Related: Learn more about Carrboro’s Linear Park Project and sign up for updates to build out Carrboro’s greenway network. My family lives within walking distance of Carrboro’s Bolin Creek, but we frequently drive to Umstead Park in Chapel Hill to walk along Bolin Creek’s paved path. With the envisioned paved Bolin Creek Greenway in Carrboro […]
Posted inChapel Hill, CHALT, Chapel Hill Town Council
Chapel Hill is going to spend $66k to do what the Blog Blog already did for free
On tonight’s Chapel Hill Town Council agenda is an exciting opportunity for the town to spend $66,000 in taxpayer money to figure out how different types of land use impact the town’s finances. I wish I had known this before the Blog Blog completed such analyses for the low cost of free. We found that […]
Posted inHousing, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council, Zoning
Missing Middle Housing is on Chapel Hill’s agenda. We should be celebrating, not panicking.
Where we live shapes much of our lives — from our commute times to where our kids can attend school. Allowing for a range of housing choices means more people can share in the opportunities we have in Chapel Hill.
Posted inCarrboro Town Council, Chapel Hill Town Council
Council season is starting up again: Here’s what to look for in Carrboro and Chapel Hill
Howdy ho, neighbors. We’re about to start another exciting season of Carrboro and Chapel Hill Town Council meetings — and have everything you need to know about watching and following right here in this blog post. When does Town Council meet? Carrboro Carrboro’s Town Council meets at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays; meetings are streamed, and […]
Posted inUNC, Housing
UNC staff and grad students: UNC and UNC Health want your thoughts on housing affordability
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health are jointly sponsoring a project to study housing affordability in and around the Town of Chapel Hill. Please send this post to any current graduate students and staffers at UNC and UNC Health that you know. From UNC and UNC Health: “We have partnered […]
Posted inChapel Hill
Is that Leonardo da Vinci I hear on WCHL, or Aaron Keck?
Heck, we just love Keck A small post of appreciation for Aaron Keck, the Terry Gross of long-form radio interviews in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. He recently received the well-deserved 2022 Radio Personality of the Year award from the NC Association of Broadcasters – second year in a row, naturally – and we just wanted […]