by UNC Workers Union Tar Heel graduate workers: Want to make $40,000 a year? Our neighboring graduate workers at Duke increased their pay nearly $10,000 to $40,000 by calling for fair wages through a single protest (2022). Last year The University of Michigan, one of UNC Chapel Hill’s peer public institutions, raised stipends from $24,000 […]
Posted inBike and Walk, Bike Beat, Transportation
A free bike repair clinic is coming to Carrboro on 11/17
by Triangle Free Bike Repair Our next free bike repair clinic is set for Sunday, November 17 (one week from today) from 9 to 11AM at the Carrboro Town Commons. If you have a bike that needs some TLC, bring it to the clinic! Do you know how to pump up tires, fix flats, adjust […]
Posted inEvents around town, feature, Helping neighbors
An interview with Daniela Danilova of Railcare Health
I first encountered Railcare Health by accident, as I was having coffee at Lanza’s. They were holding a free screening and I was fascinating by the model. I reached out to them, and recently met with their communications director, Daniela Danilova, to learn about her about her involvement with Carolina Railcare and what is in […]
Posted inBike and Walk, Bike Beat, DCHC MPO, Greenway, NCDOT, Transportation
It’s that time again — NCDOT SPOT Prioritization time!
Read on and learn how to help support critical Chapel Hill transportation priorities, such as North-South Bus Rapid Transit, the Raleigh Road sidepath, the East Franklin Drive sidepath, the Bolin Creek Greenway extension, and the Morgan Creek Greenway extension. Every few years, communities across North Carolina submit local transportation projects to the North Carolina Department […]
Posted inCarrboro, Carrboro Town Council, Election 2024
What did we learn from Carrboro’s even-year municipal election?
Most municipal elections in North Carolina are in odd-numbered years, which means they don’t line up with federal elections (held in even-numbered years) or state elections (also held in even-numbered years.) Over the past decade, a number of municipalities in the state have switched to even-year elections: Winston-Salem, Asheville, Raleigh, Lincolnton, and all of the […]
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Here’s a post about Joni Mitchell instead of politics
I was lucky enough to travel to Los Angeles in October to see Joni Mitchell perform at the Hollywood Bowl (really, I should say, I’m lucky enough to have a husband who scored the tickets). At different points in my life, I have declared no less than four songs from the album Hejira to be […]