In the past week, two bears were spotted in Chapel Hill. Also, Orange County released a guide for how to haze coyotes which are apparently roaming around our area. And also, it’s pup-rearing season for bats, which devour their own body weight in insects on a nightly basis. (You’re not allowed to remove bats from […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Housing
Deeply offensive rhetoric harms Chapel Hill
Last month, the Booker Creek Working Group held its 13th and final meeting after two years of study. The group, made up of primarily retired homeowners, were given staff support and resources to solve Chapel Hill’s ongoing flooding issues. They were charged with detailing the extent of flooding in Chapel Hill and identifying potential solutions […]
Posted inGreenway, Parks and Rec
In honor of National Trails Day: What trails have meant to me
Today, June 3rd, is National Trails day. The Town of Chapel Hill celebrated by holding a 5k excursion on the Fan Branch Trail. I feel lucky to live just a block away from the Fan Branch Trail. It has provided me and my family countless hours of recreation and connectivity to other parts of the […]
Posted inTransportation, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill Town Council, DCHC MPO, NCDOT
NCDOT to Chapel Hill: Drop Dead
Disrespect, thy name is NCDOT. US 15-501 is one of the major gateways into Chapel Hill. At the north end of town, it crosses I-40 and connects with Durham, forming the famous “tobacco road” that connects the dueling universities and college basketball powers at Duke and UNC. As a major gateway, there have been a […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Downtown
Chapel Hill’s #queeramid raises an important question: What is a pyramid?
Civilizations in many parts of the world have built pyramids. This week, Chapel Hill joined them, erecting a large #queeramid in Downtown Chapel Hill. It’s very gay and very tall. We like it and would like it to anchor Franklin Street beyond Pride. However, it did raise one big question for us: Is it actually […]
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How greenways can help combat the epidemic of loneliness
The Surgeon General of the United States, Dr. Vivek Murthy, recently addressed our nation’s loneliness and isolation crisis in a new advisory bulletin. The public statement calls attention to the urgent public health issue of loneliness that is affecting half of all Americans, with some of the highest rates among young adults. Dr. Murthy detailed […]