Carrboro

Merritt Crossing Redux

Mark Chilton — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:45:29 -0600

Yesterday I received a call from a woman who lives in a tent she assembled in the woods east of the railroad tracks near land that Chapel Hill purchased from the estate of Leo Merritt. I have known her for several years and she has been a part of the downtown Carrboro community for a long time. I had mixed emotions about what she had to say. She is moving next month to be with another member of her family in a nearby state. On the one hand, I am happy for her that she will (presumably) have more formal housing arrangements, but on the other hand I will miss seeing her around Carrboro.

CVS neighborhood meeting

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:37:22 -0600

From CarrboroCitizen.com:

Neighbors of 201 N. Greensboro St. are invited to a meeting on Feb. 8 from 7-9 p.m. at Carrboro Town Hall to discuss the proposed CVS development project.
This will be the last neighborhood meeting before a public hearing. Attendees will be updated by developers on plans for the second floor and will hear answers to questions and concerns addressed at the previous meeting in December.
To ensure all questions will be answered at the meeting, email any questions you might have to Chris Bostic at chris.bostic@kimley-horn.com.

Building Occupied! - blog post from triANARCHY

BrianR — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:49:21 -0600

carrborocommune Livestream - live audio broadcast from inside CVS building

BrianR — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:43:55 -0600

Carrboro aldermen vote 4-3 to rezone 500 N Greensboro Street for potential "Shelton Station" mixed-use project

Damon Seils — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:42:38 -0600

Carrboro to Consider Resolution Against Corporate Personhood

Damon Seils — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:31:03 -0600

Alderman Dan Coleman plans to introduce a resolution against corporate personhood to the Carrboro Board of Aldermen. In an e-mail to his colleagues on the board, Coleman asked that the draft resolution be added to the board's January 17 agenda. The resolution responds to the 2010 US Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v Federal Election Commission, which essentially cleared the way for unlimited election spending by corporations and other groups.

Occupy Chapel Hill/Carrboro 2.0: The Next Phase

Geoff Gilson — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:27:39 -0600

On Tuesday, January 10, 2012, Occupy Chapel Hill/Carrboro will make history by becoming one of the very few, longstanding Occupy encampments in the country to peacefully and voluntarily transition to a new phase in its evolution.

Members of OCHC are planning a special day in celebration of the power and potential of the 99% movement. And they have invited the whole community. That means YOU!!

The day’s events will kick off at 3 p.m. with taking down tents and cleanup of the Peace and Justice Plaza, 179 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill. Press are welcome to attend. This will be followed by a press conference at 4:30 p.m., at which Occupiers will present plans for the future. A General Assembly will be held at 6 p.m. at the Plaza.

Following the General Assembly, OCHC will be hosting a dance party at the Plaza, starting at about 8 p.m.

For those who missed it, last month's inaugural Kidical Mass in Carrboro was a huge success. Thanks to all the organizers!

S. Elliott — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:47:07 -0600

former Carrboro Alderman Nancy White died last week

gercohen — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 06:54:32 -0600

former Carrboro Alderman Nancy White died last Monday at age 89. She served on the Carrboro town board in the '70s, from her obit:

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/newsobserver/obituary.aspx?n=nancy-i-white&pid=154864927

"She became active in local politics as a member of the Carrboro Community Coalition, and was a lifelong Yellow Dog Democrat. In the mid to late '70s Nancy served on the Carrboro Board of Aldermen.

Abbey Court HOA Showdown

Mark Chilton — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:01:56 -0600

Tonight I went to the Abbey Court HOA meeting about the Human Rights Center. Here's the short version of what happened…

I suppose you've all heard about how the Abbey Court Homeowners' Association (HOA) is giving the Abbey Court Human Rights Center (HRC) the boot. The Human Rights Center is a great community center providing many critical human services within Abbey Court, including mentoring, after school care, tutoring etc. In short, the HOA is arguing that the HRC is in violation of the HOA rules by using their unit for non-residential purposes and kicking them out, under threat of a $300/day fine.

The HOA meeting was tonight at 6pm in Raleigh and was closed to the public, however this afternoon it occurred to me that the non-profit organization I work for owns one of the units at Abbey Court, so I went to the meeting to represent our organization's miniscule rights—and to record the meeting.