An updated study in Carrboro aims to determine how parking is used downtown

By Jordan Barish

This study could provide insight on how many people park downtown and where they park so that Carrboro can plan for an adequate parking program. 

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Carrboro's poet laureate, Fred Joiner, is supporting the arts community in Orange County

By Elizabeth Egan

Carrboro's poet laureate Fred Joiner is expanding his efforts to integrate art and poetry into Orange County through new projects.

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Carrboro Town Council discusses plans to end homelessness and improve transit system

By Brent Van Vliet

“These are folks that have lived their whole lives, and they want to stay in this community, they work two and three jobs, they can’t afford the rents.” 

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Local town officials share views on candidates for the Presidential primary

By Elsa Karcher

“I want to see who has the best chance of winning North Carolina because along with wanting us to have a strong Democratic presidential candidate, I want a candidate that will help us win the North Carolina House and Senate."

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A legacy for the future: Local student artists paint Carrboro’s new MLK Park Mural

By Elsa Karcher

“I really hope I can continue doing stuff like this, even if it’s just for the community," she said. "Spreading positive ideas, and things like MLK did in the future." At Carborro's newly opened Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park, two new murals will be painted with the help of four local high school student artists. 

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Carrboro residents debate UNC coal plant at Tuesday's town council meeting

By Elizabeth Egan

During the Carrboro Town Council meeting on Tuesday night, council members and residents shared their opinions on the coal power plant. As on their agenda, the town council aimed to speak out against UNC and urge the University to close down the power plant by 2023. 

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County governments in consensus on necessity for climate action, begin developing plans

By Henry Haney

Carrboro is the only jurisdiction that has an official climate action plan, while both Chapel Hill and Hillsborough are currently developing theirs. All three towns have individual goals and areas of focus, but wider county collaboration through the Orange County Climate Council is beginning to take shape.

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Community Climate Action Plan aims to engage community in reducing carbon footprint

By Amena Saad

“When we think about community engagement, we want to go beyond community outreach to think about how to be authentically inclusive of parts of our community that have been historically marginalized."

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Red Rebels appear at Carrboro Town Council meeting to voice climate anxiety

By Henry Haney

The Red Rebels made a statement about climate action at a Carrboro Town Council meeting on Tuesday.

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Carrboro celebrates the opening of Martin Luther King Jr. Park

By Suzannah Claire Perry

“He’s not a hero for some of the community, he’s not my hero because I’m an African-American, he’s not the hero of women because he heralded women’s rights, he’s not the hero of the immigrant because he fought for their rights,” Richards said. “He’s not the hero of soldiers or those who would do war because he fought for peace. He is the hero of all of us.”

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Meet the new members of the Chapel Hill and Carrboro town councils

By Elizabeth Egan

Carrboro and Chapel Hill Town Councils have three new members, one of which is a current UNC student, who all seek positive change in the area. 

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Eubanks Road development halted after Duke Forest acquires land

By Brittany McGee

The Eubanks Road development project has been halted. Duke University acquired the project's land, arguing that the project would interfere with ongoing climate research. Carrboro's mayor says that the Town is looking for alternative methods to get the project back on track. 

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Aldermen no more: Carrboro board changes its name after 50 years

By Blake Weaver and Elizabeth Egan

The Board of Aldermen will officially adopt a new name, and the town's noise ordinance will be amended. Changes for Martin Luther King Jr. Park were also discussed at the meeting.

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Bike plan sparks debate at Carrboro Board of Aldermen meeting

By Blake Weaver and Elizabeth Egan

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen heard an update on the Town's bike plan at its meeting Tuesday. Aldermen members debated the comprehensiveness of the plan.

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Carrboro Board of Aldermen talks name change, more diversity at Tuesday's meeting

By Alice Bennett and Kayleigh Carpenter

For the first time since a 1969 bill changed the board from Commissioners to Aldermen, Carrboro may have a new name for its governing body. At the meeting, town lawmakers directed staff to prepare a resolution for next week changing the board’s name to “Town Council.” 

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Who won in the Chapel Hill and Carrboro local elections?

By Anna Pogarcic

Tuesday's local election saw little changes in some areas of Chapel Hill and Carrboro but major potential upsets in others.

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