalo, sausage, chorizo, lemon zest and juice and salt. Combine with the sweet potato mixture and The annual Corks for Kids ground bison, raw milk event held in early September adjust the salt and lemon juice to taste. Bolin Festival cheeses, smoked cheeses, goat * Available at Market by the Chapel Hill Wine Com- The fifth annual Bolin cheese, jams, jellies, pottery, hats, pany raised more than $80,000 Creek Festival will be held Oct. rugs and more! for the N.C. Children’s Hos- 4 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at pital. The money was raised Umstead Park in Chapel Hill. through ticket sales for the The festival hosts fun events to event held at the Wine Center, teach kids and their families Conscientious True CrafTsmen a 5 percent day at A Southern about stream conditions. Lo- Peck and Construction A Full-service Exterior business Season, sponsors, donations cal art will be featured. Bands Artisans Decks Restored and auction items donated by Specializing in fixing what the Washed, Sanded, Sealed Club Boheme, Skeedaddle green builders 9338485 other builders do, with the utmost Houses local businesses. and Project Mastana will per- Wednesday Power Washed, Gutters Cleaned The event itself was a two- respect and consideration for form and refreshments will be Copy Special! you, your family, pets and True Craftsmen day dinner and wine tasting, Color: 35¢ Installation, All Types Siding available. For more informa- property. Carpentry, sheetrock, Roofing, Windows, Decks all proceeds from which go to BW: 5¢ tion about the festival or the plumbing & most other Repair Work As Well the Children’s Hospital. The  trades, personally done Friends of Bolin Creek, see Email it: Planting & Flower Beds by John Kulash. event featured more than 80 www.bolincreek.org. [email protected] Installed & Maintained We’ll print it out! Contact John Barrett 919-933-8982 919-619-8315/919-420-5013 • UPS & Freight Shipping • Custom Packaging • Mailbox & Postal Services • Color & BW Printing A MoM And PoP oPerAtion in downtown CArrboro • eBay Power Seller • Moving Supplies ways you can reduce your CO2 emmissions • Passport Photos dine in-take out • Notary Services and • Business Cards

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Editor’s note: The following remarks were delivered on the To get you started thinking about floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Sept. 22, 2008 for whom to cast your vote, we by Representative Marcy Kaptur, a Democrat who represents present a sample ballot. Court Toledo, Ohio. and some uncontested races are Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, here is the latest reality game. excluded, but can be found on the Let’s play Wall Street Bailout. county board of elections website at Rule one: Rush the decision. Time the game to fall in the http://www.co.orange.nc.us/elect/ week before Congress is set to adjourn and just six weeks before a historic election so your opponents will be preoccupied, pres- President and Vice sured, distracted, and in a hurry. President of the Rule two: Disarm the public through fear. Warn that the United States entire global financial system will collapse and the world will Barack Obama, Joe Biden (D) fall into another Great Depression. Control the media enough John McCain, Sarah Palin (R) to ensure that the public will not notice this. Bailout will indebt Bob Barr, Wayne A. Root (L) them for generations, taking from them trillions of dollars they earned and deserve to keep. US Senate Rule three: Control the playing field and set the rules. Hide Kay Hagan (D) from the public and most of the Congress just who is arrang- Elizabeth Dole (R) ing this deal. Communicate with the public through leaks Christopher Cole (L) to media insiders. Limit any open congressional hearings. US House of Represen- Communicate with Congress via private teleconferencing calls. Heighten political anxiety by contacting each political party tatives District 4 separately. Treat members of Congress condescendingly, telling David Price (D) them that the matter is so complex that they must rely on those William (B.J.) Lawson (R) few insiders who really do know what’s going on. Governor Rule four: Divert attention and keep people confused. Man- Bev Perdue (D) age the news cycle so Congress and the public have no time Pat McCrory (R) to examine who destroyed the prudent banking system that Michael C. Munger (L) served America so well for 60 years after the financial melt- A growing sense of dread on Jones Street down of the 1920s. Lieutenant Governor Rule five: Always keep in mind the goal is to privatize gains Chris Fitzsimon Walter H. Dalton (D) to a few and socialize loss to the many. For 30 years in one Robert Pittenger (R) financial scandal after another, Wall Street game masters have The possibility of a national Phillip Rhodes (L) economic meltdown and the de- North Carolina was one of the last states kept billions of dollars of their gain and shifted their losses to Attorney General American taxpayers. Once this bailout is in place, the greed bate over a government bailout of Wall Street is understandably to feel the effect of the national economic Roy Cooper (D) game will begin again. Bob Crumley (R) But I have a counter-game. It’s called Wall Street Reckon- dominating the headlines these ing. Congress shouldn’t go home to campaign. It should put days. But there is also a growing troubles, but the state is feeling it now. sense of dread among some state Auditor America’s accounts in order. Beth A. Wood (D) lawmakers about state budget To Wall Street insiders, it says ``no’’ on behalf of the Ameri- The shrinking revenue growth is only Leslie Merritt (R) can people. You have