Next Thursday, the Orange County Affordable Housing Coalition and NEXT are hosting the first of two local election campaign forums. The first is for Chapel Hill and the second is for Carrboro, which will occur the following Monday. Chapel Hill Carrboro We recently wrote about the coalition here, and are excited for them to be […]
Posted inBike and Walk, Bike Beat, Connectivity, Transportation, Vision Zero
Open House for Chapel Hill Transportation and Mobility Projects this week
The town of Chapel Hill’s Office of Mobility and Greenways is holding an open house this week to provide information regarding the towns upcoming projects: Visit the towns Transportation and Mobility Hub for more information Note: This is a public information session, not a public comment meeting. While the town will have staff present to […]
Posted inChapel Hill Town Council, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Election 2025
Two candidates have withdrawn their names from local elections
We have learned two candidates have withdrawn their candidacy status with the Board of Elections. This makes the school board race pretty straightforward as there are now three candidates for the three available seats. For Chapel Hill Town Council, we had two incumbents and 3 challengers vying for 4 seats. Running for public office is […]
Posted inHelping neighbors, Housing
CASA Annual Fundraiser coming up on September 25
CASA is preparing for their annual fundraiser , Thursday, September 25 at the Raleigh Union Station. CASA’s Fall Fundraiser is their largest event of the year. The event will include a cocktail hour, dinner, a program, a silent auction, and much more. There are still opportunities to donate items for the auction and wine for […]
Posted inHelping neighbors
Thanks to TBB Readers, we donated nearly $10,000 to PORCH this summer!
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 […]