On Tuesday, voters in Chapel Hill and Carrboro made a choice. In each town, there were candidates offering distinct visions for the future of our communities. One vision, whose adherents claimed was “new,” “modern,” or “unique,” was instead just a warmed-over version of the same rhetoric we’ve heard for generations: Let’s protect what we have […]
Posted inTransportation
GoTriangle seeks input on Short Range Transit Plan
GoTriangle, the public regional transit provider, is updating its short-range transit plans and is looking for input from Chapel Hill/Carrboro residents and everyone in the service area (Hillsborough, Durham, Cary, Raleigh, and points in between). Read below for more and learn additional details and provide feedback on the GoForward webpage. The deadline for feedback is […]
Posted inAnimals, Carrboro
A real hoo-dunnit: An owl is stealing people’s hats in Carrboro
A lot has happened this week. People pitched tents on Franklin Street for the grand opening of Raising Cane’s. There was an election. And Jes Boon, a local Carrboro resident, entered their second week without their favorite hat because an owl, pictured below, stole it. (You can see the hat in the owl’s talons.) Jes […]
Posted inCarrboro Town Council, Chapel Hill Town Council, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Election 2023, Live blog Martin
Live blog blog: 2023 Elections
10:47 : We’ll have more to say in the morning, but this is a historic night for progressives in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Congratulations to everyone who worked for and voted for Jess Anderson, Barbara Foushee, Amy Ryan, Catherine Fray, Melissa McCullough, Eliazar Posada, Theodore Nollert, and Jason Merrill. Our towns will be in good […]
Posted inCarrboro Town Council, Chapel Hill Town Council, Election 2023
This election is about housing
The election tomorrow is about housing. Even when it’s about parks, it’s actually about housing. And all candidates claim to be pro-housing, which makes it hard to know whom to support. Our hot take? Vote for those who are “yes and” not “yes but” on housing. “Yes and” candidates lead with housing while recognizing that […]
Posted inClimate, Stormwater
Let’s start an adopt a median program like the one in Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin has a really cool program that I think Chapel Hill and Carrboro should adopt. It’s called Adopt-a-Median, and…it’s exactly what it sounds like. People adopt medians, and then plant native plants from an approved list in the median. There are several benefits: It looks great It gets people more invested in helping their […]