As campaigning ramps up, we are again hearing a lot about “ugly” apartments in Blue Hill. The Berkshire, perhaps the most hated apartment building in town, has been driving people crazy for almost 8 years now (nobody lives near the Berkshire, so even if you accept that it is unattractive, it should really only bother […]
Posted inCHALT, Chapel Hill Town Council, Election 2023
You can’t keep a good blogblog down: we respond to Adam Searing’s attack
We don’t want to spend time fact checking. We’d much rather be covering pickleball, or splash pads, or Raising Cane’s. But so it goes. Earlier today, mayoral candidate Adam Searing wrote a newsletter entitled: The Triangle Blog Blog Isn’t Real News. It’s Dark-Money Attack Politics. Let’s all pause for a second and have a good […]
Posted inCHALT, Chapel Hill Town Council, Election 2023, Journalism
Emails reveal how CHALT works closely with candidates
A month ago, we broke the news about a PAC planning to inject $120,000 into the election cycle. We then continued to follow the story as members of the planned PAC decided to, instead, give their donations to the CHALT PAC. CHALT is an “anti-development community group” that has “opposed nearly every major development proposal” […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Downtown
Is Raising Cane’s opening in Chapel Hill on November 7 (Election Day)? Sure looks like it….
A few months ago, our chicken correspondent Mel Kramer – that’s me – called Raising Cane’s a clucking mess. That’s because the chicken fingers restaurant has been under development for…ever. But now we have two hints of when the restaurant may finally open its doors. The first is the results you now get when you […]
Posted inAdvisory Boards, Carrboro Town Council, Chapel Hill Town Council, Election 2023
Looking at the advisory board experience of candidates for Town Council in Carrboro and Chapel Hill
One of the great things about living here is how easy it is to get involved in local governance as a volunteer member of an advisory board. When we consider candidates running for office, we often ask them “Why do you want to serve?” An equally important question to ask of some candidates in this […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council, Planning Board: Chapel Hill, This Week in Planning Commission
This Week in Planning Commission — Oct. 3, 2023
October brings cooler weather, the anticipation of Halloween and fall festivals, and the first Tuesday of the month, which means it’s time for a Planning Commission meeting. First, the basics: As always, you can find Planning Commission agendas on the Town’s agenda website. Just scroll down and click “Meeting Details” next to the upcoming meeting. […]