There’s a Chapel Hill Town Council work session tonight at the library, where town staff will recommend dialing back the missing middle housing proposal. We will not be attending or watching the work session, because many of us have young children and it starts at 6:30 PM on a school night. We plan to watch […]
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Come to our first birthday party!
Triangle Blog Blog launched last March. Since then, we’ve ?Published over 300 pieces digging into local civics, housing, history, transportation, journalism, our school system, UNC, Chapel Hill and Carrboro. ?Launched the Chapel Hill Inclusion Project, where approximately 40 volunteers are investigating the history of Chapel Hill’s exclusionary covenants ?Liveblogged important council and advisory board meetings […]
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How has the grad student stipend at UNC changed over time? This PhD student mapped it out.
This report compiles data from a number of resources and historical newspaper articles to give the broader context of the fight for a livable graduate student wage in Chapel Hill.
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We agree with CHALT: Let’s build the NSBRT!
It’s always exciting when opposing groups can come together to advocate for the same much-needed improvements in Chapel Hill. We, as you might recall, are big fans of Bus Rapid Transit and Chapel Hill Transit’s planned North-South Bus Rapid Transit route (NSBRT) along MLK and S. Columbia. The NSBRT buses will travel in dedicated lanes […]
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A look at the week ahead: September 12, 2022
They’re back! After a long summer off, Chapel Hill Town Council is back in session, so we’re going to resume our weekly report of local government meetings. In other exciting news, with the end of the governor’s COVID-19 meeting, the governing boards will be meeting in person, though there will still be an option to […]
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How to stop and stall housing development in your neighborhood ?
You just got some scary news. A new project is coming before Chapel Hill Town Council that may result in new housing being built in town. Let’s stop it!