perpetrated the greatest financial crimes prospects for next year. ever on this American republic. You think you can get by Behind the scenes there is now part of the story. State lawmakers bear Commissioner of with it because you are extraordinarily wealthy and the largest talk of a revenue shortfall in the Agriculture next fiscal year that could top $2 contributors to both presidential and congressional campaigns some of the responsibility too... Ronnie Ansley (D) in both major parties, but you are about to be brought under billion. That is 10 percent of the Steve Troxler (R) firm control. state budget, quite a hole for the First, America doesn’t need to bail you out, it needs to next governor and the next Gen- Commissioner of secure the real assets and property, not your paper, that means eral Assembly to fill. pay for recurring expenses in this from schools several years ago Insurance the homes and properties of hardworking Americans who are The latest figures from the leg- year’s budget, borrowing close that reduced local education bud- Wayne Goodwin (D) about to lose their homes because of your mortgage greed. islative staff show revenue collec- to a billion dollars that will cost gets by $33 million. Not to men- John Odom (R) There should be a new job for regional Federal Reserve Banks. tions for the fiscal year that began $100 million a year to repay, and tion the $750 million the courts Mark McMains (L) We want no home foreclosed if a serious work-out agreement July 1 are as much as $70 million ignoring a shortfall in the state say the state owes schools for can be put into place. And if you don’t do it, we want a nota- less than predicted and that’s after health plan that could grow to withholding money from fees and Commissioner of rized statement by a Federal Reserve official that they tried and lawmakers lowered revenue pro- $200 million. penalties. Labor failed. jections this summer. Add in enrollment increases in No one believes that the men- Mary Fant Donnan (D) Second, taxpayers should directly gain any equity benefits Sales tax collections have not public schools, expected increases tal health system is adequately Cherie Berry (R) increased at all. They grew 4 per- in health care costs, a small cost funded and there is a growing that may flow from this historic bailout. We want the Ameri- S ecretary of State can people to get first priority in taking ownership of the insti- cent for the same period last year. of living raise for state employ- consensus that low staff salaries The 6.9 percent unemployment ees and teachers and other infla- are part of the problem at state Elaine F. Marshall (D) tutions that want to pass their toxic paper onto the taxpayers. Jack Sawyer (R) Third, before any bailouts for Wall Street, America needs rate is the state’s highest in almost tionary increases and mandated mental hospitals. major job creation to rebuild our major infrastructure. America 20 years. expenses and a $2 billion hole The courts are overcrowded. Superintendent of needs assets, not paper. We need working assets. The housing slump is deep- doesn’t seem out of the question, Alternatives to incarceration that ening and wages in the state are especially when you consider that keep people out of prison are woe- Public Instruction Fourth, the time for real financial regulatory change is now, June St. Clair Atkinson (D) not keeping up with increases in revenue collections are unlikely fully underfunded. The probation not next year. A modernized Glass Eagle Act must be put in Richard Morgan (R) place. We need to reestablish locally-owned community savings food and energy prices. Legisla- to meet even the conservative es- and parole system needs millions banks across this country and create within the Justice Depart- tive economists point out that in timates made a few months ago. to reduce the caseload. Child pro- Treasurer ment a fully funded unit to prosecute every single high-flying May, many national economists It means either deep budget tective service workers and other Janet Cowell (D) thief whose fraud and criminal acts created this debacle and thought the economy would be cuts or tax increases next year or social services investigators also Bill Daughtridge (R) then forced their disgorgement of assets going back 15 years. improving by now, but that was some combination of both. That is have many more cases than they Fifth, any refinancing must return a major share of profits to premature. especially bad news for the 29,000 can reasonably handle. NC State Senate a new Social Security and Medicare lockbox, where the monies Economist Dean Baker, co- kids on the waiting list for a child No ones disputes that the state District 23 can go to pay for a dignified and assured retirement for every director of the Center for Eco- care subsidy or the thousands of bridges and highways are crum- Ellie Kinnaird (D) American. This member isn’t voting for a penny of it. Those nomic and Policy Research, says families living in substandard bling too. The list of underfunded Jon G. (Greg) Bass (R) who created and profited from this game of games must be things will get worse before they housing because lawmakers have state programs and services goes brought to justice. The assets they stole must be returned to the get better, regardless of what hap- yet to invest enough in the Hous- on and on. Some of them received County Commissioner American taxpayers, right down to the tires on their Mercedes. pens with the Wall Street bailout. ing Trust Fund that builds afford- a little help in recent years. Others At-Large Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in cosponsor- Baker appeared at an NC Policy able housing and creates