Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the country. Almost 5 million picklers play the paddle-based sports, including thousands of people right here in the Triangle. Here’s everything you need to know about pickleball in the Triangle. If you know of another resource or court, please email us at [email protected] and we’ll add it to […]
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Who is the Coalition for Safe and Just Housing?
A new group calling itself the Coalition for Safe and Just Housing has formed around the development project at 828 MLK. Like with other groups, this group centers around a single issue that neighborhood defenders want to block, and uses language that is designed to heighten fear and anger among residents. I can’t know anyone’s […]
Posted inCarrboro, Carrboro Town Council
The 203 Project and What It Means to Prioritize the Climate
Last night, the Carrboro Town Council voted to approve financing for the 203 Project, aka the new library in Carrboro. The vote was 5-1, with the lone dissenting vote coming from Sammy Slade. In a letter to the Daily Tar Heel, Slade outlined his reasons for voting against the project. The opening paragraphs of his […]
Posted inBike and Walk, Chapel Hill Town Council, Connectivity, Development review, Planning Board: Chapel Hill
R.E.M., Chapel Hill, and the Importance of Micro-Connections
Music aficionados are likely familiar with R.E.M.’s place in the local music scene in the early days of the band’s career. The band played its first show outside of Georgia at the Station in Carrboro, where the members met Jefferson Holt, who went on to manage R.E.M. for 15 years as it grew into America’s […]
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Posted inBike and Walk, Chapel Hill
Get busy biking downtown
This piece was originally published on the Triangle Substack newsletter. Driving a car on Franklin Street in downtown Chapel Hill can be a pain. But have you tried riding a bicycle? I do so frequently, and it’s a mediocre experience. There are no bike lanes, so bicyclists have to ride in the road. (Right there, […]