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 […]
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What is Triangle Blog Blog? (Our first real interview!)
We’re tickled that Andy Bechtel invited us to chat with him about Triangle Blog Blog and how it fits into the Triangle’s media landscape. Bechtel teaches at UNC’s journalism school and was previously an editor at the N&O. You can read the entire interview here.
Posted inEvents around town, UNC
Free event for families: National Girls & Women in Sports Day at UNC
One of the most underrated free events in town for kids is fast approaching: the National Girls & Women in Sports Day at UNC. The event is part of a nationwide effort by the Women’s Sport Foundation, an organization founded by tennis great Billie Jean King, to promote and advocate for girls and women in […]
Posted inChapel Hill, From the archives, UNC
Chapel Hill’s Woodstock, but for Population Control
In the spring of 1975, UNC hosted a series of events on the subject of population control. For the uninitiated, population control was a popular topic in the 1970s, premised on the belief that humanity’s only hope for survival was to dramatically reduce our population. Fans of 1970s sci-fi have probably seen Soylent Green (1973), which […]
Posted inBike and Walk, Chapel Hill, Transportation
Motorists hit at least 16 pedestrians in Chapel Hill in 2022
WCHL reported that there were 15 “pedestrian-involved crashes” as of December 9 – the incident on December 29 brings that total to 16.
Posted inChapel Hill, Carrboro
Our blog bloggers look forward to 2023
Happy 2023! We have a lot to look forward to this year, including: Chapel Hill’s official application for the North-South Bus Rapid Transit Project Progress on extending the Bolin Creek Greenway to Carrboro, and Zoning changes that will make it easier to build housing in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. This year is also an election […]