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PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROBERT SCHREINER
The 2015 Town Treasures inductees include a writer (Daphne Athas), a presidential historian (William E. Leuchtenburg), a Special Olympics coach (Joseph Polcaro) and a farmer (Robert Edward Strayhorn). The Chapel Hill Historical Society began recognizing individuals and couples for their community contributions in 2008. CHM
Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt with Marian Cheek Jackson and her son, Reggie Jackson.
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William Leuchtenburg with the Mayor.
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FRONT ROW: Frances Lloyd Shetley, Gertrude Rogers Nunn, Marian Cheek Jackson, Mary Alice Eckman and Daphne Athas.
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BACK ROW: Ken Moore, William Leuchtenburg, Robert Edward Strayhorn and Joseph Polcaro.
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Patty Griffin, Laura Morgan, Renee Price, Laurie Paolicelli, Linda Convissor, Maria Palmer and Delores Bailey.
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BUILDING UP PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAN SHANNON
Ground has been broken on the long-awaited Carolina Square on Franklin Street, which will include 42,000 square feet of retail, 159,000 square feet of office space and 246 apartments. The expected opening date is August 2017. On the site of the former University Square, the $123-million complex will also house Carolina Performing Arts’ The Core at Carolina Square, an 8,500-square-foot lab, studio and theater space. CHM 14
chapelhillmagazine.com December 2015
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Josh Hall, Roger Stancil, Gordon Merklein and Bill Bassett.
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Downtown Partnership’s Meg McGurk and Bobby Funk.