jobs. were ignored completely. Bernadette Pelissier (D) ing my bill to create an independent commission to investigate Watch luncheon Tuesday and The average salary of faculty And now the state faces a $2 Kevin Wolff (R) these well-heeled wrongdoers. Real reform now, or nothing. blames lack of federal oversight members at North Carolina’s billion shortfall at exactly the time of the finance industry for much community colleges ranks 45th in when the need for human services County Commissioner of the current crisis and says the nation, despite all the rhetoric is on the rise. And nobody really District 1 housing prices haven’t reached about how important the com- wants to talk about it. Not state Valerie Foushee (D) bottom yet. munity college system is to the lawmakers, not the media and not Pam Hemminger (D) North Carolina was one of the state’s future. the candidates for governor. last states to feel the effect of the Public schools are still scram- Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory NC House District 50 national economic troubles, but bling to find enough money to pay always talks about what he says Bill Faison(D) the state is feeling it now. The for increased fuel costs. Teacher is the “culture of corruption” in editorial shrinking revenue growth is only bonuses were underfunded last Raleigh, but this fall it feels more NC House District 54 part of the story. year when there was a small bud- like the culture of denial. Joe Hackey(D) Robert Dickson, Publisher State lawmakers bear some of get surplus and the General As- [email protected] the responsibility too, using $166 sembly still hasn’t restored the Chris Fitzsimon is the director of NC House District 56 Verla C. Insko (D) Kirk Ross, Editor million in one time money to sales tax exemption taken away NC Policy Watch. [email protected] Susan Dickson, Staff Writer letter to the editor * All NC House Representatives [email protected] in Orange County are running unopposed. Taylor Sisk, Contributing Editor New guy in town federal government?” If possible, important than research grants [email protected] There’s a new guy in town and he’ll engage you in a discussion of from DHS. the underlying issues and offer tan- B.J. is energetic and unencum- Liz Holm, Art Director it’s about time. William “B.J.” Law- letters [email protected] son, a creative young physician and gible ideas for local solutions. He bered – so he’ll need help from the entrepreneur, is running against believes that “federal programs are press to be introduced to the pub- policy Jack Carley, Assistant Editor easily co-opted by special interests” lic. Talk to him yourself. He just incumbent Rep. David Price for Letters should be no [email protected] so he avoids them. may inspire you to believe that, U.S. Congress. B.J. is running as more than 425 words Rich Fowler, Contributing Writer a Republican, but when you meet To assure good government, with the right leadership, govern- B.J. wants Congress to be legally ment can once again serve us all. in length and must be [email protected] him, you’ll quickly realize that you accompanied by the are facing our next generation of bound to read the bills before they Bonnie Hauser Michelle Langston, Web Designer author’s name, address leader. I hope the local press will vote and write the laws themselves. Hillsborough, NC [email protected] and contact information. cover this extraordinary candidate He wants Congress to stop con- Letters written in Editorial Interns: Betsy McClelland, Mary Lide for Congress. fusing us with lengthy legislation, Parker, Catherine Rierson B.J. is fighting for civil liberties like the recent 600-page Farm Bill endorsement shorthand will become and accountable government. He’s packed with earmarks and unre- letters mysteriously lost. That advertising against war and torture, and is lated provisions. He’s in favor of said, send your letters to: committed to building local, sus- legislation that is limited to one The Carrboro Citizen will Marty Cassady, Advertising Director tainable economies. He’s shifted subject at a time. make every attempt to run Letters [email protected] my thinking about government B.J. stands firmly against the any and all endorsement to the editor programs, and I, a lifelong Demo- bio-lab in Granville County be- letters for the November 4 Box 248 operations cause he knows the risks far out- crat, now believe that consumer- election. Carrboro, North weigh the benefits and he’s not driven healthcare offers our best To that end, we ask that Carolina 27510 Anne Billings, Office Coordinator path to quality, affordable health- partial to allowing the Department letter writers be concise and to [email protected] care for everyone. of Homeland Security to secretly the point. A maximum of 300 Email: editor@ Jacob Mader, Distribution Above all, B.J. is committed to study dangerous and highly con- words is suggested. Please sign carrborocitizen.com tagious diseases in our backyard. Chuck Morton, Distribution returning control over America to your name and where you live Americans. His stands are rarely Unlike Rep. Price, B.J. will fight to and provide our editors with Fax: 919-942-2195 Published Thursdays by Carrboro Citizen, LLC. left or right -- instead he asks, “Is it keep this facility out of N.C. be- contact information. Constitutionally-sanctioned for the cause he believes our safety is more The Carrboro Citizen thursday, AUGUST 25, 2008 7

photo by ava barlow In 2006, as the result of an overhaul of the state’s mental health care system, the OPC Area Program began outsourcing the majority of its services. Though still open, there’s been a vast reduction of services at the Northside clinic as a result.

