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 […]
Posted inCHALT, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council, Election 2023
CHALT is endorsing Searing and his slate. Why won’t they admit it?
Over the past week, leaders and candidates affiliated with the Chapel Hill Alliance for a Livable Town (CHALT) have started telling people across Chapel Hill and Carrboro not to trust: – local media – The Daily Tar Heel – endorsements – Triangle Blog Blog – candidate forums (the only place where we get to see […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council, Election 2023
Triangle Blog Blog endorsements: Chapel Hill 2023 – Anderson, McCullough, Mitchell, Nollert, Ryan
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 […]