Coming up NEXT Friday, April 25, 2025, EMPOWERment Inc. will be hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Pine Knoll EMPOWERment Affordable Community Housing (AKA P.E.A.C.H.) Apartments, a 10-unit affordable housing project. This groundbreaking project stands as a model for community-driven solutions to the housing crisis and was inspired by the vision of Dr. Ted Parris, […]
Posted inOrange County, Volunteer
Call for Volunteers: Orange County Property Tax Appeals
As we detailed in our previous post, Orange County has sent out property revaluation notices with significant increases. In 2021, when the last revaluation was completed, residents in Chapel Hill’s historically black Northside neighborhood successfully challenged significant property tax inequities. Northside homeowners saw much higher increased in property values than nearby affluent areas with typically […]
Posted inElection 2024
How voters on the Griffin List (or anyone concerned about their future votes) can update their voter file
In a frustrating ruling, the NC Court of Appeals sided with Judge Jefferson Griffin to toss out the votes of more than 65,000 North Carolinians who were registered to vote and showed a valid ID if they voted in person. Griffin, who lost a close election to Allison Riggs, cherry-picked the voters whose votes he […]
Posted inEvents, Events around town, Outdoors, Things to do with kids
The Switchback Gear Collective is coming to Carrboro Open Streets
Recently, I dropped off my recently deceased wife’s hiking and camping gear to Yonderlust in Durham, to be donated to the Switchback Gear Collective, a local, women-led,and community-driven 501c3 nonprofit committed to advancing equity in outdoor spaces. The donation included: two pairs of Merrell boots, two thermarests and two REI dome style tents. My wife, […]
Posted inAffordable Housing, Housing, UNC
Consider supporting UNC Habitat for Humanity’s Art For Humanity event!
Looking for a meaningful way to support affordable housing in our community while enjoying an evening of art and culture? The UNC Habitat for Humanity chapter is hosting their annual Art For Humanity auction on Sunday, April 6th, and it’s an event you won’t want to miss. We’ve checked your calendar and consulted your “friends” […]
Posted inBike and Walk, Bike Beat, Connectivity, Vision Zero
West Cameron Avenue Bicycle Improvements! Survey and diagrams
Updated April 11 with some extra information regarding cycle tracks (scroll down) The Town of Chapel Hill has secured some funding to design and construct a protected bike infrastructure on Cameron Ave from Merritt Mill to North Columbia Street. We actually petitioned the town for this in 2023 and wrote about it at the time. […]