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- The Alamance Scene: precinct meetings and pork shoulders
The Democratic Precinct meeting for Graham 4 for those who vote at Fellowship Baptist Church on Maple Avenue will be held March 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Graham Library.
- Hot air balloon lands in east Burlington neighborhood
A ride in a hot air balloon that took more than a year to plan ended with a bit of excitement Sunday when it landed in a field overgrown with brush behind a house on North Ashland Drive in east Burlington.
- Open & Shut: Cake shop opens in Burlington
Carolina's Cake Shop opened last weekend at 1349 S. Church St. in Burlington. Owners Mike and Carolina "specialize in sculpted cakes including contemporary and traditional wedding cakes." They are open Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and are closed Sunday.
- Ups and Downs: Resurgent retail, spring siting and high or no tech in Burlington
Ahhhh according to published reports, shoppers returned to stores in February, retail sales are up and folks are more confident that the economy is getting better.
- Is this really the end of IRV in Burlington?
Organizers called it a grass roots effort that paid off. The YES on 5 campaign celebrated its victory Tuesday night after voters chose to get rid of Burlington's instant runoff voting system.
- Word is spreading about Elona s downtown, east Burlington bus route
Timothy "Juneur" Ritchel and Curtis Pratt had the bus to themselves Wednesday. They hopped on Elon University's Bio Bus at May Memorial Library and planned to ride a couple loops through east Burlington and to Elon University.
- Alamance-Burlington schools closed with more rain, snow on the way
Alamance-Burlington Schools are closed Wednesday with an optional teacher work day after yet another winter storm blanketed the area with snow.
- Burlington Square Mall, gets old name back
After years of struggling financially, people in Burlington are hoping their local mall's new owners will translate to a better place to shop.
- Burlington voters repeal IRV
A raucus celebration at Norm's Grill in the new North End Tuesday night marked a victories end to the YES on 5 campaign in Burlington.
- The Alamance Scene: training and support meetings
CrossRoads Sexual Assault Response and Resource Center's 2010 training sessions will be held Thursday, March 11, and Thursday, March 18 from 5:30 to 8:30 at the Center, 1206-B Vaughn Road, Burlington.
- Police: Man Charged With Assaulting, Shooting at Woman
A Burlington man was arrested after physically assaulting and shooting at a woman early Saturday morning, according to Burlington Police.
- City Of Burlington Can Report Crimes With iPhone App
The app is free...and it works nationwide. Here's how it works: when you see a non-emergency issue, you can access the app, designate the "City of Burlington" as your default location, add an optional description, insert a photo and submit the issue.
- Day Care Operator's Husband Charged With Sex Crime
The husband of a local day care operator has been charged with inappropriately touching a 9-year-old girl who was enrolled at the facility.
- Man Charged with Touching Girl at Burlington Daycare
The husband of a woman who runs a daycare out of their home has been charged with inappropriately touching a girl who was enrolled in the facility, police said.
- Restaurant moves top Open & Shut
The Harvalias brothers have started a friendly restaurant rivalry. Manolis is the new owner of Mayberry at the Park.
- Search on Chandler Avenue leads to charges
A search of a house on Chandler Avenue in Burlington following an undercover investigation led to the arrest Monday of three people on drug charges.
- Deadlifts and squats involve almost every muscle in your body
Q: When we lift weights doing squats at school, the coach wants our butts almost on the ground, but it kills me to do that.
- Shugart secures rights to 48 lots in stalled Burlington project
Triad home builder Grover Shugart has agreed to buy 48 lots in a stalled Alamance County neighborhood for at least $1.3 million.
- Hit-and-Run Suspect Turns Himself in to Burlington Police
A Graham man wanted for hit-and-run turned himself in to Burlington Police Saturday after allegedly hitting a Burlington man Friday night, according to the Burlington Police Department.
City DescriptionBurlington is a city in Alamance county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the principal city of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Alamance County, in which most of the city is located. The population was 44,917 at the 2000 census. According to Census estimates, the city population in 2008 was 50,857, and the Metropolitan Statistical Area population was nearly 150,000 in 2008. The city hosts the Burlington Royals baseball club of the Appalachian League. Burlington is part of the Piedmont Triad region of the state. Burlington is home to the Burlington Athletic Stadium where scenes from the movie Bull Durham were filmed.
LabCorp, one of the largest clinical laboratory companies in the world, has its headquarters and several testing facilities in Burlington. LabCorp is Alamance County's largest employer, employing over 3,000 people in the county.
Honda Aero, a subsidiary of Honda, recently announced that it will move its corporate headquarters to Burlington and build a $27 million plant at the Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport where it will build its HF120 jet engines for use in very light jets.
Biscuitville, a regional ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- Alamance County
- North Carolina
City Contains:- Atlantic Bank and Trust Company Building
- Menagerie Carousel
- US Post Office
Timezones:- North American Eastern Time Zone
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