Yesterday, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools sent out a Twitter post to celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Day. The post said: “Ms. Jeffries’ 4th graders (Seawall) wrote notes of appreciation for folks at the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Mebane where Ms. Jeffries is also a full time 5:30 pm – 3:30am /Mon-Fri HR manager (You […]
Posted inChapel Hill
Thank you Chapel Hill Town Staff ???
Today we want to give a shout out (and some wine and some time off) to all of the Town of Chapel Hill employees who are doing a really kickass job staffing all of the community engagement meetings the town has been holding. These meetings are held at different times of day, often going late […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Advisory Boards, Guide
Guide: Advisory Boards in Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill has 20-ish advisory boards and commissions. Carrboro has almost two dozen plus some task forces. Orange County has a few dozen. Why are advisory boards and commissions on our minds? They’re often the first civic step someone takes in our town, and many board members go onto run for Town Council and other […]
Posted inTransportation
Did you know that GoTriangle’s Commuter Rail Plan Probably Won’t Be Eligible for Federal Funding?
Without federal funding, this project will not be built.
Posted inBike and Walk, Connectivity, Events around town, Transportation
We need to rebalance demands for safety and convenience
Update 6/28/2023 – The blog bloggers have just learned that the NC DOT will fund the improvements at Critz drive. This is good news, as it means the money the town was gathering for this project can now be used for other pedestrian safety initiatives! On a regular basis, pedestrians are struck and killed by […]
Posted inFrom the archives, Chapel Hill, Housing
When Howard Lee moved to Colony Woods
Earlier this week, a brand new sign went up on Chapel Hill Transit’s operations center. The Howard and Lillian Lee Transit Operations Center now honors the Lees. Howard Lee served as Chapel Hill’s mayor from 1969 to 1975, started our bus system and the Mountains-to-Sea trail, and was the first Black mayor to serve Chapel […]