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. […]
Posted inBike and Walk, Bike Beat, Chapel Hill, Connectivity
We have been waiting 45 years for safer bike lanes on Cameron. We can’t wait any longer.
We are launching a petition asking the Town of Chapel Hill to pilot protected bike lanes on Cameron Avenue. With enough support, we believe we can get better bike lanes on Cameron in the next six months, not two years. In 1978, the Town of Chapel Hill opened its first bike lane. Located along Cameron […]
Posted inCarrboro, Chapel Hill, Connectivity, DCHC MPO, Greenway, Transportation
Support Chapel Hill’s extension of the Bolin Creek Greenway in the Transportation Prioritization Survey
It’s that time again — NCDOT SPOT Prioritization time! Yes, unless you are thoroughly engrossed in transportation planning that sentence makes no sense, but it actually is an important opportunity to show your support for local bicycle and pedestrian projects, and especially for extending the Bolin Creek Greeenway in both Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Read […]