On Wednesday, January 17, 2024, the new Chapel Hill Town Council held its first meeting of 2024, and one thing is clear—the update to the Land Use Management Ordinance is going to be a hot topic this year. The LUMO is the set of ordinances that establish how land can be used in the town. […]
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Posted inChapel Hill, Connectivity, Orange County
Expanding the water and sewage boundary imagines a future complete community
Tomorrow night, the Chapel Hill Town Council will decide whether to expand the water and sewage boundary along the 15-501 corridor to the Chatham County line. This is a BFD, and we’ll explain why in a second. But first, some terminology. The service area of our water and sewer services is called the urban services […]
Posted inCarrboro Town Council, Chapel Hill Town Council, Election 2023
This Election Was a Referendum. And a Mandate.
On Tuesday, voters in Chapel Hill and Carrboro made a choice. In each town, there were candidates offering distinct visions for the future of our communities. One vision, whose adherents claimed was “new,” “modern,” or “unique,” was instead just a warmed-over version of the same rhetoric we’ve heard for generations: Let’s protect what we have […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Downtown, Economic development, Small business
Garden Spot: An interview with Andrea Reusing and Abby Parcell about Lantern’s Pop-Up Event Space
I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Andrea Reusing, owner of and chef at Lantern, and Abby Parcell, program coordinator for Garden Spot, a pop up event space for aspiring food start ups in Lantern’s backyard. The current series concludes this weekend on Friday and Saturday night 5-8pm, just off the alley behind […]
Posted inChapel Hill, Election 2023
Elizabeth Sharp is Running for Council Because She Doesn’t Want Any More Students in Her Neighborhood
With few exceptions, most people running for Chapel Hill Town Council—a part-time job that pays a tad over twenty thousand a year and requires you to work nights and weekends—are doing so for a reason. Erik Valera is running because he wants to represent communities that are seldom heard in council meetings. Melissa McCullough is […]
Posted inChapel Hill Town Council, Election 2023
Interview: Chapel Hill Town Council candidate Amy Ryan
Amy Ryan is running for Town Council in Chapel Hill. Ryan was elected to the Town Council in 2019, and has served on advisory boards and commissions over the past 20 years. She currently serves as the council liaison to several boards, including the Historic District Commission; the Parks and Rec board, and the Stormwater […]