What does $120,000 buy you? A small group of wealthy Chapel Hill homeowners are hoping it buys them the 2023 mayoral and council race. Several rich and well-connected residents in Chapel Hill’s wealthiest neighborhoods are planning to pour vast sums of money into this fall’s local election. The money will be directed to a single-issue […]
Posted inChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Election 2023
Interview: CHCCS School Board candidate Meredith Ballew
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 inCarrboro, Greenway
Greenway: ‘Much of the existing sewage corridor is unstable and/or impervious’
Earlier this month, I attended an environmental activity with my family at MLK Park in Carrboro. The event was put on by Lands and Water South, a non-profit organization that is dedicated to education and watershed protection. We participated in a (very wet) activity that helped us understand the importance of wetlands, trees, and other […]
Posted inChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Election 2023
Entrevista: Candidato a la Junta Escolar de CHCCS Meredith Ballew
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 inChapel Hill, Events around town, Things to do with kids
Celebrating Chapel Hill’s AARP Community Challenge Grant
For six years, the AARP have been giving out Community Challenge Grants to communities across the country “The AARP Community Challenge provides small grants to fund quick-action projects that can help communities become more livable for people of all ages.” They are great to have, and we need to thank the town for submitting the […]
Posted inChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Election 2023
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board race is down to 14 candidates
As you might recall, 19 people filed to run for school board last month. An astute reader contacted us earlier today after noticing that the North Carolina State Board of Elections candidates list is now down to 14 candidates for this race. We are in the process of publishing interviews with the school board candidates. […]