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, From the archives
Enacting Main Street: a Partial History of Naming, Making, and Multiplicity
This piece was originally published on the excellent Stand in the Place Where U Live website published by Dr. Sharon Holland’s students in American Studies 701 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It is republished with permission of the author, Josh Parshall, who is now the Director of History at the Goldring/Woldenberg […]
Posted inChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Election 2023
Entrevista: Candidato a la Junta Escolar de CHCCS Rani Dasi
Ingles/English 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 inElection 2023, Elections
How to find out information about North Carolina candidates
Two weeks ago, many people in Chapel Hill and Carrboro expressed concern about the lack of declared candidates for four open seats on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) Board of Education. Via multiple channels, the call went out for local citizens concerned about public education to consider throwing their hats in the ring. Obviously, […]
Posted inChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Election 2023
Vetting school board candidates for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Two weeks ago, we sent out an alert about the school board race. At the time, 0 people had filed to run for school board. Over the course of that week, 52 people reached out to us. We connected each of them with current and former school board members, and information about the filing process. […]
Posted inElection 2023, Elections
Free Voter ID Now Available at Orange County Board of Elections
Last month, we let you know about the new requirements for a photo ID to vote in North Carolina, told you where you can get eligible IDs, and said that at some point in the future you’d be able to get a free photo ID at the Orange County Board of Elections Well, that time […]