I’m a parent in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro School District, and since the school year started, we’ve received a text, phone call and email almost every day telling us that our kindergartener’s bus is going to be late. The school district has said there are a number of options on the table to help with the […]
Posted inChapel Hill Town Council, Development review, Greenway, Housing
Why aren’t we considering the Legion site for the Complete Communities pilot?
Tomorrow, the Chapel Hill Town Council will formally choose a pilot project for the Complete Communities planning exercise they’ve been conducting and, separately, make a decision on the future of the American Legion site. Why aren’t we talking about these two decisions together? About Complete Communities For those who haven’t been paying close attention, Complete […]
Posted inChapel Hill, UNC
Carolina’s finest coal ash
Over the years, one of the most consistent defenses of burning coal at UNC-Chapel Hill’s cogeneration plant is that it’s a very efficient and clean operation. Whenever I write about Cameron Avenue, the common response is that it’s a really clean coal plant. I’ve been through the place, got the grand tour and a solid […]
Posted inBike and Walk, Bike Beat, Events around town
Chapel Hill – Carrboro Holiday Parade is tomorrow!
Tomorrow! Saturday, December 3, at 10:30 is the Chapel Hill – Carrboro Holiday Parade! A couple of important things to remember: Unlike past years, the parade is starting a little farther west and will begin at the corner of Church and Franklin Street. So, if you had a favorite spot to watch in the past, […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council, Greenway
The March 28, 1977 Chapel Hill Town Council meeting was unique.
We’re immersing ourselves in 1977 Chapel Hill town politics today because it came up as a discussion point in the 2022 town council work session on November 30. 1977 was the year Saturday Night Fever was released. In Chapel Hill, folks were battling I-40, talking greenways, and discussing OWASA. It was also the year in […]
Posted inAmerican Legion, Chapel Hill, Housing, Parks and Rec
We attended the American Legion meeting last night at the Chapel Hill Public Library.
There was a moment in the American Legion public meeting last night at the library where someone invited everyone in the room to the American Legion land this morning – it’s Wednesday – to clear wisteria. Dotty Foley of HOPE NC interrupted him. “We have to go to work to pay the rent,” she said. […]