We just recently put up the holiday lights on the Fan Branch Trail tunnel. It is a tradition I have been doing with my friend Christian for 10 years now! How it started I had been studying the concept of tactical urbanism, the practice of quick, and sometime short term actions to improve a […]
Posted inChapel Hill, UNC
Great news! The hearing on UNC request to burn PFAS-filled pellets on campus will now be in Chapel Hill.
Great news — the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality’s (DAQ) has moved the upcoming public hearing for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) to Chapel Hill Town Hall. The hearing will be at 6pm at Chapel Hill Town Hall on January 16th. Also, the comment period has […]
Posted inCarrboro Town Council, Economic development, Helping neighbors, Small business
401 Main turns to crowdfunding to keep doors open
The Town of Chapel Hill’s downtown tenant dataset, last updated in 2020, gives a nostalgic look at some of the now-shuttered restaurants and bars on Franklin Street: The Standard, Hell, The Rathskeller. There has always been some amount of turnover on Franklin Street – The Daily Tar Heel runs a piece looking at openings and […]
Posted inCarrboro, Economic development
Q&A Susan Romaine, on Orange County Living Wage shutting down
Last week, we reported on the forthcoming December 31 closure of Orange County Living Wage (OCLW), a non-profit that has worked tirelessly to promote Orange County businesses that pay a living wage, and to connect workers with jobs that pay living wages. Over 300 employees appeared on the living wage roster. We have uploaded the […]
Posted inChapel Hill, UNC
Update: DAQ denies Sen. Meyer’s request to move hearing on UNC burning PFAS-filled pellets to Chapel Hill
Last Friday, we reported that NC’s Department of Air Quality (DAQ) is soliciting public comment on UNC’s application to burn plastic fuel pellets in its on-campus cogeneration plant through January 17. We also noted that as part of the public comment process, DAQ is offering an in-person public hearing on January 16, at 7 pm….in […]
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Hearing on UNC request to burn PFAS-filled pellets on campus taking place… in Hillsborough?!
Back in August, we reported on UNC’s application to burn fuel pellets in addition to coal in its on-campus cogeneration plant. As part of the application process, the state Department of Air Quality (DAQ) is soliciting public comment on the application through January 17. Instructions on how to comment are below. As part of the […]