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 […]
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A petition to implement a DJ to turn sick beats in between Town Council agenda items
The simple truth is the way city, state, and local governments conduct their meetings is antiquated and a holdover from a time that once was. As a species, humans have advanced far beyond the rigid formalities of parliamentary procedure. I have the attention span of a goldfish at this point! Realistically, I cannot overthrow how […]
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Bim Montana III tackles the Bolin Creek Greenway Phase 1A trail
Bim Montana III spent part of the pandemic hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, where he slept under the stars and had a face-to-face encounter with a grizzly bear. He then set his sights on El Camino, the famous Spanish pilgrimage route, where he stayed in historic monasteries and swapped stories with modern pilgrims around the […]
Posted inBike and Walk, Bike Beat, Carrboro, Connectivity, Greenway, Things to do with kids
Helping more grandparents bike with grandkids in Carrboro
By the end of this post, I’m hoping you’ll want to take your grandkids (or have your parents take your kids) places in Carrboro by bike. Many of you without kids, or without parents who live close by if you have kids, may think this is not about you. You’re in this picture too, because […]
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Car dependent housing on the edge of town
St. Paul AME proposes a large new housing and multi-purpose development on the edge of town near Rogers Road. The Triangle Business Times gives details: This is good. Rogers Road is a historically Black community in the Northern part of Chapel Hill, and has a decades-long history of bearing the brunt of environmental injustice. The […]