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 […]
Posted inCarrboro, Connectivity, Greenway
Great news! The Orange-Chatham chapter of the North Carolina Sierra Club supports the creekside alignment of the Bolin Creek Greenway
In March, we reported that the Orange-County chapter of the North Carolina Sierra Club looked likely to support the Bolin Creek Greenway. Today, the chapter sent a letter to Carrboro’s town council detailing their support of the Bolin Creek Greenway and the creekside alignment. Here are the highlights What is the Sierra Club? The Sierra […]
Posted inThings to do with kids, Transportation
You can take the train to the North Carolina State Fair!
The air oscillates between nippy and sweltering, there are pumpkin patches being arranged, and the North Carolina State Fair started this week! As the Fall season begins (is this Third Summer or First Fall??), a longstanding North Carolinian tradition starts this week. Continue reading to learn how you can focus more on your deep fried […]
Posted inElection 2023
Speed round: Factchecking Town Council candidates in Carrboro and Chapel Hill
Sometimes a fact-check requires a deep dive into source material to disentangle the intricacies of a situation and explain why a claim is false. Other times, though, it’s simple. This is one of those times. Welcome to Fact Check, Lightning Round Edition! With the election campaign heating up, we’ve encountered some false statements of fact, […]
Posted inElection 2023
Have candidates voted in previous elections? What political parties have they registered with?
Using data from the Orange County Board of Elections, we have created a spreadsheet where you can examine: The party registration history of each candidate running in this year’s municipal election Whether or not candidates voted in past municipal elections The spreadsheet contains information for every candidate running for mayor and town council in Chapel […]