by Admin | Apr 26, 2024 | NEWS
Mayor Barbara Foushee has proclaimed the week of April 26 to May 5, 2024 as Black Restaurant Week in Carrboro. The Town of Carrboro recognizes the importance of supporting local Black-owned restaurants, which play a vital role in building inter-generational...
by Admin | Apr 17, 2024 | STORIES
Mama Dip’s Kitchen, located at 408 W Rosemary Street in Chapel Hill, commemorated what would have been its founder Mildred Council’s 95th birthday on Thursday, April 11, 2024. The restaurant celebrated by reverting some prices to their 1976 levels,...
by Admin | Mar 29, 2024 | NEWS
The Town of Carrboro celebrated the renaming of Carr Street during the Braxton Foushee Street Dedication on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 . Braxton Foushee is a local civil rights leader, a current Planning Board member, and the first Black member of the Carrboro Board of...
by Admin | Mar 12, 2024 | NEWS
The Town of Carrboro is planning an event to celebrate the renaming of Carr Street to Braxton Foushee Street at 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 27, with a community gathering outside the Areté Studio, 203 E. Carr Street. The street dedication will begin with the...
by Admin | Mar 12, 2024 | STORIES
In 2023 Barbara Foushee was the first Black woman elected as mayor of Carrboro and the second Black person to hold the office. Foushee has served on Carrboro’s town council for six years. Foushee grew up in eastern North Carolina and graduated from Saint...
