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 […]
Posted inChapel Hill Town Council, Election 2023
Interview: Chapel Hill Town Council candidate, Erik Valera
Erik Valera recently announced his run for Town Council in Chapel Hill. Valera serves on the Planning Board in Chapel Hill and is part of the leadership team for El Centro Hispano. In his Twitter announcement, Valera wrote that he was running to “better engage our community in local government and assure that Chapel Hill […]
Posted inChapel Hill Town Council, Election 2023
Jess Anderson announces run for Chapel Hill mayor
Today, Chapel Hill Town Council member Jessica Anderson announced she will be running for mayor, seeking to succeed Pam Hemminger who announced earlier today that she would not be running for a fifth term. Her website is jessformayor.org. This is great news for Chapel Hill We’re thrilled that Anderson has thrown her hat into the […]