13 June 2008

"UNC Foundation to buy Chapel Hill properties" - newsobserver.com

Here is some more background on the UNC Chapel Hill Foundation. And this skeleton information from the NC Secretary of State.

04 June 2008

"Highway officials OK I-40 widening" - News & Oobserver

I guess this is a good thing, but I sure wish we could focus more on coming up with the I-40 version of this.

29 May 2008

Southern States

I called Southern States a couple of days ago to ask if they would once again have big ceramic pots on sale this year. The answer was end of July, beginning of August. If that's true, it's well worth noting on the calendar as it surely was last year...if they do the same thing again. Great products at very low prices.

27 May 2008

Triangle Transt not operating on Memorial Day

Triangle Transit did not operate yesterday.

That means one of two things, perhaps three.

One is that they do not have enough business to justify service on Memorial Day.

A second, related to the first, is that they have not attracted enough customers to make the service essential every day of the year.

And the possible third is that they just don't understand the importance of having bus service every day.

25 May 2008

What's at the Carrboro Farmers' Market?

This is a very nice feature - photos taken yesterday at the Carrboro Farmers' Market of some of the items on sale there. I do not know if this is updated each week, but it sure provides a nice way to browse through what's there!

23 May 2008

Gas Prices

This is a link to a list - changing regularly - of gas prices in or near 27516 zip code/Chapel Hill.

22 May 2008

Maps and Directions to Carolina Inn in downtown Chapel Hill North Carolina

They've changed the entrance and traffic flow at the Carolina Inn.

21 May 2008

Pilgrim's Pride

Couldn't we start an effort to turn the Pilgrim's Pride plant into an environmental plant producing state-of-the art, but basic, environmentally-sound items for local use? Put the same employees to work?

"Bag recycling bill passes committee" - Greensboro News-Record

This sure strikes me as a very good idea.

OWASA rate increase proposal

Here is the background information from OWASA to explain the proposed 24% increase in rates.

NC blueberries!

There seem to be a couple of places in Chapelboroham, but you need to search on each of the three counties to find them - Orange, Chatham and Durham.

20 May 2008

Presdential bumper stickers

For a long time, mine was the only car I encountered on the road with an OBAMA bumper sticker showing.

Now I seem to be seeing many more.

What I don't see, though, are any bumper stickers for Hillary CLINTON or John McCAIN. In driving around town, I have not noticed a single one for either of those candidates.