If you’ve been following the campaigns of Adam Searing and the other CHALT-backed candidates, you may have noticed something odd: a main campaign talking point of theirs is that the town should stop hiring consultants, especially those from out of town, and most especially those from Canada. [full disclosure: I work for a research firm […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Downtown, Economic development, Small business
Garden Spot: An interview with Andrea Reusing and Abby Parcell about Lantern’s Pop-Up Event Space
I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Andrea Reusing, owner of and chef at Lantern, and Abby Parcell, program coordinator for Garden Spot, a pop up event space for aspiring food start ups in Lantern’s backyard. The current series concludes this weekend on Friday and Saturday night 5-8pm, just off the alley behind […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Election 2023
Should Chapel Hill commit to building a Complete Community, as its town council resolved to do in December 2022?
This series considers policy questions that will be addressed by the Chapel Hill and Carrboro Town Councils in the next two years. As we always do at Triangle Blog Blog, we will offer our opinions, but we’ll also point you to primary source documents so you can make your own judgment. See our series overview […]
Posted inElection 2023
Who has voted so far in Orange County, North Carolina?
Updated every 2-3 days Early voting is underway in Orange County for municipal elections in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough and the school board race. Early voting will take place through November 4 at five sites. You can go to any site during early voting. (Early voting information from Orange County.) You can also register to […]
Posted inCarrboro, Carrboro Town Council, Election 2023
Should Carrboro carry out the objectives described in its 2022-2042 Comprehensive Plan, which the council unanimously adopted last year?
We are beginning a new series to consider policy questions that will be addressed by the Chapel Hill and Carrboro Town Councils in the next two years. As we always do at Triangle Blog Blog, we will offer our opinions, but we’ll also point you to primary source documents so you can make your own […]
Posted inChapel Hill Town Council, Election 2023
Our council is finally working together. We need them to finish the race.
For too many years, the Chapel Hill Town Council has had trouble coming to agreement on what they want our future to look like. During campaign season, everyone seems to agree, even if our election contests are heated. We want to protect the environment, build affordable housing, and support great parks, libraries, and social services. […]