Chapel Hill: Food, Housing, Transit
Mayor Pam Hemminger provides an update on Food For The Summer, transit discussions, local stands against gun violence, and more.
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Orange County: Housing, Schools, Underground Streams
Posted by Aaron Keck | Aug 14, 2019 | Conversations with the Mayors Podcast
Commissioner Penny Rich and Aaron Keck focus (mostly) on good news – celebrating Habitat for Humanity, a cool back-to-school party, and more. (Also the discovery of a hitherto-unknown underground stream beneath a construction project. Whether that’s ‘good news’ is up to you.)
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Read MoreHillsborough: Rallies And Roads (And Murals)
Posted by Aaron Keck | Aug 12, 2019 | Conversations with the Mayors Podcast
Mayor Tom Stevens discusses Saturday’s rally against white supremacy; the town board considers Churton Street widening; a new mural celebrates Billy Strayhorn.
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Posted by Aaron Keck | Aug 10, 2019 | Conversations with the Mayors Podcast
Mayor Lydia Lavelle discusses work on a new roundabout at the Estes/Greensboro intersection – and a letter she’s cosigned calling for the US Senate to take action on gun violence.
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Read MoreChapel Hill: Maurice Jones, One Year In
Posted by Aaron Keck | Aug 8, 2019 | Conversations with the Mayors Podcast
Chapel Hill Town Manager Maurice Jones joins Aaron as he closes in on his first anniversary of taking over the job.
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Read MoreOrange County: Development, Schools, And Safety
Posted by Aaron Keck | Aug 7, 2019 | Conversations with the Mayors Podcast
County Commissioner Penny Rich is excited about new economic development prospects – but also sober about the need to protect public safety in the wake of recent mass shootings.
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Read MoreHillsborough: Confederates Vs. Chocolates
Posted by Aaron Keck | Aug 5, 2019 | Conversations with the Mayors Podcast
Mayor Tom Stevens discusses recent pro- and anti-Confederate demonstrations in Hillsborough – which have led to a side conflict involving one popular downtown business.
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Read MoreChapel Hill: Economic Development Update
Posted by Aaron Keck | Aug 1, 2019 | Conversations with the Mayors Podcast
Chapel Hill economic development director Dwight Bassett fills in for Mayor Hemminger – and he and Aaron take a whirlwind tour around town.
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Read MoreHillsborough: Responding To ‘Flaggers’
Posted by Aaron Keck | Jul 29, 2019 | Conversations with the Mayors Podcast
Mayor Tom Stevens responds to a group of Confederate flag-wavers who showed up downtown over the weekend.
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Read MoreCarrboro: Two More Years, One More Greene Tract Discussion
Posted by Aaron Keck | Jul 26, 2019 | Conversations with the Mayors Podcast
Mayor Lydia Lavelle chats about where things stand on the Greene Tract – and what she’s looking forward to in her (likely) next two years as mayor.
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