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, […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council, Guide
Guide: Emailing Chapel Hill and Carrboro Town Councils and How it Works
Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange County have pretty transparent ways of getting in touch with our elected officials, which you can do if you have an issue, want to bring something to their attention, or just thank them. This post will walk you through how to effectively email our Town Councils (and explain why you […]
Posted inChapel Hill, CHALT, Chapel Hill Town Council, Parks and Rec
Facts about the American Legion site: A response to CHALT’s ‘A New Park…’ Blog Post
This piece was written by Melody Kramer with input from Geoff Green, Caroline Dwyer, John Rees, Stephen Whitlow, and Martin Johnson. Update – June 16, 2022 On June 5, CHALT published an anonymous blog post (“A New Park…) containing serious accusations of misconduct against several Town of Chapel Hill council members without any supporting evidence. Our […]