Apologies for the delay in getting this school board recap out. The August 15th meeting was shorter than the board’s recent meetings – open session clocked in around 3 hours and 15 minutes, but that’s still pretty long for a recap. (For comparison, the movie Titanic also clocks in at 3 hours and 15 minutes.) […]
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Alert: State Board of Elections to decide Tuesday on UNC student voter IDs
Update 8/20: Digital OneCards were APPROVED for use as voter ID in the 2024 elections. UNC classes start August 19, meaning thousands of students are busy settling into dorms and apartments in Chapel Hill, making special friends on YikYak, and navigating the soul crushing bureaucracies of the registrar and financial aid offices. Among the annual […]
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Leadership Chapel Hill-Carrboro is hosting a silent auction to benefit the Rogers-Eubanks Neighborhood Association (RENA)
Leadership Chapel Hill-Carrboro, the region’s premier leadership development program facilitated by The Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro , cultivates and connects the community leaders of today and tomorrow. Each year, Leadership cohorts are tasked with executing a “Small Miracles” fundraising project applying tools and lessons learned through the program and supporting a local non-profit […]
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Interview: Wesley Harris, Candidate for North Carolina State Treasurer
Rep. Wesley Harris is the Democratic candidate running for State Treasurer. Harris is currently a member of the North Carolina General Assembly, where he represents District 105 (Mecklenburg.) He has a PhD in Economics, and wrote his dissertation on voting and the political geography of the US. He also has a very informative YouTube channel […]
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NC BikeWalk Transportation Summit is coming to Chapel Hill
Transportation nerds and active transportation users, have we got an event for you: the statewide NC BikeWalk Transportation Summit. If you bike, use an assistive or micro-mobility device, take transit, or walk to get where you are going (and that includes walking from where you park your car to your destination), you are an active […]
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Interview: Judge Carolyn Thompson, Candidate for NC Court of Appeals
Democrats currently hold 4 of the 15 seats on the NC Court of Appeals. Judge Carolyn Thompson holds one of those four seats, and she’s running in November to retain it. Thompson has served on district court and superior court in addition to the Court of Appeals. She also served as the Deputy Commissioner on […]