photo by ava barlow REFORM gists, evaluators. They can’t af- aged to enter the UNC depart- tally ill population. You have ment of psychiatry’s Outreach to learn that working alongside Jennifer Farrell, right, a UNC freshman and volunteer for Students for from page 1 ford it.” While acknowledging Obama, helps Sarah Whitford, also a freshman, register to vote. that perhaps larger counties and Support Intervention Ser- more experienced people.” such as Wake or Mecklenburg vices (OASIS). That’s true, he says, for psy- Entities (LMEs) would over- could handle such a responsi- He got worse though, and in chiatrists, nurses, social workers see private providers and, bility, most, says Stratas, could the summer of 2006 Jeff ended – anyone in the profession. Election Briefs theoretically, more treatment not. up back in UNC Hospitals. His How, in a profit-motivated would be provided within the Another, more critical issue mother says that she was told by system, Bridges asks, can inex- Policy talk said he planned to proceed communities, thereby freeing was one of mandate. hospital staff that the only way perienced people be accommo- Mac McCorkle, politi- with the debate. McCain said up beds in the four state-run What that means, says Drew Jeff could be released would be dated? cal consultant for Lt. Gover- he was suspending his cam- mental hospitals for those most Bridges, a psychiatrist and for- to agree to seek the help of XDS nor Beverly Perdue and 2008 paign in order to return to critically in need. The two key mer medical director for an area Inc. in Chapel Hill, who, she The ‘complicated Democratic nominee for gov- Washington to work toward concepts behind reform were program that covered four coun- was told, could provide more people’ ernor, will speak on behalf of a bipartisan solution to the privatization and the growth ties north of Raleigh, “is that comprehensive services. XDS When mental health care Perdue on Oct. 6 at Town Hall Wall Street crisis, and asked of community-based services. someone is specifically identified assigns what’s called an assertive services in North Carolina were Grill in Chapel Hill as part of Obama to delay the debate, Things didn’t go well. Pri- as being responsible for caring community treatment (ACT) privatized, says Bridges, “It was the Village Voice political fo- but Obama said in a news vate providers gradually began for the sickest among us,” as well team to each of its clients. Jeff pretty clear that the more com- rum. conference Wednesday that to go out of business. In many as those with no insurance or agreed to enter the program. plicated people … were not go- Town Hall Grill launched he believed “that this is exactly communities, particularly ru- money. In the past, Jeff had taken his ing to be served.” the bipartisan community is- the time when the American ral ones, needs were going un- Within the new framework, antipsychotic medication spo- That would include Jeff sues forum in June, and has people need to hear from the met, most frequently those of he says, that mandate was thrown radically if at all – didn’t believe Kramer. featured political candidates person who, in approximately the poorest and those most in out the window. The new man- in it; didn’t believe he was sick. Which means Valerie William (BJ) Lawson, Repub- 40 days, will be responsible for need of help. Many providers date was to earn a profit. He was again refusing it. He Kramer, who herself deals with lican candidate for U.S. House dealing with this mess.” were “cherry-picking” servic- Meanwhile, with fewer ser- was what many in the profes- a number of health issues, has District 4, and Ellie Kinnaird, The candidates were sched- es, providing only those that vices being provided in the sion refer to as a “hard case.” continued to doggedly soldier six-term state senator, District uled to debate foreign policy could be profitably provided – communities, more people were through in pursuit of the care 23. and national security, moder- assistance with grocery shop- entering the state institutions. ‘Pulling alligator her son requires, to better learn McCorkle will speak at ated by Jim Lehrer of PBS, at ping or help with homework, teeth’ how to maneuver through a sys- 5:30 p.m. Those attending are the University of Mississippi in for example. Many providers The carousel If there is one “super-colossal tem that baffles and beleaguers encouraged to reserve a seat at Oxford. were grossly overcharging for After being released from problem” with the state’s mental even the professionals within it. www.thetownhallgrill.com. The Peoples Channel, Cha- these services. Umstead the first time, in 2004, health care system as presently Bridges says that it takes a lot pel Hill and Orange County’s Hooker Odom, herself – Jeff began outpatient treatment reformed, says Thomas Smith, of money and time to create a Presdential community media center and who resigned in May 2007 to with the Orange Person Cha- an Asheville-based psychiatrist system that those most in need debates public access TV station, was become president of Milbank tham (OPC) Area Plan, which and longtime health care advo- can navigate, and “if the value Republican presidential scheduled to broadcast live de- Memorial Fund, a health- at that time was resisting dives- cate, it’s a lack of talented, com- is a profit motive, nobody is go- nominee John McCain on bate coverage from 8:30 to 11 policy foundation based in titure of its services. prehensively trained health care ing to create this kind of system Wednesday announced he p.m. The public was invited to New York – acknowledged In 2006, OPC finally di- professionals. because you can’t make any would suspend his campaign watch the debate at the station the problems. In April 2006, vested and Caring Family Net- “They’ve been alienated,” money on it.” and asked Democratic nomi- on South Elliott Road and to she told the News & Observer: work (CFN) became the pri- Smith says; “a lot of them were Jeff will be released this nee Barack Obama to delay share their thoughts before, “To create that change, you mary provider of mental health just tossed out into the wind” week from Central Regional the first in a series of presiden- during and after the debates. have to go through the pro- treatment in the three coun- when