People in town who are generally opposed to any changes in Chapel Hill, such as the leadership of Chapel Hill Alliance for a Livable Town (CHALT) and like-minded town residents, have recently shared two comments about the nature of our changing and fast-growing region that are difficult to square. First, we saw comments about the […]
Posted inCarrboro, Carrboro Town Council, Connectivity
Connecting Carrboro: Rethinking the way we structure our traffic and roads
The Town has put together a lot of information related to both of these items, including a nice timeline of the various discussions and decisions around the Carrboro Connector Roads policy – this policy has been in place since 1985 and has had many instances where exceptions were made based on the concerns of residents. […]
Posted inDSA, Legislature
Bodily Autonomy Now! A Dispatch from a Reproductive Justice Organizer
I first heard about the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health case in September 2021 and went to a rally hosted by Planned Parenthood South Atlantic. It was so empowering to hear from other people about their own abortion experience and ways we can get involved—I dove in head first. When the Dobbs decision was leaked […]
Posted inChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Election 2023
Interview: CHCCS School Board Candidate Taylor Tally
Spanish/Espanol As we noted in our post about vetting school board candidates, we have sent questionnaires to each school board candidate and are publishing them in the order received. Questions were compiled by board members of both Triangle Blog Blog and Bridging the Gap, and attendees of a four-part community read and discussion series on […]
Posted inChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Election 2023
Entrevista: Candidato a la Junta Escolar de CHCCS Taylor Tally
English/Ingles Como señalamos en nuestra publicación sobre la evaluación de los candidatos a la junta escolar, hemos enviado cuestionarios a cada candidato a la junta escolar y los estamos publicando en el orden en que los recibimos. Las preguntas fueron compiladas por miembros de la Junta de Triangle Blog Blog y Bridging the Gap, así […]
Posted inCarrboro, Greenway
Greenway walk with El Centro Hispano
This past Saturday the Carrboro Linear Parks Project (CLPP), a project of NEXT, hosted their monthly greenway walk in collaboration with El Centro Hispano. El Centro (for short) is a longtime Latino-led and Latino-serving organization, which has offices in Durham, Raleigh, and on Weaver St. in Carrboro. El Centro focuses on four core areas: education, […]