The Town of Chapel Hill is planning the next steps of the eastern extension of the Morgan Creek Greenway. The current greenway stops at the east end at Merritt’s Pasture. We have written about it here. It is a real gem, and this project will offer extraordinary connectivity to residents of the Morgan Creek area […]
Posted inOrange County Board of County Commissioners
Will Orange County Have a Competitive March Primary for the County Commission races?
Today at noon marks the beginning of the filing period for the Democratic and Republican primaries on March 5, 2024. In 2022, we had many contested primary races, in large part because David Price’s retirement from Congress set off a game of musical chairs that led to vacancies in our local state senate and house […]
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Posted inCarrboro, Carrboro Town Council, Election 2023
Looking at the Carrboro Town Council vacancy through an equity lens
Tuesday’s Carrboro Town Council meeting is a chance to celebrate our new Mayor-elect Barbara Foushee and three newly elected Town Council candidates: incumbent Eliazar Posada and newcomers Catherine Fray and Jason Merrill. Each newly elected official gets to pick who gives them the oath of office. Fray will be sworn in by former mayor Lydia […]
Posted inCarrboro, Carrboro Town Council, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council, Downtown, Economic development, Housing
Recapping eight hours of civic fortitude: What happened this week in Town Council meetings
The Town Councils in Carrboro and Chapel Hill met on Wednesday night for a combined eight hours and change. During that time, Henry Kissinger died and the UNC basketball team scored 100 points. We don’t know for sure whether any of that was related. (Confidential to Bojangles: We think anything over 4 hours in town […]
Posted inCarrboro, From the archives, Transportation
Braxton Foushee’s years-long fight to bring bus service to Carrboro
In October, Carrboro’s Town Council requested information from staff about renaming a street for Braxton Foushee after a presentation from Dave Mason, the President of the Lincoln High School Alumni Association, Pat Mason, and Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP President Herman Foushee. The Masons and Foushee suggested Carr Street as a possibility for a renaming. On Wednesday, […]