For many residents, the Chapel Hill Carrboro City School System is the reason they live in southern Orange County. Our school system has long been regarded as one of the top districts in the state, and our high schools are nationally recognized. At the same time, a 2018 study from Stanford University’s Center for Education […]
Posted inElection 2023, Orange County
Dispatch from Hillsborough: There’s an election here, too
Hillsborough has the same big challenges that our neighbors do: tremendous growth pressure, shrinking affordability, water and wastewater needs, and transportation needs for carbon reduction and fostering a connected community. The decisions the Hillsborough Board of Commissioners make on these issues and others have an impact not just on Hillsborough itself, but on the surrounding […]
Posted inElection 2023
Roundup: All endorsements received by candidates in Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough
For the third election cycle running, we have compiled a spreadsheet with all endorsements received by all candidates running for school board, town council, and mayor in Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Hillsborough. All endorsements are linked to their original sources. See below for printable versions to take with you when you vote. If there are […]
Posted inCarrboro, Climate, Events around town, Gardening, Guide, Things to do with kids
The Carrboro Vermicomposting Project is holding a free workshop
Free workshop on vermicomposting coming November 11 – learn to produce the world’s best soil amendment, help to save the planet and have fun doing it Readers of the Triangle Blog Blog likely know that if we tree huggers had put more emphasis on political change starting 50 years ago (in addition to recycling beer […]
Posted inCarrboro, Carrboro Town Council, Greenway
Tonight is going to be a historic meeting for Carrboro’s greenways
Some fairly significant updates to Carrboro’s Bolin Creek Greenway project this week. Here’s a recap. After hundreds of staff hours and months of promotion, the Town of Carrboro’s public engagement process for Phases 3 & 4 have been completed and the results are unambiguous: respondents overwhelmingly prefer the “creekside” alignment. The survey is included in […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council, Planning Board: Chapel Hill, This Week in Planning Commission
This Week in Planning Commission—Oct. 17, 2023
Welcome back to the nation’s most-read preview of Chapel Hill Planning Commission meetings! This time we’ll be reviewing the meeting that’s going to take place on Tuesday, October 17. We’ll be discussing the Planning Commission agenda, which is on the Town’s agenda website. Just scroll down and click “Meeting Details” next to the upcoming meeting. That […]