We miss group blogging. We have been writing for a long time on Twitter and Facebook and NextDoor and over email and neighborhood listservs — and we’ve decided to test out putting everything in one place.

A number of us routinely attend council meetings and boards and commissions, and we’ll put our notes from those here as well, to make it easier for people to follow along. We’ll also provide historical context and help tie news events with previous ones.

For example, in 1991, the two leading items in the Chapel Hill newspaper were the Greene Tract and the library in Carrboro. Same as it ever was.

Welcome – and we’re glad you’re here.

-Melody Kramer

Chapel Hill News: 1991

Mel is a journalist and librarian. Outside of work, she volunteers as a reading tutor at Carrboro Elementary School, writes about journalism for a variety of publications, and serves as chair of the OWASA...