We have been deeply immersed in the cicada beat since Brood XIX started to emerge in our yards last week. Some of us now have hundreds of cicada carcasses lining our driveways. Other blogbloggers have dogs who are simultaneously enjoying and regretting their feasts. We can hear them through our windows. One fell on my […]
Posted inElection 2024, Elections, Orange County
Sen. Graig Meyer proposes ending runoff elections for Orange County Schools
In a bill filed yesterday in the North Carolina Senate, Senator Graig Meyer (D-Orange) proposed ending runoff elections for the Orange County Schools Board of Education. At present, the Orange County Schools Board of Education is the only elected office in the county that requires a runoff election when a candidate does not secure majority […]
Posted inEvents around town, Gardening, Things to do with kids
The American columbo is in bloom at the NC Botanical Garden for the first time in 19 years
Ok, here’s the deal. A few weeks ago, the NC Botanical Garden – who you might remember was the runner up in our March Radness tournament – announced that one of their American columbos was going to flower for the first and only time in 19 years… And then die. Since then, we’ve been on […]
Posted inChapel Hill
Estes Drive Connectivity Project is slated to end this month
Our long local nightmare is over…we think.
Posted inUNC
The long and eventful history of Tim Moore and Peter Hans’ animosity towards marginalized people
In the last two weeks, in the context of student protests against genocide in Gaza, the University of North Carolina Board of Governors passed a measure in committee to repeal the state’s DEI policy and replace it with a policy focused on “equality” and “campus neutrality.” The policy notes that “No unit may be organized, […]
Posted inChapel Hill Town Council, Election 2024, Housing, Parks and Rec
Chapel Hill Town Council comes to an agreement on $44 million bond
This morning, at an 8 am work session, the Chapel Hill Town Council came to an agreement on a $44 million bond for Fall 2024, allocating $15 million for affordable housing, $15 million for public facilities, and investments in parks, streets and sidewalks, and greenways. The meeting began with a presentation by town manager Chris […]