🌱 How will Carrboro’s new planning director reshape the town’s future?

Good morning Carrboro! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How will Carrboro’s new planning director reshape the town’s future?
• Which major artist just chose Carrboro for their tour finale?
• What’s changing with the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board leadership?

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and chilly, with a high of 45 and low of 30 degrees.
• Friday: Chilly with periods of sun, temps: high: 45, low: 31.
• Saturday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 54 and low of 31 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. From Colorado to Carrboro, John Fussa Follows His Star (thelocalreporter.press) — Carrboro’s new planning director, John Fussa, has just arrived from Colorado and is spending his first months listening closely to residents and local officials. He plans to tailor his big-city planning experience to Carrboro’s smaller, denser character, emphasizing community outreach, downtown vitality, and protection of open spaces as the town refines its development code and long-term vision.
   

2. Tour news: Patterson Hood / John Moreland, Autopsy, Kreator, Baths, Richard Dawson, Steve Earle, Defeated Sanity, Unsane, Sarah Kinsley, more (brooklynvegan.com) — Music fans in Carrboro can look forward to Iron & Wine’s spring US tour wrapping up in town on May 17, bringing a nationally known act to the local stage. The broader roundup also highlights other major tours, but Carrboro gets the tour’s finale.
   

3. The Morning News: Pittsboro's Future (chapelboro.com) — Chapel Hill-Carrboro readers get a quick update on your joint school board, which just chose a new chair while the former leader heads to Raleigh for General Assembly questions. The same newscast covers Pittsboro’s downtown planning, a local Order of the Long Leaf Pine honor, UNC staff concerns over a cost-cutting program, and notable UNC sports milestones.
   

4. NC Republican lawmakers grill Chapel Hill-Carrboro School leaders over parental rights law (newsfromthestates.com) — Chapel Hill-Carrboro school leaders were sharply questioned in Raleigh over whether the district is following North Carolina’s Parents’ Bill of Rights, especially rules on notifying parents about students’ pronoun changes. The tense hearing featured accusations of defying state law, threats about withholding funding, and heated debate over how local schools support LGBTQ+ students while complying with state requirements.
   

📸 Around Carrboro

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Carrboro

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Friday December 12

• Center Theater Company's production of The Christmas Carol
  Center Theater Company , 300-G Main Street , Carrboro
  7:30 pm

Sunday December 14

• Sunday Morning Meditation Classes
  Carrboro, NC Calendar , Kosala Buddhist Center 711 W. Rosemary St. , Carrboro
  10:30 am
• Elf Market
  Carrboro, NC Calendar , 400 Roberson St. , Carrboro
  11:00 am
• Family Fun Sunday Series - Family Bingo
  Drakeford Library Complex , 203 S. Greensboro St. , Carrboro
  2:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Senior Joyful Gentle Movement with Kate Finlayson
  Covenant Place , 103 Culbreth Rd , Chapel Hill
  10:00 am
• Tuesday Evening Meditation Classes
  Carrboro, NC Calendar , Kosala Buddhist Center 711 W. Rosemary St. , Carrboro
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Excursions - NC Museum of Art & State Farmers Market Restaurant
  Carrboro, NC Calendar , 301 W Main St , Carrboro
  9:30 am
• Housing and Human Services Advisory Commission
  Carrboro, NC Calendar , 301 W. Main St. , Carrboro
  6:00 pm

📣 Carrboro Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Storytime and Playtime
  Drakeford Library Complex , 203 S. Greensboro St. , Carrboro
  10:30 am
• Kids, Cookies & Candy Canes
  Carrboro Century Center - Century Hall , 100 N. Greensboro St. , Carrboro
  10:30 am
• Hybrid Lunchbox Talk: Selecting Corals for Reef Restoration
  North Carolina Botanical Garden , 100 Old Mason Farm Road , Chapel Hill
  12:00 pm

Friday December 12

• PTA Fall Book Fair
  Morris Grove Elementary School , 215 Eubanks Rd , Chapel Hill
  7:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Schmidt Family Restaurant posted a job opening for Wendys Crew Member - Carrboro NC 27510 in Carrboro. Apply here.
• Barnes & Noble Education posted a job opening for Campus Retail Associate - Stone & Leaf Cafe (Temp) in Chapel Hill. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Carrboro here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

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