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 […]
Posted inChapel Hill, UNC
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 […]
Posted inChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Tonight’s CHCCS school board meeting: a hard conversation about the budget
Tonight the school board will hold a work session (agenda, livestream) largely to discuss the forthcoming budget and proposed courses for 2025-26. The meeting’s open session begins as close to 7pm as possible. Last night, the Finance, Facilities, and Operations Committee met (agenda) and we got a preview of what will be discussed tonight. The […]
Posted inCarrboro, Carrboro Town Council, Climate
Town of Carrboro files civil action against Duke Energy Corporation
We were in the room at the Carrboro Town Council meeting tonight, which had a short open session to swear in new Council Member Cristóbal Palmer – it was lovely! – and then immediately went into a mysterious closed session. (Our live feed from Bluesky is here.) When council returned in open session 22 minutes […]