mental health care ser- Hospital. He chose not to take tial debates, scheduled for Fri- Doors were scheduled to open cess of destroying the existing ties. Then in February of last vices were privatized. antipsychotics while there and day at 9 p.m. at 8 p.m. system. You don’t have to be year, CFN announced that Smith says he’s been called wasn’t forcibly medicated. As of press time, Obama a psychiatrist to know that it would be discontinuing all upon to help recruit psychiatrists On the eve of his dis- people do not like change.” outpatient and community- from outside the state. “It’s like charge, his mother reports What recipients of men- based services. pulling alligator’s teeth,” he al- that his “mind seemed so clear tal health care services and Upon Jeff’s release that leges. “To come into an atmo- today. The structured environ- One stop voting their families most particu- first time, a team of profes- sphere like this, where every- ment really helps. We all agree larly didn’t like was that there sionals, including clinicians thing is in a state of disruption on that.” A team that included a Group 1 Group 2 didn’t seem to be a new sys- who would be supervising his – who would want to come and hospital social worker and psy- tem to replace the previous outpatient services, had met to join this force?” chiatrist and a member of Jeff’s Locations Locations: one. There were some funda- map out his treatment. More Perhaps even more critical ACT team met to discuss his Morehead Planetarium, 250 Seymour Senior Center, mental flaws that no amount recently, that wasn’t the case. though, says Bridges, is that a next steps. Jeff has agreed to re- E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill 2551 Homestead Road, of patience with change would After subsequent short system of training new mental turn to the ACT program. Carrboro Town Hall, 301 Chapel Hill remedy. There were elements stays in UNC Hospitals, health care professionals is gone. About the immediate future, W. Main St., Carrboro Northern Human Services of that old system that the new Jeff was enrolled in UNC’s The area programs were es- Valerie is today more optimistic Schizophrenia Treatment and Orange County Public Center, 5800 NC Hwy 86 system needed to succeed. sentially training programs for than she was a week ago. “But Library, 300 W. Tryon St., North, Hillsborough Evaluation Program (STEP) mental health care professionals, the long term,” she adds, “is still For example: and its Alcohol and Substance Hillsborough “[Hooker Odom] decided Bridges says. “There was a work- up in the air.” Dates & Times: Abuse Program (ASAP). His able relationship between the That’s because there’s “a lot Dates & Times: Thursday-Friday, Oct. 16-17, these LMEs would do the mother said things went well work of the state,” says Stra- training programs and the area of story” – this story of Val- Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 16- noon-7 p.m. for a while. programs where people could erie Kramer’s son’s struggle 18, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, Oct. 20-24, tas. “They would provide data But by 2006, Jeff Kram- processing, accountability, all learn how to do this work, and with schizophrenia – a narra- Monday-Saturday, Oct. 20- noon-7 p.m. er’s behavior had once again that was just all wiped away. tive made considerably more 25, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday - Friday, Oct. 27- of the things that I think the become erratic. He was us- state is responsible for. The “No one graduates from a complex and uncertain by the Monday-Friday, Oct. 27-31, 31, noon - 7 p.m. ing marijuana again and, his university-based training pro- failures of mental health care 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, 9 a.m.-1 LMEs can’t do that – they’re mother says, most probably not going to recruit high-cali- gram really knowing how to reform in this state. Saturday, Nov. 1, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. harder drugs, and was encour- work with the chronically men- p.m. ber data processors, sociolo-

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The first donations support students who are struggling academically by Staff Writer bought supplies for school media centers to help stu- providing them with tutoring or enrichment activities. dents learn English faster. Merlion Resturant in Southern Village raised money for Eating out can also be a way of giving back at Elmo’s Brantley also serves on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Mary Scroggs Elementary School last spring. And Cha- Diner in Carrboro. Public School Foundation Board, so she knows exactly pel Hill Taxi allocates a dollar for every taxi ride to a On the first Tuesday of every month, Elmo’s Diner where the funds from her business are going. fund that is split between the Carolina Covenant and the donates 10 percent of its total pre-tax profit to the Chapel After five years of success, the Elmo’s Fund is now Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public School Foundation. Hill-Carrboro Public School Foundation. used more generally for grants and programs includ- Other local businesses are now catching on to the Micah Asby, a manager at Elmo’s Diner, said the first ing multicultural education and teacher awards. Two trend. Mark and Kim Sterry, owners of TCBY at East Tuesday of the month is always busy. A group of retired teaching awards have been established through the Gate Shopping Center, were inspired by the Elmo’s “First Chapel Hill-Carrboro physicians routinely comes in for breakfast on that day, fund: the Bud Stuart Chair for Promising New High Tuesday” program. School Lunch Menus specifically to benefit the foundation. Many teachers also School Teachers in Math or Science and the Elmo’s “We had already done some fundraisers for the N.C. Sept 26 — Oct. 2 come in for breakfast and lunch. At dinner time, the res- Award for Excellence in Teaching Foreign Language. Children’s Hospital but we wanted another way to give taurant is packed with families. Elementary During the summer, money from the Elmo’s Fund back to the community,” said Kim Sterry. “It definitely increases business,” she said. may be allocated slightly differently. The money col- The program works the same way at TCBY as at Friday — Whole grain Elmo’s Diner participates in the “First Tuesday” lected from June, July and August of 2007 was donated Elmo’s. On the second Tuesday of every month, 10 spaghetti with meat sauce and program all year. Last year, the restaurant gave almost to Carrboro Elementary School for their playground percent of the total day’s business goes to the Public garlic bread; Turkey hot dog $6,000 to the Public School Foundation and they hope renovation. School Foundation. The first day of the program was with chili; Coleslaw; Garden to give even more this year. Elmo’s is not the only restaurant in town to give back Tuesday, Sept. 9. salad; Fruit cobbler Cammie Brantley, co-owner of Elmo’s and a former to schools. Kim Hoke, director of the Chapel Hill-Car- “It’s just business as usual today,” said Kevin White, Monday — Cheeseburger teacher, started the “First Tuesday” program five years rboro Public School Foundation, said in past years Nan- an employee at TCBY, on Tuesday. “But it’s good to ago specifically to support local students who are learn- on a bun; Fishwich; Lettuce & tucket Restaurant has donated to the Achiever Fund to know it’s going to a good cause.” tomato salad; Seasoned oven- baked potato wedges; Peas & carrots; Chilled peaches Tuesday — Teacher workday Turning 100: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Celebrates Wednesday —Chicken patty sandwich; Beef and macaroni with wheat roll; Seasoned green beans; Steamed carrots; The 1936 Chapel Chilled fruit cocktail Hill High Football Thursday —Raisin bagel; Team. The Oven-baked chicken with district celebrates wheat roll; Ham and cheese its centennial melt; “Fun on the Run”; anniversary this Mashed potatoes; Turnip year. 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School Briefs Book chat Volunteers are needed on ing on Friday to the Chapel Hill CHS Trunk sale or contributions for their schools. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Oct. 5 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. High Athletic Booster Club. The Carrboro High School All students and their families are Schools will host a Centennial to help restock. To volunteer, The grand opening will be football team will hold a trunk invited to participate in the walk, MILL Book Chat on Nov. 16 from 2 to contact Emily Gordon at 942- held from 5 to 8 p.m. at the res- sale and silent auction extrava- which will start at McCorkle NEXT WEEK . . . 6565. taurant at 241 W. Franklin St., Place and follow Franklin Street 4 p.m. at Morris Grove Elemen- ganza on Saturday from 7 a.m. THE MUSIC ISSUE tary School. Asian family event the former location of the Wick- to noon in the school parking lot to the Lincoln Center on Mer- Author Carole Boston Weath- ed Burrito. Don’t forget to men- to raise money for the team. ritt Mill Road, where a variety of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City tion that you are there to support booths with activities, food and erford will be the keynote speak- Schools will host an event for Participants can rent a space er. Breakout discussions will be the Chapel Hill High School to sell their stuff for $15 or two entertainment will be set up. Asian families in the district on athletic program. Shuttles to and from the held on three books focusing Oct. 8 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in spaces for $25. The team will on issues of segregation and the Anyone who presents a Noo- offer free advertising and help walk will be available from the Smith Middle School Audi- dles receipt at the Chapel Hill Phillips and Culbreth middle segregated school experience torium. in setting up at the event. The – Weatherford’s Dear Mr. Ros- High home games on Sept. 26 team will also accept donations schools. The event will provide in- will receive free popcorn. The The Race for Education will enwald, Mildred Taylor’s Roll of formation on how parents and of items to sell and will pick up Thunder, Hear My Cry and The men’s varsity soccer and football donated items. begin the same day at 9 a.m. in children can get involved in the teams will play games that night front of McCorkle Place. The Land, also by Taylor. opportunities available in the The event will also feature In addition, Weatherford will at 5 and 7:30, respectively. concessions, music, games and race, a 5K, will wind through school district. the UNC campus and nearby moderate a panel discussion with Childcare is available for stu- Presenting Picnic a raffle. alumni from segregated schools For more information or to residential areas. Participants dents in kindergarten through Chapel Hill High School can pick up race packets start- that operated in Chapel Hill and fifth grade on a reservation basis will present Picnic, the Pulitzer reserve a space, contact Amy Carrboro. Pinney at [email protected]. ing Oct. 17 from 10 a.m. to 6 only. To reserve childcare, email Prize-winning drama by Wil- p.m. and on the day of the race Thrifty bag day Shang Yin at shangyin@yahoo. liam Inge, today, Friday and Education walk from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at Mc- The PTA Thrift Shop will com by Oct. 3. Saturday at the Hanes Theatre at The 12th annual Walk for Corkle Place. hold its Fall Bag Day Sale on Noodles donates Chapel Hill High. Education will be held Oct. 18 All ages are welcome, but The show will start at 7:30 children under the age of 8 Oct. 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Noodles & Company, a new at 3 p.m. at McCorkle Place on each night. Tickets are $8 for must be accompanied by an During the sale, shoppers can restaurant on Franklin Street, the UNC campus. fill a brown bag with housewares, adults and $5 for students. For For the walk, school groups, adult. will donate 100 percent of sales reserved seating, call 929-2461. clothes, books or other merchan- from Chapel Hill High School clubs, sports teams and individu- Michaelmas dise for $3. al students can collect donations supporters during its grand open- Emerson Waldorf School will celebrate the annual Michaelmas Festival on Friday from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Michaelmas, a festival dat- "OOKCASES'ALORE
