On September 12, the Daily Tar Heel reported that the $120,000 PAC led by Julia Grumbles would not be forming. In an email sent by Grumbles to neighbors on September 18th, the reason becomes clear: instead of forming a new PAC, they plan to donate tens of thousands of dollars to the existing CHALT PAC, […]
Melody Kramer
Melody Kramer serves on the OWASA board and lives in Carrboro with her family. By day, she leads communications for a large academic research center and recently obtained her MLIS degree focusing on digital archiving practices. She generally writes about journalism, archival research, and things she finds interesting. A long time ago, she wrote jokes for a living, received a Peabody Award, and was called the Most Popular Person at Fresh Air.
Posted inChapel Hill, Election 2023, Parks and Rec
Fact check: How much money does Chapel Hill spend per person on parks?
At a recent backyard fundraiser in the Glendale neighborhood, Town Council candidate Renuka Soll said that Chapel Hill spends 4 dollars per person on parks. She repeated this number in an email to Chapel Hill’s tennis community, at the 9/14 candidate forum hosted by the Democratic Party of Orange County, and in a Twitter video […]
Posted inCHALT, Chapel Hill, Journalism
The Local Reporter’s strange pond coverage
Last month, we reported that The Local Reporter was looking for an editor after their 6th editor abruptly left the paper days after our deep dive into the paper’s problematic political coverage. They’ve since hired Julia Runk Jones, previously the paper’s dog columnist, to temporarily lead the organization. But issues with the paper’s coverage persist. […]
Posted inBike and Walk, Carrboro, Carrboro Town Council, Greenway
Why doesn’t the Bolin Creek Greenway appear in Carrboro’s 2020 Bike Plan?
A Triangle Blog Blog reader recently wrote in with a very good question: “I was curious why the Bolin Creek Greenway does not appear in the recommendations for the 2020 Bike Plan or Carrboro’s Comprehensive Plan. Can you dig into this?” Thank you for your question! There is nothing that makes us happier than digging […]
Posted inCarrboro, Greenway
Greenway: ‘Much of the existing sewage corridor is unstable and/or impervious’
Earlier this month, I attended an environmental activity with my family at MLK Park in Carrboro. The event was put on by Lands and Water South, a non-profit organization that is dedicated to education and watershed protection. We participated in a (very wet) activity that helped us understand the importance of wetlands, trees, and other […]
Posted inChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Election 2023
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro school board race is down to 14 candidates
As you might recall, 19 people filed to run for school board last month. An astute reader contacted us earlier today after noticing that the North Carolina State Board of Elections candidates list is now down to 14 candidates for this race. We are in the process of publishing interviews with the school board candidates. […]