Carrboro Open Streets Day is Here!
We love Open Streets Day in Carrboro. From 12-4, East and West Weaver Street are closed to cars — and we can see what’s possible when there’s a pedestrian-only area in our downtown. Today, you’re invited to dance, do yoga, learn to ride a bike, climb a bike wall, or make a smoothie on a […]
SaveChapelHill.org Day One: Hysteria (and Tons of Misinformation)
A few days back we posted about some signs that popped up around town breathlessly directing the Town Council “No Rezoning!” and pleading to “Protect Our Neighborhoods” with a reference to the website SaveChapelHill.org. Well, that website went online yesterday — and it will likely be shared around many neighborhood listservs in the coming weeks. […]
Save Chapel Hill? From whom? For what?
On Monday, April 10, hours before the Chapel Hill Town Council was set to discuss a proposal to permit more housing to be built in the community, a sign appeared on Lakeshore Drive, nestled on the lawn of a million-dollar home. “Tell the Town Council,” it read in black letters. Written below, the words “NO […]