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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, […]
Posted inCarrboro, Carrboro Town Council, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council, Downtown, Economic development, Greenway, Housing, Zoning
Four things we’re watching at tonight’s dueling town council meetings
Unless something unexpected happens, tonight marks the final full meeting of the current Chapel Hill and Carrboro Town Councils. Mayors Pam Hemminger and Damon Seils, as well as council members Michael Parker, Tai Huynh, Sammy Slade, and Susan Romaine are all leaving their respective councils, all by choice. Next week, Carrboro’s new council will take […]
Posted inCarrboro, Carrboro Town Council, Downtown, Economic development, Small business
Four quick updates on predatory towing at Carr Mill Mall
Yesterday we published an explainer digging into the predatory towing practices going on at Carr Mill Mall. Since then, we’ve learned the following: Carrboro Police sent Carr Mill Mall a letter on November 21, 2023 notifying them of violations You can read the full letter here. (Council Member Sammy Slade shared it on Twitter.) Slade […]