Carrboro

Carrboro is the town just west of Chapel Hill. With a population of just under 20,000 Carrboro is the kind of small southern town where the past and the present seem to have been fused into a single moment until it’s no longer one time or the other. Many of the buildings on Main…

In 1882, the town to the east—that would be Chapel Hill—determined that it needed a train station to accommodate folks traveling there. They picked a deserted area a mile away from campus—a mile away so no one on the Hill would be disturbed by the unseemly sound of a train…

Two institutions are open year-round: The ArtsCenter and the Cat’s Cradle. The ArtsCenter began in 1974, and since then it’s become the soul of the arts community. And not just for Carrboro either, but for fifty miles in any direction you care to go. Right next door is the Cat’s…

Carrboro, more than anything else, is a community. What does this mean, community? It means poetry and art and music. And it means Thursday evening on the lawn in front of Weaver Street Market—or The Weave, as it’s known around town. From late-spring to early-fall, the “Weave”…

Carrboro is a walking town; from The Weave, you can go anywhere. Cross the street and you’ll run into the Spotted Dog. That’s where you can go for beer and a good sandwich. Veer south and, if you’re lucky, you might run into the Orange County Social Club, or OCSC. Right next door…

Created in 1977, the Carrboro Farmers’ Market was one of the earliest markets to link farmers directly with their customers. This is a true farmers’ market. Everything that is sold must be grown or produced within a 50-mile radius of Carrboro. Twice weekly, on Wednesday evenings…