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 […]
Posted inChapel Hill Town Council, Carrboro, Carrboro Town Council, Chapel Hill, Orange County Board of County Commissioners
A look at the week ahead: June 6, 2022
With budget season coming to a close, it’s another busy week in local government. Here is a look at some of the local government meetings scheduled for this week, June 6-June 10. Chapel Hill Town Council The Chapel Hill Town Council meets on Wednesday, June 8 at 7:00 pm — view the agenda here, access the […]
Posted inHousing, Triangle Region
Triangle Outlook: Biden-Harris Administration Housing Supply Action Plan
TL;DR: On May 16, 2022, the Biden-Harris administration released a five-point action plan to increase the nation’s housing supply over the next five years, ensuring “affordable rents” and “more attainable homeownership for Americans in every community” through a package of executive and legislative strategies. These strategies are a move in the right direction; will North […]
Posted inPickleball, Link roundup
Lunch Links: June 3, 2022 *Pickleball Friday*
Welcome to “The Real Dill,” the first of our weekly installment series on all things Pickle-ball® in the Triangle and beyond. We are also excited to announce the launch of TBB’s Guide® to Pickleball® in the Triangle®. None of this important work would be possible without the support of the fine folks at Friends of […]