Year of the Trail: Hiking and Biking at Carolina North Forest
Carolina North Forest (Horace Williams Tract) is a 947 acre wooded expanse owned by the State of North Carolina and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. CNF is managed by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. There are two “sides” of Carolina North Forest, known as the “airport side” (East) and […]
Photo Essay: Carrboro Open Streets
This last Sunday we went to one of our favorite town events: Carrboro Open Streets. Each year in April the town closes off Weaver Street to cars between Main Street and Roberson Street to make way for residents to walk, ride bikes, and talk to community groups that have setup in the street. What I […]
Everything awful said or implied about UNC students in the Town’s housing survey
One of the stranger things about Chapel Hill, a quintessential college town, is how many people here dislike college students. They dislike renters in general but have an extra level of contempt for students, who are widely regarded as rich brats with an unquenchable thirst for destroying the property values of the town’s landed gentry. […]
An anonymous Chapel Hill apartment manager tells all: A TBB exclusive
We recently interviewed the manager of a larger apartment building in Chapel Hill. We were curious about their experience, because some people in Chapel Hill say that our apartment buildings are largely vacant – which isn’t true. We also wanted to learn more about who is served by the newer apartment buildings in our town, […]