Make learning fun again
Posted Jul 14, 2019 at 5:55 AM Nov. 5, 1984, changed John Antonetti’s entire career. He was in his first year teaching eighth grade science in his home state of Arkansas when he found out he was being evaluated by the principal, John Heath. The day of the evaluation, Antonetti forgot his materials at home, forcing him to come […]
Beep, beep! This van brings fun to Burlington
Posted Jul 2, 2019 at 3:10 PM, Updated Jul 2, 2019 at 3:10 PM Burlington is taking recreation to at-risk communities with an up-fitted cargo van that travels the city to offer structured play for children and families. The Park & Play van was made possible by $50,000 from Impact Alamance. It’s equipped with fitness gear, […]
Mebane has budding scientists explore Cates Farm Park
Posted Apr 8, 2019 at 2:01 AM MEBANE — A group of kids has gathered around a skeleton in the woods at Cates Farm Park. It’s not human — thank God — but it’s a dead thing and it’s cool, and they lean over it trying to figure out what it might have been when it was alive. The […]
Burlington passes tobacco-free parks law
Posted Jan 16, 2019 at 5:18 PM Updated Jan 16, 2019 at 6:31 PM No smoking, dipping, vaping in park areas, including sidewalks, parking lots; goes into effect April 1, comes with potential $50 fine The Burlington City Council approved an ordinance banning tobacco use in all city parks and adjacent public areas, including parking […]
Impact Alamance dedicates new Burlington facilities
Posted Dec 22, 2018 at 1:23 PM Impact Alamance dedicated new facilities Wednesday, Dec. 19, in the former Cammack building, 133 E. Davis St., Burlington. LabCorp donated the 38,000-square-foot building to Impact Alamance in 2016. It houses Impact Alamance, Alamance Achieves, and the Alamance Community Foundation, and also has a conference center that can be used by local […]
Burlington talks tobacco-free parks, sidewalks, parking lots
Posted at 8:08 AM Updated at 8:13 AM Council members discuss prospect of making parks, sidewalks smoking-free The Burlington City Council discussed several items during their last work session meeting of the year Monday, Dec. 3, including a Tobacco-Free Ordinance. Impact Alamance Junior Program Officer Kacie Lynch and Sally Gordon with the Alamance County Health Department presented the proposed […]
Dumpster driving: One city’s junk becomes another city’s mobile park
Posted Nov 28, 2018 at 2:01 AM Updated Nov 28, 2018 at 8:50 AM GRAHAM — The City of Graham is celebrating a Dumpster. Recreation and Parks Director Brian Faucette gathered a crowd at Alamance Arts on Tuesday, Nov. 27, to cut the ribbon on the city’s new mobile parklet — an upcycled container from Bakers Waste Equipment Inc. that includes seating, tables and a […]
Alamance County battered women’s shelter gets big renovation
BURLINGTON, N.C. — This is a story of what a huge impact just a few people can make. It started off as a feel-good gesture that has turned into so much more. Jennifer Smith and a few other Burlington moms have gotten way outside their comfort zones. “It was just very hard for a […]
