Category Archives: Carrboro

Christiania of the Carolinas

Posted on June 7, 2010 by BrianR

For a few decades now people have been calling Carrboro, NC the “Paris of the Piedmont“. I won’t go into its origins here. Some folks are pretty fed up with the phrase. We never like being pigeonholed it seems. Here … Continue reading →

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High-speed Internet must be a part of Carrboro’s infrastructure

Posted on January 15, 2009 by BrianR

People who live, work and visit Carrboro love the free wireless Internet. But the Town of Carrboro’s wireless is a victim of its own success. I’ve heard from a lot of people who have problems with it and wish it … Continue reading →

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The Journey to Build a Coworking Space

Posted on October 22, 2008 by BrianR

More specifically its a journey to build a sustainable coworking space. By sustainable I mean it should financially support itself and its operator (me) plus employees. I’m doing the best I can to document this unique journey. Mostly on the … Continue reading →

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Carrboro Creative Coworking Opening Tomorrow

Posted on October 5, 2008 by BrianR

Carrboro Creative Coworking opens this Monday October 6, 2008. Our initial business hours are 9am to 6pm Monday to Friday. I’ll be posting a lot over at CarrboroCoworking.com. Please check out the blog there for the latest. One day I’ll … Continue reading →

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Carrboro Coworking is moving along

Posted on August 21, 2008 by BrianR

Yesterday I signed a lease for office space in downtown Carrboro! After almost two years of work its FINALLY starting to happen. But this is only the beginning. So much more to do before we open. So much to do … Continue reading →

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Green Business in Orange County

Posted on August 1, 2008 by BrianR

I’ve just added a few posts to this blog about Green Business. I’m espcially interested in seeing it grow in Orange County, North Carolina. (That includes Chapel Hill and Carrboro.) So you’ll see on the top right of this blog … Continue reading →

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Is Orange County ready for Renewable Energy?

Posted on August 1, 2008 by BrianR

Al Gore calls for “100 percent of our electricity from renewable energy and truly clean carbon-free sources within 10 years.” What are our local governments doing to take this challenge and make it a reality locally? This was originally a … Continue reading →

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Create Green-Collar Jobs in Orange County

Posted on August 1, 2008 by BrianR

A few weeks ago I had the privilege of seeing Van Jones speak. He co-founded the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and is founder and president of Green For All. He spoke convincingly of a future of increased equality … Continue reading →

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Carrboro Coworking gets a new Website

Posted on July 31, 2008 by BrianR

My business Carrboro Creative Coworking is about to pick up speed. Back in June the Board of Alderman at the Town of Carrboro approved a loan. Now we’re at the lease negotiation stage. Very soon I’ll be announcing a location. … Continue reading →

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Arcade Fire Video

Posted on May 5, 2008 by BrianR

Abby shot some great video of Arcade Fire playing in Carrboro. Much better and more intimate than the footage I included in my vid bellow. Dig this. More on Abbys’ blog. Arcade Fire Plays “Heroes” by David Bowie in Carrboro, … Continue reading →

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