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 […]
Posted inGreenway
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 […]
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Three books to read for the Chapel Hill Public Library’s Summer Blast!
We love the Chapel Hill Public Library’s annual summer reading challenge. This year, the library’s reading challenge is called Summer Blast and involves family Fun Fridays, family movie matinees, and adult programming (including book speed dating.) For each five books you read this summer, you get a raffle ticket. There’s also a free book (!) […]
Posted inChapel Hill Town Council, Development review, UNC
Parking Ruins Everything: UNC Health Balks at Council Demands
For at least six years, UNC Health, the Chapel Hill-based nonprofit medical system owned by the state of North Carolina, has dreamed of turning its ~50 acres of land at Eastowne Drive and 15-501 into a medical campus. A short history: In September 2018, the Chapel Hill Town Council approved the first building of the […]
Posted inCarrboro, Greenway
No, the Bolin Creek Greenway will not cost as much as building the Big Dig in Boston
Fighting against the wrong information that’s being circulated around Chapel Hill and Carrboro is almost a full-time job. We have fact-checked many claims related to the Bolin Creek Greenway, and are appreciative of the Carrboro Linear Parks Project for creating a FAQ with primary source documents that detail exactly what’s happened so far. Today we’re […]