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 […]
Orange County
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. Why did Monique Felder resign as superintendent of Orange County Schools? In Barry Yeoman’s outstanding, deeply reported piece for The Assembly, he documents how and why the Orange County Schools, the […]
Posted inCarrboro, Chapel Hill, Downtown, Orange County, Things to do with kids, Triangle Region
We made a bike map for the Uproar Festival of Public Art
We are super excited for the Uproar Festival of Public Art. 60 artists, 60 public and free art installations around Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough? What could be better? A way to get there via trolley, bike, and public transit. Behold, all 60 art installations. In the coming days, we plan to share detailed bike […]
Posted inLegislature, Orange County
Why is Renee Price voting with Republicans in the NC General Assembly?
Last month, IndyWeek reported that six local Democrats in the state House supported a new bill, HB 551, that would ban municipalities from adopting rules preventing tenant discrimination, making it more difficult for low-income residents of North Carolina to find places to live. Tenants groups across the state have opposed the bill. Among the Dems […]
Posted inOrange County
The power and under-reported achievements of Justice United
More than 300 people attended the Orange County Justice United (JU) “Accountability Assembly” on Tuesday, May 16. To say that it was well attended is to understate the size and importance of the crowd. I helped put out the signs that identified the many organizations represented: there were Anglicans, Methodists, Episcopalians, AME, UCC, Baptists and […]