We have written a number of times about ethical lapses of The Local Reporter, the non-profit newspaper whose board is composed solely of founders and leaders within CHALT and/or its affiliated PAC, Chapel Hill Leadership PAC. In the past, they have omitted bylines, a masthead, relationships between quoted sources and editors, reprinted material directly from […]
Posted inGuide, Orange County
What you need to know about North Carolina’s Medicaid eligibility expansion
The state of North Carolina expanded Medicaid eligibility starting on December 1st, 2023. Here’s what you need to know.
Posted inCarrboro, Carrboro Town Council
A historic day and a November 2024 special election for Carrboro
Last night, I attended the standing-room-only town council meeting in Carrboro, in which Barbara Foushee was sworn in as Carrboro’s first Black female mayor, and Eliazar Posada, Catherine Fray, and Jason Merrill were sworn into their seats on town council. If you’ve never been to a swearing in ceremony, I highly recommend it. The room […]
Posted inBike and Walk, Bike Beat, Downtown, Things to do with kids
Ride with us in the Cycling Community in the Holiday Parade!
This Saturday, December 9 is the Chapel Hill – Carrboro holiday parade! What is notable this year is there will not be any vehicles. Every year, cycling groups I am involved with have ridden as a group in the parade. Some years, we have performed a ‘bicycle ballet’. For at least the last 6 years, […]
Posted inBike and Walk, Bike Beat, Greenway, Uncategorized
Take the Morgan Creek Greenway East Survey!
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 […]