Last week, the Inside Carolina crew reported that a UNC group is studying a potential new arena to replace the iconic Dean Dome where the men’s basketball team plays. Building a new arena would get around a really strange problem. When the Dean Dome was built in the early 80s, the seats were paid for […]
Posted inCHALT, Chapel Hill, Election 2023, Journalism
CHALT’s campaign finance report is missing $3,840 – and that’s not the only problem.
An update to this piece appears here. We have spent the past week or so reviewing the final campaign finance documents submitted by each campaign, PAC, and independent expenditure in the 2023 Chapel Hill municipal election cycle. Campaign finance law is tricky and arcane, so much so that North Carolina requires campaign treasurers to complete mandatory […]
Posted inElection 2024, Orange County, Orange County Board of County Commissioners
We made a printable endorsement roundup for voters in Orange County, NC.
Earlier in the week, we made our endorsement guide for all contested races in Orange County and for all state-level races on the Democratic ballot. The feedback we received was positive, but people found the neon green to be a little bright. (Fair!) So we made a more muted version, that you can also print […]
Posted inCarrboro, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Orange County, Orange County Board of County Commissioners
Staff cuts coming as schools in Chapel Hill/Carrboro face budget crisis
Over the past several years, the number of students enrolled in the two public school districts in Orange County has declined 6% across both districts, with the more acute loss being felt in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, which experienced a 7.5% decrease from 2019-20 to the 2022-23 school year. The reasons for this are […]
Posted inElection 2024, Orange County
Orange County School Board’s clear difference between candidates
Last year, when we reported that no one had filed for the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools Board of Education, we were delighted by the response. Almost twenty members of our community stepped up to serve on the board, any one of whom would have been terrific, and we elected three new members, along with […]
Posted inAffordable Housing, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council
Chapel Hill Town Council has some big decisions to make on housing
Back in September, the previous Council approved an impressive affordable housing strategy, which included not only lofty goals for housing development and preservation, but an investment plan to make sure we can pay for the affordable units we all say we want. Now, the current Council will have a chance to show its commitment to […]