On May 17, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) School Board will consider aligning all high schools in the school district by moving them to a block schedule. Here’s what you need to know. (This piece was updated on May 17th to reflect the school board meeting on May 16th.) What happened at the school […]
Posted inChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
It is time for the ‘Hunger Games style’ elementary after-school aftercare program signup to end
At approximately 8am today, a form will appear on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools website for elementary school after-care. The school district notes, “Space in the program is very limited and enrollment is “first come, first served.” May the odds be ever in your favor. Last year, the spots for aftercare were taken within minutes. […]
Posted inUNC
Nigel Parker: On the UNC Board of Trustee’s decision to remove funding for DEI initiatives
The UNC Chapel Hill Board of Trustees’ decision to repeal $2.3 million from all DEI initiatives and reallocate that money to the UNC police department is a betrayal of my university’s professed values. Just two weeks following the reprehensible display of police brutality against peaceful student protesters, this decision demonstrates a callous disregard for the […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Orange County, Outdoors
Northern Lights in Chapel Hill and Hillsborough: The aurora borealis in photos
The powerful solar storm that hit Earth on Friday created breathtaking displays of pinks, purples, and greens in the night sky, including in our neck of the woods. There’s a chance we’ll be able to see them tonight: prime viewing spots include Mapleview Dairy and Jordan Lake. You want to go to a spot without […]
Posted inAnimals
What’s that noise? This week, the answer is always cicadas
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 […]