This morning I was doing my daily perusal of Instagram when I saw a picture that stopped me in my tracks: It was Mayor Damon Seils, of Carrboro, inside what appeared to be the giant crane building the new library. He was 140 feet in the air. (There’s also a video!) As someone who loves […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council, Election 2023
Interview: Chapel Hill Town Council candidate, Melissa McCullough
Melissa McCullough is running for Town Council in Chapel Hill. McCullough, who has contributed to Triangle Blog Blog, spent 31 years at EPA and retired as the Senior Sustainability Advisor and Assistant Director of the Sustainable and Healthy Communities Research Program. She is a member of the local Sierra Club leadership team and served for […]
Posted inChapel Hill
Chris Blue Selected as Permanent Chapel Hill Town Manager
According to an email from the town, Chris Blue has been selected as Town Manager. Blue has been serving as Interim Town Manager since January 1, 2023. Blue was previously Chief of Police for 12 years. We’ll have more to say soon, but for now will say how pleased we are with the selection. Blue […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council, Journalism
The Local Reporter’s problematic political coverage
If you were to search The Local Reporter for Carrboro Town Council member Eliazar Posada, you would find a brief mention that he ran for town council in the May 17, 2022 special election to replace Damon Seils. Posada won that election to serve out Seils’ term, as well as the November 2022 regular election. […]
Posted inCarrboro, Carrboro Town Council, Election 2023
Interview: Carrboro Town Council candidate, Catherine Fray
Catherine Fray, the former chair of the Carrboro Planning Board, announced their run for the Carrboro Town Council in June. Braxton Foushee, the board’s current chair, endorsed Fray and said they “understand representation, being inclusive and bringing voices along that may not be at the table.” Fray also co-chaired the 2020-22 task force to develop […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Downtown, Small business, UNC
We talked to Caroline Spencer about covering the Med Deli fire (and how to help)
Yesterday, Caroline Spencer was walking along Franklin Street when she captured a horrifying sight: Chapel Hill’s beloved Med Deli was on fire. Caroline lives across the street from Med Deli. She quickly went into reporting mode and stayed on the scene, notifying the community that everyone, including owner Jamil Kadoura, was able to safely […]