Back in June, we made a request to our readers to help PORCH raise $10,000 to bridge the gap they often have in summer donations of both food and money. It’s a time of year where families travel and aren’t home some weekends to place food on their front porches. Thanks to you, we helped […]
Posted inAffordable Housing, Housing
Meet the Orange County Affordable Housing Coalition: The Advocacy Group Fighting for Affordable Housing in Our Community
The Orange County Affordable Housing Coalition (the Coalition) has been advocating for affordable housing across the county for over a decade – and they just wrapped up one of their most intensive advocacy campaigns yet. I recently spoke with George Barrett, co-chair of the Coalition and Executive Director of the Jackson Center and Kaitlyn Kopala […]
Posted inCarrboro Town Council, Chapel Hill Town Council, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Economic development, Election 2025
Let’s tackle difficult issues this election season
This year, our local elections should be substantive, not boring. This week, two of our favorite local political pundits, Aaron Keck and Tom Jensen, recorded an election preview where they predicted our municipal elections would be “boring.” Noting the absence of candidates running against development and growth, Keck and Jensen suggested that this election would […]
Posted inDevelopment review, Housing
Chapel Hill Has Densified from the Outside In: Why That’s a Concern
Chapel Hill is getting denser, as anyone who has driven around the town can attest to. That is a good thing, given our need for more housing and the constraints imposed by a nearly built-out town and the rural buffer. However, this densification is occurring in an atypical way. In most older cities and town, […]
Posted inHelping neighbors, Orange County
Thank you! We raised 500 dollars for the artists towed from Carr Mill Mall
And a bunch of money for the Orange County Arts Commission! Yesterday we told you about the unfortunate incident where artists installing artwork for the Uproar Arts Festival were towed from Carr Mill Mall parking lot. (As you might know, Carr Mill Mall has a predatory towing issue.) $1,562 raised from 93 individual donors We […]
Posted inOrange County
We’re helping the artists who were towed at Carr Mill Mall
Over the weekend, two things happened: We cannot do anything about the first point, although it’s disheartening and dismaying that Carr Mill Mall removed a piece of artwork. Uproar was launched in 2023 to support small businesses, especially downtown Carrboro and Chapel Hill during the quieter summer months – and brings visitors and dollars to […]