Updated: 11/20 The timeline at the bottom of this post has been updated. Last Thursday, The Local Reporter – the local non-profit newspaper with close ties to a political PAC – posted that they would “transition to an energetic new group of Board of Directors” and “provide a new, fresh format for the future” on […]
Posted inAnimals, Gardening, Helping neighbors
Fall Migration is Here: Lights Out NC!
Now that summer temps are starting to cool down, migratory songbirds and shorebirds are beginning their journeys south to their wintering grounds in Central and South America. Most birds fly at night, using the stars to navigate. But, unfortunately, our Town lights can quickly disorient them causing them to veer off course and sometimes fall […]
Posted inElection 2024
Interview: Justice Allison Riggs, Candidate for NC Supreme Court
Justice Allison Riggs is one of two Democrats on the North Carolina Supreme Court and is running for reelection this November. Prior to serving on the Supreme Court, Justice Riggs served on the North Carolina Court of Appeals and worked as a civil rights attorney for the Southern Coalition for Social Justice. (There’s a much […]
Posted inCarrboro, Transportation
Carrboro’s plastic crosswalk signs keep getting murdered
The plastic pedestrian crosswalk people that guards intersections along Greensboro, Weaver, and Main Street keep getting murdered and maimed. You’ve probably seen these signs. Their official name is: “R1-6A spring-loaded in-street pedestrian crosswalk signs with /QR One Base, 40# Base.” (For the sake of brevity, I’ll refer to them as “crosswalk signs” for this piece.) […]
Posted inElection 2024
REVERSED: State Elections Board decision overturned, UNC Digital OneCard not valid as voting ID
UPDATE: BECAUSE OF A COURT RULING, MOBILE ONE CARDS CANNOT BE USED AS VOTER IDs. READ OUR UPDATE HERE. The original story is below. Just now, the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) approved the use of UNC Chapel Hill’s digital One Card as an identification card to prove the user’s identity during voting. […]
Posted inElection 2024
Interview: Ed Eldred, Candidate for NC Court of Appeals
Ed Eldred is a Democrat running for a seat on the NC Court of Appeals. As an appellate lawyer, Eldred has handled hundreds of appeals, is a board-certified specialist in child welfare law, and often represents parents in DSS court. Democrats currently hold 4 of the 15 seats on the NC Court of Appeals. This […]