It took us a long time to write about the potential extension of the water and sewage service boundary in the southern part of Chapel Hill because we wanted to make sure we had a handle on the terminology. That took a long time. We talked to a lot of people, including town staffers and […]
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Posted inChapel Hill, Connectivity, Transportation
Striving for zero: the struggle to end pedestrian deaths in the Triangle
One November evening in Chapel Hill, Sinclair Larson’s life changed forever when she was struck by a car on a Franklin Street crosswalk while walking her dog Jasper. Larson and her dog were lucky enough to survive, although she doesn’t remember the collision. She doesn’t even recall leaving to go on the walk — the […]
Posted inCarrboro, Greenway, Obituary
Remembering Dave Otto: Greenway advocate, historian, and advocate for Carrboro
Dave Otto, a renowned researcher on the effects of lead and arsenic exposure on humans, and a historian and photographer who charted Carrboro’s earliest years, died on December 4 of lung cancer. At the December 5th Town Council meeting, outgoing mayor Damon Seils remembered Otto for the “great work he [had] done in the community […]
Posted inCarrboro, Chapel Hill
#GivingTuesday 2023: Local non-profits to donate to in Chapel Hill and Carrboro
With #GivingTuesday just around the corner, we thought we’d round up the local Chapel Hill and Carrboro non-profits that we recommend donating to this year. All of these organizations were recommended by BlogBloggers. (If you know of an organization that’s not on our list that fits into one of these categories that you’d like to […]
Posted inElection 2023
UNC Student Voting Guide to the 2023 elections
With the Fall semester reaching a fever pitch, students are often being pulled in many directions. One such direction is the municipal elections knocking at our collective door. Triangle Blog Blog is a civics-loving, Shameful Nuisance-inducing group of eccentric do-gooders. In the spirit of the blog, we recently released TBB’s endorsements for the 2023 races. […]
Posted inChapel Hill Town Council, Election 2023, Transportation
Will Chapel Hill support transit oriented development if the NSBRT is funded?
This series considers policy questions that will be addressed by the Chapel Hill and Carrboro Town Councils in the next two years. As we always do at Triangle Blog Blog, we will offer our opinions, but we’ll also point you to primary source documents so you can make your own judgment. What is the North-South […]