Parents in town know there are just two weeks left: two weeks until school starts. It’s also about two weeks until soccer, baseball, and other fall activities pick back up, the things that fill up our weekend calendars for us. At this point in the summer you’ve probably run through all your fun plans and […]
Posted inCarrboro, Carrboro Town Council, Election 2023
Interview: Carrboro mayoral candidate Barbara Foushee
Barbara Foushee is the sole candidate running to be Mayor of Carrboro. Foushee has served on the Carrboro Town Council since 2017. Shehas also served on the Town of Carrboro’s Human Services AdvisoryBoard, the Community Home Trust Board of Directors and theOrange Water and Sewer Authority Board of Directors and is thecurrent chair of the […]
Posted inCarrboro, Chapel Hill, Orange County, UNC
The Orange County Rape Crisis Center is in trouble
We were horrified to see the WRAL story earlier this week that reported big budget cuts are coming to the Orange County Rape Crisis Center. We reached out to OCRCC’s board member, Anna Lynch, to learn more. Tell us a little bit about the history and services of the Orange County Rape Crisis Center. OCRCC […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Link roundup, Orange County
Five Things We Didn’t Write But You Should Still Read
We’re in the doldrums of summer, but there’s been a number of great pieces published over the past few weeks that deserve your time. In Barry Yeoman’s outstanding, deeply reported piece for The Assembly, he documents how and why the Orange County Schools, the school district for everyone in Orange County who lives outside of […]
Posted inChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Election 2023
Interview: CHCCS School Board candidate Mariela Hernandez
Spanish/Espanol As we noted in our post about vetting school board candidates, we have sent questionnaires to each school board candidate and are publishing them in the order received. Questions were compiled by board members of both Triangle Blog Blog and Bridging the Gap, and attendees of a four-part community read and discussion series on […]
Posted inCarrboro, Chapel Hill, Connectivity, Transportation
Bus stop improvements coming to Chapel Hill and Carrboro
If you’ve wandered around Chapel Hill and Carrboro lately, you know that there are many different kinds of bus stops. Some have metal shelters. Some have wooden shelters. Some have a sign indicating a bus stop and no shelter. Have you ever wondered: How does Chapel Hill Transit prioritize bus stop improvements? Why does this […]