*Deep breath* It’s almost over. Election Day is Tuesday, and the months of text messages and phone calls and door knocks and political advertisements during our favorite sporting events is about to end. Your blog bloggers have been out and about the last several weeks helping get out the vote. We have been: It’s the […]
Posted inElection 2024
The Down Ballot Stakes for the North Carolina Left
The 2024 presidential election has leftists more disillusioned than ever. Every four years, progressives, socialists, and others on the left bemoan the lack of a better option than a moderate Democrat (one that has a chance of winning, anyway). But this year, with continuing death and destruction in Gaza and a Democratic nominee from an […]
Posted inUncategorized
Orange County NC needs better “I Voted” stickers, stat
For the past two elections, Triangle Blog Blog – a group of volunteer doofuses who run this website in our spare time – has handed out “I voted” stickers. They look like this: People like them. They are fun. Municipalities near us also hand out fun stickers. This is the one from Raleigh, which a […]
Posted inBike and Walk, Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Things to do with kids
Chapel Hill and Carrboro’s best neighborhoods for trick-or-treating: 2024 edition
We are big fans of walkable, dense neighborhoods, and what better day to test that out than Halloween? Every year, people flock to Southern Village and Quarterpath Trace to trick-or-treat or to check out the decorations. What makes these neighborhoods good for trick-or-treating? The same things that make them good for kids year-round: Houses are […]
Posted inBike and Walk, Bike Beat, North Carolina
Raleigh’s e-bike rebate program begins today
Raleigh is the latest city to offer e-bike rebates: $500 baseline rebate $1,500 rebate for low-income residents Vouchers will be allocated in a drawing next month. The application period opened today and closes on November 10, 2024. You must be a resident of Raleigh and 18 years or older when you apply. Raleigh’s e-bike rebate […]
Posted inElection 2024, Orange County Board of County Commissioners
Jean Hamilton and Marilyn Carter are not running against one another
We’ve noticed in our search traffic recently that a ton of people are searching the phrase “Jean Hamilton vs. Marilyn Carter.” Both Hamilton and Carter are running to serve as District 1 County Commissioners. Hamilton is an incumbent; Carter is new. However, we want to clarify: there are two seats available in District 1. Carter […]