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 […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council, Election 2023
Mayor Pam Hemminger announces she’s not running for reelection
Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger today released a statement that she will not be running for reelection for a fourth term. In her statement, she notes that during her tenure, “we put the framework in place to ensure a future that is inclusive, productive, and that nurtures a strong, diverse community. Many of the decisions […]
Posted inElection 2023
UNC student ID from all system schools approved as voter ID for 2023 election
Yesterday the North Carolina Board of Elections approved 99 student and public employee ID cards for use in the 2023 and 2024 elections. As we reported earlier, beginning with the 2023 municipal elections, North Carolina voters will be required to show photo ID when they check in to vote. Voters who vote by mail will […]
Posted inCarrboro, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
This is bad — No one has filed to run for school board in Chapel Hill-Carrboro
Update: 7/20/23: As of Thursday, 16 people have filed for school board. The filing deadline is tomorrow. We are currently confident there are good and diverse candidates running. Our next step will be to vet all of the candidates, send them questionnaires, and have them fill out surveys so we can get a better understanding […]