Happy Monday, readers! We hope you all had a fantastic weekend. Here are your media items du jour. Bon appetit! A comedian wandered into the housing debate and broke Twitter. YIMBY/NIMBY idc, you’re all the same to me, a bunch of people who think housing should be a profitable industry instead of something every human […]
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Parks in Chapel Hill: New map just dropped
Chapel Hill ranks ahead of Durham and Raleigh in the percentage of residents who live within a 10-minute walk of a park.
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June 9, 2022: Lunch Links
At last night’s Chapel Hill town council meeting, there was a spirited debate about pickleball courts. What happened?
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June 8, 2022: Lunch Links
Hi all, Welcome to Wednesday. Here are today’s lunch specials! In addition to the swearing in of new Council Member Eliazar Posada, North Carolina’s first openly-gay Latino elected official, The Town of Carrboro unanimously adopted their new comprehensive plan last night. Great news – what do you love/hate? Leave it in the comments! — Some […]
Posted inDurham, Housing, Triangle Region
Meta is coming to Durham. Let’s talk about housing.
On Monday, WRAL reported that Meta – the parent company of Facebook and Instagram – is planning a “significant presence” in Durham. Meta’s announcement follows Google and Apple announcing their plans to build Triangle-based offices. All are further evidence that the growth of the Triangle will not stop anytime soon and that inaction on housing […]
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June 7, 2022: Lunch Links
It’s Tuesday – you know that that means! Just kidding, we don’t know what it means either. While you’re waiting for Pickleball Friday to roll around again (let’s be honest, we know why you’re here) we will share some fun and/or interesting bits of media that the TBB crew has been reading, discussing, stressing about, […]