Local Government Meeting Schedule: January 2022
This series of posts will be made monthly on Chapelboro to help inform our community when local...
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Top Stories of 2021: Municipal Elections in Orange, Chatham Counties
To reflect on the year, Chapelboro.com is re-publishing some of the top stories that impacted and...
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650 Homes Proposed at South Creek to Neighbor Southern Village
After the Obey Creek development failed to find retailers to fill its mixed-use project in 2015, a new development may be slated to take its place. The South Creek development is proposing more than six hundred townhomes and condos in the space across from Southern Village.
Read MoreChapel Hill: A New Term, New Town Council Members and Free Parking
Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger speaks with 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on Thursday, December 9. She details how Wednesday’s organizational meeting for the town council went, as Chapel Hill welcomed three new council members. She also shares some highlights of the recent Metro Mayors meeting and details on the town’s free parking on the weekends this month.
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Chapel Hill Town Council Puts Final Stamp of Approval on Downtown Wet Lab
As the East Rosemary Redevelopment project continues to move forward, last week’s Chapel Hill Town Council meeting provided a big step toward outlining exactly what that will look like. The council approved the 150 East Rosemary rezoning proposal, which will bring office space, commercial development and a wet lab to downtown.
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Local Government Meeting Schedule: December 2021
As we exit Thanksgiving and move toward the winter break, local governments are trying to pack in their final business meetings of 2021.
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‘Local Love’: Carrboro, Chapel Hill Urge Shopping Small Business Saturday
The day after Thanksgiving begins the holiday shopping season. While Black Friday is typically devoted to big-box shopping, local governments are encouraging to shop small on Saturday. Small Business Saturday was started in 2010 to promote buying local during the Great Recession. Now, it’s a staple every holiday season.
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Chapel Hill Town Council Unanimously Approves Rosemary-Columbia Hotel
Chapel Hill Town Council is moving forward with plans for the proposed Rosemary Columbia Hotel. This week the town voted to pass site changes to the plans for the hotel, which reduce the size of the building, remove surface parking and create separation between the hotel and the Northside neighborhood.
Read MoreChapel Hill: Greene Tract, A New Hotel, Arbor Day and Thanksgiving
Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger speaks with 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on Thursday, November 18. She shares updates from Wednesday’s town council meeting, which include the approval of a new downtown hotel and a resolution on the Greene Tract. Plus: upcoming events around Arbor Day, Thanksgiving Day and early thoughts on the likely state budget.
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‘A Celebration’: Concept Plans for Greene Tract Get a Green Light
Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange County governments have all passed a resolution outlining conceptual plans for the Greene Tract and approving new boundaries for the jointly owned land.
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