Sometime, during the night of the UNC – Duke game, some thoughtless coward stole the famous “Surplus Sids” from the front of the closed business on 309 W. Main Street in Carrboro. Barry Keith, the long time owner of Surplus Sids is devastated and wants it back. The store had to be closed in September […]
Posted inChapel Hill Town Council, Elections
What Motivates Elected Officials
Two things have led me (us) to republish this longish piece by Town Councillor, Theo Nollert. First, I think it is a very good piece on its own. And second, it is a useful read in context of today’s news that my State Senator, Graig Meyer has announced he is stepping from the NC State […]
Posted inElections, Orange County Board of County Commissioners
A Brief, TBB election results post and comment
A lot to unwrap from last night… There is already a lot of good election reporting from the Daily Tar Heel and Chapelboro.I’m going to mostly focus on the local races today with a couple of forays into the State Wide races Orange County Commissioners races: Some expected outcomes and one mild surprise. At-Large seat: […]
Posted inChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Before closing schools, CHCCS needs to account for new housing
TLDR: The Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools Board of Education is making school closure decisions based on a student population that steadily shrank during the early- and mid-2020s, a period in which the town built very few new homes. But a housing boom is just starting in Chapel Hill, and the expected influx of residents […]
Posted inChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Seven charts to consider in the CHCCS School Closure debate
Note: We would like to publish a variety of perspectives on school closures. Please submit to triangleblogblog@gmail and include your affiliation if you are a parent or teacher at a particular school. In the coming weeks, the CHCCS will make one of the hardest decisions a school board has to make—whether and which elementary schools […]
Posted inChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
CHCCS can’t decide school closures with a facilities scorecard
Note: we would like to publish a variety of perspectives on school closures. Please submit to triangleblogblog@gmail and include your affiliation if you are a parent or teacher at a particular school. TLDR: Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) is facing aging facilities and a steep decline in the projected population of elementary school students entering […]