THIS MONTH’S THEME: DEVELOPMENT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
Habitat for Humanity Talks Affordable Housing
BOLD Construction: Building Homes — and Relationships
Carrboro Development Trends: Growth Pressures, Affordability Goals and a Community in Transition
Chapel Hill Development at a Crossroads: Housing supply, affordability strategy, transit-oriented growth, and the shape of a changing community
CRIME
Franklin Street Corridor Remains Focal Point as Chapel Hill, Carrboro Police Logs Show Steady Activity, Few Serious Incidents
Police Assign Dedicated Team to Investigate Vehicle Break-Ins
Car Break-Ins Surge Along MLK Boulevard, Franklin Street as Two-Week Blotter Shows Vehicle Crime Outpacing All Other Offenses
Crime Location & Recurrence Analysis
ARTS & CULTURE
Studio Visit with Artist and Musician Ron Liberti Ahead of His September Exhibit at Horace Williams House
A Season of Wonder: 2026-27 Preview of Programming at Carolina Performing Arts
Media Preview: Ackland Art Museum Opens Two New Exhibitions Showcasing Latest Additions to Collection
A Chat with Tom Meltzer About His First Solo Album Nice Things
COLUMNS
My Two-Wheeled Teacher
One of the first things I learned from cycling was that I could travel far enough under my own power to get in trouble.
Naming Names
We recently adopted a trio of mature hens from a friend who was moving to a less chicken-friendly place. We named them Coffee, Latte and Cocoa, primarily because of their colors and in honor of two of our former chickens.
A Sour Taste in My Mouth
Never keep sour cream in your refrigerator more than six years. It’s a lesson to live by, along with avoiding ground wars in Asia or trying to transit the Strait of Hormuz. I have learned this lesson the hard way.
Financial Reckonings – The collected works of Buffet and Munger
Every year around this time Warren Buffett publishes his annual shareholder letter as part of Berkshire Hathaway’s annual report. Its publication becomes an event in the financial media, and rightly so.
FORE!!!
Hello again to all you avid golfers in Chapel Hill and the surrounding towns and counties.
Losing a Support System
My support system is rapidly disappearing – and I’m finding this very disconcerting. How can all these people who are there to assist me even contemplate their retirement before I’m out of commission?
The Challenges of Farming
Farming has always demanded patience, resilience and a willingness to live with uncertainty. Today, the pressures are especially intense as agricultural land disappears, longtime farmers retire and the economics of traditional farming grow more difficult.
‘Shrooms and Bugs — Here Yesterday and Gone today!
Despite recent showers and somewhat heavier rainfalls, our area is still suffering the consequences of ongoing drought. This has been evident in the relative dearth of insects and flowering plants that I’ve been seeing in woods and nature reserves.
A grandfather’s homecoming
“Sometimes it takes a journey to come home.”
Town and Country: The Dark Side of the Fourth
May 4, 1970, four college students protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State University in Ohio were shot and killed by National Guard troops.