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. […]
Posted inBike and Walk, Bike Beat, Chapel Hill, Transportation, UNC
We can build protected bike lanes in weeks, not years
For many of us, the varied extreme weather events of this year have started to drive home the need to move quickly to more sustainable ways for us to live, work, and move around our communities. Chapel Hill and Carrboro must join in, and perhaps we can even help lead the way. Strangely enough, putting […]
Posted inCarrboro Town Council, Chapel Hill Town Council, Election 2023, Elections
Jon Mitchell and Catherine Fray Show Why Campaigns Matter
We’re in the midst of campaign season in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. And while some like the good, the bad, and the ugly of elections, there are others who wish we had another way to choose who represents us in local offices. But one thing that is really great about campaign season is that we […]