If you work in RTP, this Thursday is an opportunity to clean out your closet of old electronic devices. The RTP Sustainability Committee, in conjunction with Kramden Institute, will be holding an electronics recycling drive from 8:30 until 1:00PM I have been a volunteer on this committee since 2016 or so. Our goal has been […]
Posted inJournalism
It’s time to leave X and reach for the Bluesky
Last December, we suggested that elected officials leave X (formerly Twitter). Ever since its purchase by Elon Musk, the site has become a hotbed of misinformation. The velocity with which lies spread on X accelerated in the leadup to last week’s elections, thanks in no small part to the site owner’s efforts to distribute false […]
Posted inCarrboro
The 203 Project has officially been named the Drakeford Library Complex
Carrboro is the largest municipality in North Carolina without a library, but that will change next February when the new library and civics complex opens up on South Greensboro Street. The building will be home of Carrboro’s library branch, the Parks and Rec Department, WCOM Radio, the teen center, the performance space, and the Orange […]
Posted inUNC
Graduate Worker Stipend State of Emergency at UNC Chapel Hill
by UNC Workers Union Tar Heel graduate workers: Want to make $40,000 a year? Our neighboring graduate workers at Duke increased their pay nearly $10,000 to $40,000 by calling for fair wages through a single protest (2022). Last year The University of Michigan, one of UNC Chapel Hill’s peer public institutions, raised stipends from $24,000 […]
Posted inBike and Walk, Bike Beat, Transportation
A free bike repair clinic is coming to Carrboro on 11/17
by Triangle Free Bike Repair Our next free bike repair clinic is set for Sunday, November 17 (one week from today) from 9 to 11AM at the Carrboro Town Commons. If you have a bike that needs some TLC, bring it to the clinic! Do you know how to pump up tires, fix flats, adjust […]
Posted inEvents around town, feature, Helping neighbors
An interview with Daniela Danilova of Railcare Health
I first encountered Railcare Health by accident, as I was having coffee at Lanza’s. They were holding a free screening and I was fascinating by the model. I reached out to them, and recently met with their communications director, Daniela Danilova, to learn about her about her involvement with Carolina Railcare and what is in […]