AND THE AWARD GOES TO… Orange Water And Sewer Authority
PHOTO COURTESY OF TRINITY PARTNERS
(OWASA) received the President’s Award for Distribution System Operation from the Partnership for Safe Water. The third utility in the U.S. to receive this award, OWASA was recognized for meeting highly stringent optimization goals while providing drinking water quality that surpasses regulatory requirements.
WHEN ONE DOOR CLOSES... Tarheel Town Pharmacy held a grand
opening in late March. The business, located in East Main Square, is run by Malli Hadimani. Studio Design Gallery in The Courtyard
has closed after four years of providing a curated art space. Francesca’s women’s boutique has
opened a location in Carolina Square. The Strowd, a bar and events space
above Sutton’s Drug Store, closed after four years of operation due to leasing issues, but management plans to open in a yet-to-be-announced new location under a new name.
No. 1 in the Final Ranking of the United States Tennis Association Boys 12 and Under Division.
137 East Franklin, the building that
connects Franklin and Rosemary streets in downtown Chapel Hill, is now The Central. The rebranding goes along with a new management company, Trinity Partners, and major renovations to the building’s facade and lobby, with more updates to come. It remains under the ownership of ATCO and Zapolski Real Estate.
Cody Benton received his letter for reaching
WHAT AN HONOR
Chapel Hill Country
Nearly 40 seniors from local high schools were selected as semifinalists for National Merit Scholarships. Semifinalists from Carrboro High: Hope B. Anderson, Jackson L. Asaro, Katherine F. Brownstein, Andre F. Javan, Elena K. Peot, Arjun Shankar and Sophia D. Therber. From Chapel Hill High: Silas R. Buckner, Andrew M. Campbell, Garrett F. Chappell, Lena A. Cohen, Anne Crabill, Sayali Gove, Douglas Heine, Jerry W. Ji, Benjamin D. Rampel, John Rich, Maggie Weber, Li-Anne W. Wright, Eric Xu and Tyler D. Yandrofski. From East Chapel
Club is on a
Hill High: Thomas A. Brodey, Yixuan Cao,
Chef David Voelz of Galloway Ridge at Fearrington won the Silver Spoon Award at The Big Deal Casino Night Share to Care Gala in February for his venison tenderloin. The Silver Spoon recognizes taste, presentation and creativity.
winning streak! After being voted Best Sports Club in Chapel Hill in 2017, two of its members have recently distinguished themselves in the tennis world. Head Tennis Professional Mic Wallace was named Head Professional of the Year by the United States Professional Tennis Association.
Katherine H. Characklis, Dawn E. Culton, Kevin Day, Joie Y. Dong, Vincent Y. Du, Martin A. Hito, Alexander Hoerler, Finley S. James, Kelly D. Lin, Frances O’Grady, Jack C. Phillips, Jennifer H. Qian, Mian A. Qin, Sarah E. Stevens, Albert Tsui and Victor Q. Zhao. Nadiya Farrington, a senior at Chapel Hill High School, is the only young woman of
five North Carolina Career and Technical Education students to advance to the semifinals level in the National Presidential April 2018 chapelhillmagazine.com
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