On March 22, the Chapel Hill Town Council was presented with a concept plan for a new wet lab at 306 W. Franklin Street. The wet lab is being proposed by Longfellow, a life-sciences-focused real estate firm that owns similar properties in Durham and RTP. The purpose of the presentation was to receive Council’s feedback […]
Posted inPickleball, Chapel Hill, Parks and Rec
Dear Tennis
Dear Tennis, We need to have a word. I know, I know, you think you have a problem with pickleball. I guess in a way you do, but the real problem, and I think way down deep you’ll agree, is you have a tennis problem. I know, it’s hard to look inward when the attack […]
Posted inGreenway
Greenways that I know: The Saunders-Monticello Trail
This last week our family traveled to Charolottesville, Virginia, and we visited the Saunders-Monticello Trail. This greenway trail is a lot different than other greenway trails I have written about in this series, and it illustrates something very important about how greenways get designed and constructed, which is the concept of “trade-offs”. (If you’re wondering […]
Posted inApril Fools
Chapel Hill pushes Missing Medieval Housing
Today, April 1, the Chapel Hill Planning Department is preparing a new proclamation to help address the housing shortage while also acknowledging the town’s rich architectural heritage. Housing Choices for Peasants and Lords, or, colloquially, Missing Medieval Housing, is designed to supply housing for impoverished lower classes as well as royalty who inherited their title […]
Posted inApril Fools
Start planning your dream vacation with a destination cruise hosted by the Chapel Hill Alliance for a Livable Town
On April 1, join CHALT for an all-inclusive LUXURY* cruise on the Friends of the Alliance of the Seas Every stateroom and suite include: Unique welcome ritual Plenty of petition space A private en-suite petition desk Impervious surface in the shower A PhD in leadership management A new hotmail account with 5 pre-formatted emails to […]
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The Society for Arboreal Longevity and Primordial Biodiversity Recognizes Chapel Hill as a Really Old Tree City USA
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2023 The Society for Arboreal Longevity and Primordial Biodiversity Recognizes Chapel Hill as a Really Old Tree City USA® CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (4/1/2023) – Chapel Hill was designated a 2023 Really Old Tree City USA® by the Society for Arboreal Longevity and Primordial Biodiversity (SALPB). SALPB botanists […]