CHTC Makes Buses a Limited Public Forum
In a 5-2 vote, the Chapel Hill Town Council tonight reaffirmed Chapel Hill Transit (CHT)’s bus advertising policy with minor adjustments. The policy, which was technically a draft that had been...
View ArticleSubmit Your Questions for Our 2013 Candidate Forums
We're just one week away from our first candidate forum. This Sunday, UNC law professor Barbara Fedders, a specialist in juvenile delinquency and criminal law and an advocate for school discipline...
View ArticleSierra Club Issues Endorsements in Orange County Races
The Orange-Chatham Group of the Sierra Club issued endorsements in some of the upcoming Orange County primary races last night. Their picks were Barry Jacobs and Mark Marcoplos for the Orange County...
View ArticleTwo Views on the N.C. Constitutional Amendment
In case you haven't heard, this year's general election ballot includes a referendum on a constitutional amendment allowing defendants charged with all but the most serious felonies to waive their...
View ArticleResidents Give Feedback on Proposed Carrboro Arts and Innovation Center
More than 40 people came out to Carrboro Town Hall earlier last night to give the Board of Alderman their thoughts about a proposed Carrboro Arts and Innovation Center downtown. The project, a joint...
View ArticleWill Chapel Hill Transit Really Start Charging Fares?
At a work session earlier this month, the Chapel Hill Town Council received a report on the fiscal sustainability of Chapel Hill Transit. The report describes CHT's current situation as akin to “tale...
View ArticleSix Apply for Vacant Chapel Hill Town Council Seat
Wednesday marked the deadline for applying to be appointed to the Chapel Hill Town Council seat vacated by Matt Czajkowski when he resigned earlier this year.A total of six folks applied. You can read...
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Mapping the New Work on the Bolin Creek Greenway
Improvements and extensions to Bolin Creek Greenway have been in the works for years, and as Phase III of the project gets underway, the Town of Chapel Hill has released an interactive story map that...
View ArticleLocal AFL-CIO Affiliate Issues Endorsements
The Orange County affiliate of the North Carolina AFL-CIO has issued endorsements in the Chapel Hill Town Council and Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board races. Candidates were selected based on their...
View ArticlePelissier Announces She Won't Seek Re-Election
Earlier this week, Orange County Board of Commissioners vice chair Bernadette Pelissier announced that she will not seek reelection next year after two terms on the board.Here's her announcement from...
View ArticleChapel Hill-Carrboro School Board Receives Racial Equity Recommendations
Last October, the Campaign for Racial Equity in Our Schools—a coalition of students, parents, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools staff, and concerned community advocates—released a report detailing the...
View ArticleSeven Apply for School Board Vacancy
Seven people applied for the vacancy on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Board of Education created when Michelle Brownstein resigned last month.Here's the whole list:Allen Buansi, a research consultant with...
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