Kudos for Cassell and TLR for Series
The series Michelle [Cassell] recently completed [on Carrboro affordable housing] is quite informative and well-written.
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Dignify Workers with a Living Wage
At Orange County Living Wage, we’re proud to partner with local employers, employees and community members to fight for living wages in our county.
Vote AGAINST Rezoning 1200 and 1204 MLK
Stackhouse Properties told the town of Chapel Hill that if they do not get zoning approval to erect a four-story self-storage facility on the property they own at 1200 and 1204 MLK Jr. Blvd., they will sell the property and have already received an offer from a buyer who likely will evict the 70+ families who live in the Tar Heel Mobile Home Park (MBH) that currently occupies the site.
Part-Time is Better Than No-Time
Not to continue to beat a dead horse — I promise this will be my last comment on the subject of Buc-ee’s — but I write because this happens over and over in Orange County.
What We Lost When We Lost Buc-ee’s
A recent N&O reader exulted in the defeat of the Efland Station Buc-ee’s proposal as a victory for Orange County environmental protection. But what was lost should temper the exuberance.
Oates is the Choice
The Chapel Hill Town Council has had a vacant seat for nearly a year. It is the council’s duty to appoint another council member.
In Praise of Ed Kerwin
July marked the retirement of Ed Kerwin as executive director of OWASA, the Orange Water and Sewer Authority.
We Cannot Be Silent
The Paul Green Foundation, which makes grants to diverse organizations working in the arts and human rights, stands with those who peacefully protest the brutality inflicted on our citizens of color by police and other authorities.
Let My Country Awake
As our nation passes through the labor pains of birthing a new age of “liberty and justice for all,” I echo the century-old words of a Nobel laureate-poet, which serve as both path and prayer to “let my country awake”:
The County & Climate Change
I have been invited to present on Orange County’s innovative responses to climate change along with representatives for three other municipalities around the country.
Bringing Easter Joy
I volunteer with a Chapel Hill non-profit called A Lotta Love. Last week, the manager at the Southpoint World Market, Jason McCreary, contacted our founder, Lotta Sjoelin, and said he’d like to donate their Easter goods to us so we could distribute them to local homeless shelters.
Delivery Night
One of my neighbors organized a delivery night from Luna in Carrboro restaurant last week…
Bright Spot – Ridgefield Park / Briarcliff
In an effort to further reduce trips to the grocery store and support shut-ins, people at risk, and those quarantined, a few bright and
angelic members of the Ridgefield Park / Briarcliff neighborhood in Chapel Hill began offering to provide consolidated shopping.
Recycling Thanks
A special thank-you to the Orange County Sanitation Dept. and Waste Industries for the special service they provide to seniors who are unable to bring their recycling to the curb.
A Promise Fulfilled
I have been reading the Local Reporter ever since it was launched last year by Friends of Local Journalism. Friends promised a community-oriented fact-based newspaper, and you have delivered exactly that.
More Getting, Less Thanks
Some Black Friday shoppers were able to begin a day early, thus changing ther rest and remembrance to cosumerism.
Thank you, Nancy Oates!
LETTERS TO TE EDITOR I have known Nancy for 23 years, first as a neighbor & friend. In addition to being a writer, she is a child advocate. She has…
Recruiting Wegmans a Boon for Chapel Hill
BUSINESS By Pam Hemminger While I respect everyone’s right to voice an opinion about the decisions Town Council makes, I also want to make sure that facts are considered on…
Chapel Hill Will Pay Dearly for Wegmans at Any Cost
By John Goddin. John Goddin is a Chapel Hill resident concerned about the town’s current direction and its future path.
Why a Local Newspaper is Important
Losing the eyes and ears
Dear Editor, … When McClatchy closed down our newspaper in 2017 I was bereft. I felt like I lost the eyes and ears that connected me to the community. As the…