Yesterday, an email hit the Chapel Hill Town Council public email inbox that raised our eyebrows more than usual. It was from a local attorney, paid for by twelve Chapel Hill households, begging the town to cease and desist with its housing choices proposal, which would allow structures like duplexes and cottage courts to be […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Housing, Zoning
Goodbye Structural Racism, Hello Status Quo
It’s February in Chapel Hill and that means two things: 1) The optimists among us are quietly confident that the UNC men’s basketball team is somehow going to turn the corner and make another deep run in the NCAA tournament, and 2) The pessimists among us are working on another petition to town council. This […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Housing, Stormwater
It’s February 21 2023 and there is still just *1* home for sale in Chapel Hill for middle income buyers
Spring has sprung a bit early in Chapel Hill but so far there are still few homes for sale for middle income buyers. This week’s sole option is an, um, aggressively lived in 2 bedroom, 2.5 bath condo with 1,150 square feet (much of Chapel Hill’s NOAH, naturally occurring affordable housing, is in poor condition […]
Posted inGreenway
Greenways I Know: The Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail
Recently I visited Florida with my wife where we embarked on a strange and wonderful journey to perhaps the most scenic stroad of all: US Highway 1 in the Florida Keys. We drove, we walked, we ran across the highway, and because it was so cold while we were there, we saw numerous iguanas falling […]
Posted inLegislature
Jeff Jackson (NC-14) is really, really good at social media
If you use social media and live in North Carolina, you’ve probably seen Jeff Jackson’s posts. If you don’t live in North Carolina, we highly recommend following Jeff Jackson. Jackson, a Democrat, is NC’s congressional representative in the 14th district (which covers parts of Mecklenburg and Gaston Counties) and he’s really, really good at social […]
Posted inTransportation, From the archives, UNC
Today is the 50th anniversary of Chapel Hill voters approving the bus transit system
Our favorite local historian and voter guru Gerry Cohen reminded us earlier that today (February 20, 2023) is the 50th anniversary of the Chapel Hill, NC referendum to levy public transit property tax, which was necessary to obtain a grant from the federal government for purchasing buses. The levy passed 64% to 36% and bus […]