We are in that post Christmas-Hanukkah period. Perhaps, nursing hangovers from too much spiked eggnog, looking at that ugly sweater your in-laws regifted you, or pretending to work today. Whatever you have been doing, we know that there has been a lingering question in the back of your mind since December 21st. “Who got the […]
Posted inElection 2024, Elections, North Carolina
Republicans are trying to remove votes. Are you on the list?
Allison Riggs won a tight reelection for Associate Justice of the State Supreme Court. The Margin was close: 734 votes. These votes have now survived TWO recounts and extra scrutiny. Now her opponent, Jefferson Griffin wants to eliminate somewhere in the neighborhood of 60 thousand votes in an effort to take the victory away. […]
Posted inBike and Walk, Bike Beat, Helping neighbors, Things to do with kids
Triangle BikeWorks needs a new trailer
Recently, an uninsured driver collided into the back of the Triangle BikeWorks trailer. This incident interrupted their work to introduce kids across our area to the joys of biking. The trailer needs to be replaced before summer, when their efforts kick up and they hit the road for their longer bike rides. Here is a […]
Posted inBike and Walk, Chapel Hill, Greenway, Outdoors, Things to do with kids
Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Culbreth Tunnel Lights
We just recently put up the holiday lights on the Fan Branch Trail tunnel. It is a tradition I have been doing with my friend Christian for 10 years now! How it started I had been studying the concept of tactical urbanism, the practice of quick, and sometime short term actions to improve a […]
Posted inChapel Hill, UNC
Great news! The hearing on UNC request to burn PFAS-filled pellets on campus will now be in Chapel Hill.
Great news — the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality’s (DAQ) has moved the upcoming public hearing for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) to Chapel Hill Town Hall. The hearing will be at 6pm at Chapel Hill Town Hall on January 16th. Also, the comment period has […]
Posted inCarrboro Town Council, Economic development, Helping neighbors, Small business
401 Main turns to crowdfunding to keep doors open
The Town of Chapel Hill’s downtown tenant dataset, last updated in 2020, gives a nostalgic look at some of the now-shuttered restaurants and bars on Franklin Street: The Standard, Hell, The Rathskeller. There has always been some amount of turnover on Franklin Street – The Daily Tar Heel runs a piece looking at openings and […]