Posted inChapel Hill, Parks and Rec, Things to do with kids

Take the survey: Chapel Hill’s starting public engagement around inclusive playgrounds

Last January, we spread the word about Chapel Hill’s splash pad and inclusive playground survey. Hundreds of you filled out the survey (thank you)! Since then, the town has taken several steps forward: they put $785,000 in ARPA funds towards the inclusive playground at the Chapel Hill Community Center and $285,000 to upgrade other playgrounds […]

Posted inElections

Carrboro’s about to test out even-year municipal elections. We look at what that means.

Most municipal elections in North Carolina are in odd-numbered years, which means they don’t line up with federal elections (held in even-numbered years) or state elections (also held in even-numbered years.) This is starting to change, albeit slowly. Over the past decade, a number of municipalities in NC have switched to even-year elections: Winston-Salem, Asheville, […]

Posted inChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

The Parents Bill of Rights is on the agenda tonight at the CHCCS Board of Education meeting. Please come out for public comment.

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education is discussing the “Parents’ Bill of Rights” tonight at their meeting. The meeting starts with a closed session at 6 and then opens up to the public at 7pm. This meeting is at Lincoln Center, which is located at 750 S. Merritt Mill Road, Chapel Hill. The […]

Posted inChapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council, Development review, Greenway, Housing

2024 is the Year of LUMO: Five things we learned from Chapel Hill Town Council’s work session

On Wednesday, January 17, 2024, the new Chapel Hill Town Council held its first meeting of 2024, and one thing is clear—the update to the Land Use Management Ordinance is going to be a hot topic this year. The LUMO is the set of ordinances that establish how land can be used in the town. […]