On Friday, April 5 at 1pm, a big crowd gathered at Umstead Park. We were there to celebrate Jim Huegerich’s life and to dedicate a bench in his honor. As an old-timer in Chapel Hill, I was thrilled to reconnect with folks who worked for the town years ago and who came to honor their […]
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How to watch the solar eclipse in Chapel Hill and Carrboro
The solar eclipse will peak in Chapel Hill between 3:05 and 3:20. We’re getting a partial eclipse (magnitude 79-ish%) but it’s still pretty great to watch. Hargraves Community Center Party until 5pm. They still have eclipse glasses! Wilson Library “Join us for this celestial event! We’ll be in front of Wilson Special Collections Library with […]
Posted inCarrboro, Chapel Hill, Climate, Downtown, Small business, Transportation
More than 37% of our downtown land is dedicated to parking
Using a tool created by the Parking Reform Network, I calculated how much land in the downtown areas of Chapel Hill and Carrboro are dedicated to parking. The downtown areas of Carrboro and Chapel Hill have more than 37% of downtown land dedicated to parking. That’s more than ⅓ of all of the land downtown. […]
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Pie Pan is your 2024 March Radness Champion
That’s pretty much the whole post. Pie Pie is the coolest person place or thing in Carrboro and Chapel Hill in 2024. We hope to give Pie Pan a trophy soon and imagine both towns are puting together proclamations for Pie Pan Day. Thanks to everyone for voting and to all our contestants for being […]
Posted inThings to do with kids
Interview: the North Carolina Botanical Garden
Tomorrow begins the final matchups in March Radness, an epic showdown to discover the coolest thing in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. If you’re just joining us, The Cave had a dramatic comeback last week, setting up an epic contest against Pie Pan, who has gone from relative obscurity to perhaps the favorite to win it […]
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Interview: Pie Pan, the cat who lives at The Baxter
Tomorrow begins the final matchups in March Radness, an epic showdown to discover the coolest thing in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. If you’re just joining us, The Cave had a dramatic comeback last week, setting up an epic contest against Pie Pan, who has gone from relative obscurity to perhaps the favorite to win it […]