August 2015

Dorm Closures and the Chapel Hill Housing Market

I was surprised to read this headline in the Daily Tar Heel today: "University closed Stacy and Everett due to low housing enrollment." But maybe I shouldn't have been.

Stacy and Everett residence halls combined house 189 students, but this year, only 135 signed up to live there. The two dorms will be repurposed for the 2015-16 school year.
 

Rick Bradley, associate director of housing and residential education, cited the expansion of new apartment communities and a lack of desirable amenities in student housing for the loss in enrollment.
 

“It’s not uncommon for a 9,000-bed operation like us to have 200 or so vacancies. That became our standard: 98 percent occupancy. In fall 2014, that 300 became 500, so the concern rose,” Bradley said.
 

“When that 500 empty spaces last fall now looks like it’ll be 800 this fall, we are opening at about a little over 90 percent occupancy. Our awareness has now been heightened.”

Campaign Kick Off to Re-Elect Annetta astreater

The Committee to Re-Elect Annetta Streater to the Chapel Hill- Carrboro Board of Education proudly announces it's Campaign Kick Off! Come out and meet Board Member Annetta Streater, hear more about her board experience and platform. You'll also get to engage with other supporters and learn how you can get involved! 

Sunday August 23rd from 4-6pm

Tobacco Road Sports Cafe, Chapel Hill

Date: 

Sunday, August 23, 2015 - 4:00pm to 6:30pm

Location: 

Tobacco Road Sports Cafe. 1118 Environ Way, Chapel Hill, NC

OC Democratic Party/OC Democratic Women School Board Forum

Date: 

Tuesday, October 6, 2015 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Location: 

Lake Hogan Farms Club House

League of Women Voters School Board Forum

Date: 

Thursday, September 24, 2015 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm

Location: 

Chapel Hill Public Library meeting room B

Chamber/Sierra Club/WCHL... CHTC Candidates Forum

Date: 

Thursday, September 17, 2015 - 6:00pm to 9:00pm

Location: 

Chapel Hill Town Hall

Friends of Downtown Candidates Forum

"Starting promptly at 10:00 a.m., we will begin with the challengers (Jessica Anderson, Pam Hemminger, Adam Jones, Gary Kahn, Paul Neebe, Nancy Oates, Michael Parker and David Schwartz), followed by the incumbents (Donna Bell, Lee Storrow and Jim Ward), and then Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt. Before answering their first question, each candidate will have two minutes to introduce themselves. After each question, someone from the audience (chosen at the discretion of the Moderator) will ask one follow-up question on the topic. 

If time permits, we will ask a second question of each candidate, in the same order, with an audience follow-up question.

Gatherings of the Friends of the Downtown are free and open to the public, with parking in the hotel gated lots as available. Parking is also available in the Town lots behind Chipotle, next to 411 West, the 140 West Parking Garage and elsewhere downtown. 

We look forward to seeing you on September 24th and to an exciting election season.

Gregg Gerdau

Moderator of the 2015 Candidate Forum"

Date: 

Thursday, September 24, 2015 - 10:00am to 12:00pm

Location: 

Franklin Hotel

LEE STORROW ARRESTED FOR DWI ACCORDING TO WCHL AND CHAPELBORO.COM

Please see chappelboro.com for details.Gary Kahn

UNC Black & Blue Tour

UNControllables is presenting:

BLACK AND BLUE TOUR OF UNC CAMPUS
"A crash course in UNC's Black history"
Thursday, September 3rd
4:00PM - UNC Visitors' Center (next to the Planetarium)

The “Black and Blue Tour” provides insight into the history of Black folks on the campus of UNC Chapel Hill. Using campus landmarks and monuments to ground us, we will uncover the University's past and the ways it is still intimately connected to and impacting the present; from the enslaved men and women who built the first University buildings to brilliant Black women intellectuals who were rejected from Carolina based solely on racism and sexism.

Do you know how many of the 250 campus buildings are named after Black folks? Why is there so much opposition to Silent Sam? Did the University ever own slaves? African-American Studies Professor Robert Porter will touch on these and other questions on the tour.

National attention has been focused on racialized geographies like these in the past year. Take this opportunity to learn about the historical and present realities right under your feet.

For folks who want to keep talking and sharing, we'll find an outdoor location after the tour to debrief and strategize based on what we've learned.

This edition of the Black and Blue tour is organized by the UNControllables as part of Radical Rush Week 2015, Aug 31 - Sept 5th. Find the complete schedule here: www.radicalrushweek2015.wordpress.com

Date: 

Thursday, September 3, 2015 - 4:00pm

Location: 

UNC Visitors Center (250 Franklin Street, next to Morehead Planetarium)

CHALT Chapel Hill Town Council/Mayor Candidates' Forum

CHALT, a new, local special-interest PAC, is holding a forum for Chapel Hill Town Council and Mayoral Candidiates.

Date: 

Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Location: 

Seymour Senior Center, 2551 Homestead Road

Carol Woods Chapel Hill Town Council Candidates' Forum

Date: 

Wednesday, October 21, 2015 - 3:00pm to 4:30pm

Location: 

Assembly Hall at Carol Woods Retirement Community, 750 Weaver Dairy Road, Chapel Hill

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