This is a repost from a Carolina Forward piece, written by Theo Nollert. We were given permission to share it here, and call your attention to their work and their tracker tool. Key Points: The General Assembly is moving the goalposts again, making big fiscal changes and taking more of the Governor’s powers after the […]
Posted inObituary, Orange County Board of County Commissioners
Community Invited to Memorial Service Honoring Orange County Commissioner Jamezetta Bedford
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A public memorial service celebrating the life of Jamezetta Bedford, Orange County Commissioner and longtime advocate for public education and services for individuals with developmental disabilities, will be held on Saturday, August 22 at 2 p.m. at University United Methodist Church in Chapel Hill. All are welcome to attend.Bedford, 67, died […]
Posted inChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Helping neighbors
Teacher Supply Store Helps Nearly 1,000 CHCCS Educators Prepare for the New School Year
Launched in 2007 through a partnership between the Chapel Hill – Carrboro Public School Foundation (PSF) and the East Chapel Hill Rotary Club, the annual Teacher Supply Store supports teachers in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS). On average, teachers spend $1,000 of their own money each year to purchase classroom supplies. The Teacher Supply […]
Posted inAffordable Housing, Housing, UNC
UNC Shuts Down Baity Hill for All Graduate Students– Offers No On-Campus Alternative
Earlier this year, residents of Baity Hill, the only on-campus living facility available to graduate students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, were told by administrators at the University that the facility would be closed to graduate students beginning in the Fall of 2028. Residents of Baity Hill, many of whom chose […]
Posted inCarrboro, feature
Meet Tico, Carrboro’s Peacock
We have seen photos on reddit, we have seen photos on facebook. One of my children saw it and texted me a photo. It’s the peacock of Carrboro! Meet Tico, Carrboro’s own peacock, who currently lives at the house on West Main in Carrboro The story of Tico begins last December, when the brightly colored […]
Posted inBike and Walk, Bike Beat, Carrboro
Safety improvements come to North Greensboro Street in Carrboro
NCDOT’s roadway resurfacing project on the downtown stretch of Greensboro Street in Carrboro is nearing completion, revealing an updated pavement marking plan (developed by town staff, approved by NCDOT) that brings some welcome safety improvements. On the 0.3-mile stretch between Poplar Avenue and Oak Avenue, the motor vehicle lanes in each direction have been narrowed […]