Spanish/Espanol As we noted in our post about vetting school board candidates, we have sent questionnaires to each school board candidate and are publishing them in the order received. Questions were compiled by board members of both Triangle Blog Blog and Bridging the Gap, and attendees of a four-part community read and discussion series on […]
Posted inCHALT, Chapel Hill, Election 2023, Housing
The $120,000 Wealthy Homeowners PAC Is Dead Before It Started
The effort by a group of wealthy homeowners to form a new single-issue Political Action Committee (PAC) in support of Adam Searing’s mayoral candidacy and several like-minded council candidates is no more, according to its chief proponent. The Daily Tar Heel’s Ethan Horton reported that Julie Grumbles, the coordinator of this “Wealthy Homeowner PAC,” emailed […]
Posted inCHALT, Chapel Hill, Downtown, Housing
Pick one: Allow denser development in town, or cut down more trees
People in town who are generally opposed to any changes in Chapel Hill, such as the leadership of Chapel Hill Alliance for a Livable Town (CHALT) and like-minded town residents, have recently shared two comments about the nature of our changing and fast-growing region that are difficult to square. First, we saw comments about the […]
Posted inCarrboro, Carrboro Town Council, Connectivity
Connecting Carrboro: Rethinking the way we structure our traffic and roads
The Town has put together a lot of information related to both of these items, including a nice timeline of the various discussions and decisions around the Carrboro Connector Roads policy – this policy has been in place since 1985 and has had many instances where exceptions were made based on the concerns of residents. […]
Posted inDSA, Legislature
Bodily Autonomy Now! A Dispatch from a Reproductive Justice Organizer
I first heard about the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health case in September 2021 and went to a rally hosted by Planned Parenthood South Atlantic. It was so empowering to hear from other people about their own abortion experience and ways we can get involved—I dove in head first. When the Dobbs decision was leaked […]
Posted inChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Election 2023
Interview: CHCCS School Board Candidate Taylor Tally
Spanish/Espanol As we noted in our post about vetting school board candidates, we have sent questionnaires to each school board candidate and are publishing them in the order received. Questions were compiled by board members of both Triangle Blog Blog and Bridging the Gap, and attendees of a four-part community read and discussion series on […]