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High school women’s golf Chapel Hill High School won the invitational match on Sept. 22 at the Raleigh Golf Association Golf Course with a team score of 132. Saint Mary’s School placed second with a team score of 133. Full standings follow. First place, Chapel Hill — Team Score 132 Michelle Ahn 35; Caroline Jones 46; Blythe Carter 51; Glenna Teague 55; Mary Neagle 58 Second place, Saint Mary’s — Team score 133 Katie Seymour 40; Lisa Michelson 46; Taylor Currin 47; Louise Orr 47; Caitlyn Monaghan 53 Third place, Northwood — Team score 148 Emily Brooks 42; Maggie Denny 51; Courtney Bouldin 55 Fourth place, Carrboro — Team score 111 Sam Kielpinski 55; Julia Holt 56; Caitlyn Thread- gill 56; Caterina Kielpinski 61 Flag football The standings for the Central Piedmont Football League (5- and 6-year-old flag) are, as of Sept. 20: East Division: Bethesda, 2-0; Siler City, 2-0; Chapel Hill, 1-1; East Chatham, 1-1; DDAA - Fire- birds, 0-1; West Chatham, 0-1; DDAA- Titans, 0-2 West Division: Randleman - Orange, 2-0; South- west Randolph, 2-0; Liberty, 1-1; Ramseur, 1-1; Seagrove, 1-1; S. Davidson, 1-1; New Market, 0-2; Randleman - Blue, 0-2 Ultimate frisbee The Carrboro Recreation & Parks Fall Adult Ul- timate Frisbee League standings are, as of Sept. 22: 1. Team 1 (Black) 2-0; 2. Team 4 (Green) 2-0; 3. Team 6 (White) 2-0; 4. Team 2 (Yellow) 1-1; 5. Team 5 (Light Blue) 1-2; 6. Team 7 (Brown) 1-2; 7. photo by Ava Barlow Team 8 (Orange) 1-2; 8. Team 3 (Dark Blue) 0-3 Chapel Hill High running back Daniel Watson carries the ball in Friday night’s match against Southern Alamance High School. The Tigers won the game 28-13. Tiger field hockey The Chapel Hill High Tiger Field Hockey team, coached by Diego Caballero, continued it’s winning HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY streak this past week by defeating Providence Day School on Saturday 2-0 and on Monday defeating Chapel Hill East Chapel Hill Chapel Hill Riverside High School 8-0. FOOTBALL Last Saturday, Chapel Hill defeated East Chapel Hill High beat South- Chapel Hill lost 5-1 at Riverside Mon- Against Providence Carrboro Southern Alamance 28-13 at Chapel ern Durham Monday evening 8-0 at day evening , with five different players CHHS 2, Providence 0 Last Friday, Carrboro High School lost Hill. Stephen Moore had 34 carries for Southern Durham. Six different players scoring for Riverside. The Tigers’ play Goals: CHHS — Barbara Parks 1, Alexis Hebert 1 to Cedar Ridge High School at Cedar 247 yards and four touchdowns for scored for the Wildcats. Their next against New Hanover at home, 6 p.m. Asssists: CHHS — Anna Long Ridge, 34-21. David Brooks rushed for Chapel Hill. The Tigers face Person at game is against New Hanover High Shots on Goal: CHHS 10, Providence 1 94 yards with 16 carries for Carrboro. home at 7 p.m. Friday. Saturday at 10 a.m. at home. Corners: CHHS 15, Providence 6 The Jaguars face Northwood at home Against Riverside at 7:30 p.m. Friday. soccer CHHS 8, Riverside 0 Carrboro Goals: CHHS — Barbara Parks 2, Hunter New- East Chapel Hill COACHES! Also on Friday, East Chapel Hill High Carrboro defeated Northwood 3-0 at ton 2, Alexis Hebert 1, Anna Long 1, Kelsey Buckley School lost at home to South Gran- Northwood Monday to break a three- 1, Jessica Barfield 1 ville High School, 34-0. Bosely rushed game losting streak after an undefeated BOOSTERS! Assists: CHHS — Jessica Barfield 2 start. They will face Orange High for three touchdowns for South Send us your reports! Shots on Goal: CHHS 29, Riverside 0 Granville. The Wildcats’ next game is School at home on Wednesday at 7 Corners: CHHS 21, Riverside 0 Friday, 7 p.m. at home. p.m. Email: editor@ carrborocitizen.com

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A new airport, he said, could help bring in federal investment and help in recruiting new in- dustries. Asked for specifics by audience member Mary Trosclair, Broadwell said that aerospace re- search and technology businesses that want to handle their own shipping are possibilities. Nelson said it might be time for local governments to “em- brace the third rail” of incentives in order to recruit new business- es to fill new inventories of com- mercial space. Broadwell called incentives photo by robert dickson A truck hauls away a temporary storage container from F&F a “perilous journey,” but agreed Automotive on Weaver Street Tuesday. that targeted incentives such as a green building fund to help de- photo by kirk ross F&F looking to reopen soon velopers build LEED structures Diane Lea asks about economic development plans while Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce F&F Automotive looks ready to reopen with a sleek new ex- could have some utility. executive director Aaron Nelson listens in during a Q&A section of the chamber’s Orange County Development Briefing Tuesday at the Friday Center. terior and roof. The storage trailer was towed away on Tuesday, Chapel Hill’s economic de- stopping traffic on Weaver Street. The office looks just about velopment officer, Dwight Bas- ready to be occupied and several cars under repair wait in the bay. sett, said he would like to see dropped over the past few years Hillsborough The current mix of development Proprietor Cleve Fogleman told the nCitizen i June that he hoped better coordination between the to 51 single-family and four Planning director Margaret projects is 39 percent commer- to reopen in September. county and the towns on incen- multi-family this year. Certifi- Houth called the county seat cial, a “tremendous shift” for a A fire destroyed much of the building last November. The re- tives. One reason the town lost cates of Occupancy issued by the “smallest but most happen- town with an 80/20 ratio of resi- pair shop has been on Weaver Street since 1972. a bid to recruit a company with the town show a similar picture ing town” in the county. She dential to commercial space. 