For the first time in eight years, Chapel Hill will have a new mayor. We’re a different community than we were in 2015. We are facing unprecedented growth pressures and feeling the effects of climate change. Rents have surged and homeownership has become harder for young people to achieve. The racial disparities in COVID deaths […]
Posted inElection 2023, UNC
UNC students, your vote matters in Chapel Hill and Carrboro’s municipal elections
Election day is November 7, about a month away. And we have a problem. Students in Chapel Hill and Carrboro don’t vote in large numbers. There are around 31,000 students at UNC Chapel Hill. That’s about 10,000 more people than live in all of Carrboro. And this election cycle, the overwhelming majority of those students […]
Posted inEconomic development, Small business, Zoning
Does your neighborhood pass the popsicle test?
The test consists of one question: Can a child safely go from their home to a nearby store, purchase a popsicle, and then return home before the popsicle melts? For many in the Triangle, the answer is unfortunately no. The type of business that would most likely provide such a tasty summertime treat – the […]
Posted inCarrboro, Election 2023
Wade, Mills claims about being the only parents of school-age children in Carrboro are false
There are three open seats available for town council in Carrboro. There are five candidates running: Catherine Fray, Jason Merrill, April Mills, Eliazar Posada, and Stephanie Wade. A new mailer for April Mills and Stephanie Wade encourages bullet voting for the two of them. The flyer also states: “Without us, there won’t be any council […]
Posted inGreenway, Guide, Parks and Rec
See Click Fix helps all of us in Chapel Hill improve the town
I want to tell you about a cool app that every resident should have on their phone. It is called “Chapel Hill Connect” or “See Click Fix“. This app can be used to report non-emergency issues in an orderly way, and it permits the town to assign, track and address in the most efficient (and […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Election 2023
All Endorsements Are Not the Same—About the Center for Biological Diversity
Adam Searing and his slate of council candidates have trumpeted their campaigns’ endorsement by the Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund. We did some digging and it doesn’t seem like it was a particular competitive endorsement process. The Center for Biological Diversity is a national nonprofit based in Arizona that has advocated for the removal […]