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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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 expanding his efforts to integrate art and poetry into Orange County through new projects.
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“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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“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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“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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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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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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“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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The Red Rebels made a statement about climate action at a Carrboro Town Council meeting on Tuesday.
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“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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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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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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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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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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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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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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“I’ve felt good about the campaign all along. I think it was a really well-executed campaign, and I’m really happy about how we engaged the people in the community," said Seils.
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Indy Week, a weekly newspaper based in Durham, is one of the few organizations that endorses candidates in Orange County elections. Candidates say Indy endorsements are important to their campaigns, but how much do they actually impact voters?
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“I appreciate the faith and trust that voters in Carrboro put in me, and I consider it really a great honor to be the mayor of Carrboro,” Lavelle said.
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The local elections taking place throughout Orange County came to an end Tuesday night, giving way to a surprising voter turnout that nonetheless does not reflect the population as a whole.
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