450 jobs, he said, was that they with 160 COs issued in 2000 noted the town has seen a drop Chapel Hill has about two Chamber roundtable learned that the county would and 50 this year. Looking at the in the past couple of years in the million square feet of building The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce will hold a not offer incentives. two lines drifting south on the average number of new projects, taking place, representing an Small Business Roundtable on Oct. 1 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nelson also acknowledged that chart, Williford mused, “I don’t but that several major residential investment of roughly $408 mil- at the chamber office on South Estes Drive in Chapel Hill. the county and its municipalities know if this is the NASDQ or developments are moving ahead lion. Benjamin Quinn, a certified coach with ActionCOACH Busi- have made strides in streamlining the Dow.” and others are in the planning ness Coaching, will discuss building a business during an eco- their review process and that com- On the upside, Williford stage. Orange County nomic downturn. The roundtable is intended to provide useful plaining about how hard it is to do outlined the major commercial Houth said that redevelop- Planning director Craig and actionable information. business here is not going to help changes in store for downtown, ment in the downtown will lead Benedict said that the county The event is free, but seating is limited. To attend the round- the recruiting mission. including the large 300 East to more activity there and that a will continue to push for devel- table, RSVP to Whitney Woodyard at wwoodyard@carolinach- Following are snapshots offered Main Street project, which could new senior center and improve- opment in its Economic Devel- amber.org by Friday with your name, the name of your company by planners on the state of devel- be voted on in a special meeting ments around the Sportsplex is opment Districts, with the pro- and the names of any others who will attend with you. opment in the county and towns. called by the Carrboro Board of creating interest in that area. posed Buckhorn Village project Aldermen for next Tuesday. The a prime example. That project, Chamber events Carrboro town is also looking at a sizeable Chapel Hill he said, is close to the finish line The Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce will host Roy Williford, Carrboro’s increase in downtown housing Bassett acknowledged a slow- and should help stem the flow of several events throughout the month of October. Some of these planning director, noted that thanks to recently approved con- down in single-family attached Orange County sales tax dollars include: Carrboro had issued 143 build- dominium projects and is antici- homes and multi-family hous- out of county. • the Nonprofit Roundtable, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 8 ing permits for single-family pating the continued buildout of ing construction, but pointed to Benedict also cited a new air- at the chamber office; housing units and six for multi- already approved subdivisions on several large commercial projects port as having economic devel- • Women’s Executive Series, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Oct. 14 at family units. Those numbers the town’s north side. around town as the bright spot. opment potential. the Governors Club; • the Retail Roundtable, at 7 a.m. Oct. 21 at the chamber office; • the Women’s Roundtable, at 8 a.m. Oct. 28 at the chamber Beer Huntington said, adding that Broad and Carolina Brewery. “It’s done better than we office. from page 1 the store is putting together some “I don’t think there’s any- thought it would,” he said. “This For more information, visit www.carolinachamber.org. mixed six-packs of seasonal beers where in Chapel Hill or Car- was really just a project I kind of so shoppers can compare different rboro that has the selection we wanted to do for fun.” Downtown coffee partnership Shoppers can buy six-packs, brewers’ takes on seasonal brew. do,” Huntington said. Huntington attributes the The Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership will hold “Cof- singles, 22-ounce beers, mixed Besides seasonal beers, the In addition to beer, Carr- success thus far in large part to fee with the Partnership” events on Tuesday from 9 to 10 six-packs and growlers. The Carrboro Beverage Company boro Beverage Company carries his knowledgeable staff. a.m. and 5 to 6 p.m. at the University Presbyterian Church store even has a few rotating boasts a selection that includes a small selection of affordably- “All the folks working here are on Henderson Street. beers on draft that are sold in beers from not only across the priced wines, with most bottles really into beer,” he said. “We’ve The partnership will provide an update on the agency and eight ounce portions. U.S. but from Belgium, Germa- under $11, as well as specialty so- gotten really, really lucky with the gather merchant feedback on possible holiday promotions. In “We’re not really trying to be ny, England, Scotland, China, das, beer glassware and brewery guys that have come in to work.” addition, Dick Mann, UNC vice chancellor for finance and ad- a bar or anything,” Huntington France, Canada and more. merchandise. In addition, Huntington said ministration, will gather input from the community, downtown said. “I just think it’s a fun shop- Beers offered range from The store also hosts a free the growing interest in different business owners and property owners on changes, ideas and sug- ping experience.… It gives peo- Guinness and Spaten Oktober- beer tasting every week, when types of beer hasn’t hurt: gestions regarding the future of the University Square property. ple a chance to try something.” fest to North Coast Brother The- a representative from a brewery “It’s becoming more and more The events are free and open to the public. Parking is available Right now, the store is stocked lonious and McEwan’s Scotch brings a variety of selections to popular here.” in the Wallace Parking Deck on the corner of Henderson and with tons of oktoberfests, pumpkin Ale. The store also sells a selection share with shoppers. The Carrboro Beverage Rosemary streets. For more information, call 967-9440 or email ales and other seasonal brews that of North Carolina microbrews, Huntington said he’s been Company is open Monday [email protected]. arrive as the weather gets colder. including those from Duck-Rab- surprised by how well received through Saturday, from noon “The next four to six months bit, Big Boss, Carolina Brewing the Carrboro Beverage Com- to 10 p.m. and on Sundays from are really the best time for beer,” Company, Highland, French pany has been. noon to 8 p.m.

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