Month: September 2006

  • Licensed for the Lawn: Path to a Mediated Settlement

    An quick update on next steps in the Weaver Street Market lawn saga… September 11, 2006 To Weaver Street Market Owners: We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the feedback you are giving us about our handling of the lawn issue. We continue to be engaged in working toward a resolution […]

  • While you’re there…Hillsborough Gallery of Arts…

    If you’re heading up to Hillsborough to join the throng cheering on our Continentals, why don’t you check out the new Hillsborough Gallery of Arts pre-opening review. There are 14 diverse artists showing paintings, jewelry, stained glass, ceramic sculpture, wooden artifacts, etc. One of the painters does quite interesting work.

  • $337,800

    Fresh in from Kirk Ross’ ExileOnJonesStreet. Today’s UNC Board of Governors meeting yielded significant raises for the Chancellors in the UNC system, including a hefty $32,000 increase for UNC-Chapel Hill’s Chancellor James Moeser. Fayetteville State University’s T.J. Bryan(t) [sic: they even misspelled her name] must be bumming as her “paltry” %3.8 increase was not enough […]

  • “Very Interesting”: the ESP Show on “Bruce-gate”

    Thursday morning, I boogied down to Carrboro’s low-powered radio co-op, WCOM, to join with Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton for a modified two-step with the boys of the ESP Show. With practiced professionalism, Geoff Gilson and the dangerous “Mad Dog” Aaron assembled a nice overview of the recent Weaver St. Mkt. Lawn public access issue. Having […]

  • Damn you David Fanning!

    Sure, I’m nearly 225 years behind the times cursing David Fanning’s troop’s drunken pillage of nearby Hillsborough, North Carolina but it is the thought that counts… In the early morning hours of September 12, 1781, Loyalist David Fanning led 600 Tory militiamen on a daring raid of Hillsborough where Governor Thomas Burke had taken refuge. […]

  • Carolina North’s Evans: Don’t pin me down…

    A third of the way through my second “live” LAC meeting – the second with Evans as UNC’s point man – and a nascent theme from the last meeting has emerged full-blown: “Don’t pin me down…” Last week [PDF], when questioned on specific environmental goals for Carolina North, Evans dismissed specific language. Dan Coleman: Can […]

  • Crawford-Brown: “I’ll take the brickbats from both sides…”

    Dr. Crawford-Brown claimed at today’s LAC meeting that he feels he does more work on behalf of Chapel Hill’s Town Council than for the University even though he’s a member of the University’s delegation – and the director of UNC’s Carolina Environmental Program. Trying to clarify his role, Crawford-Brown said he’s here as a scientist, […]

  • NC’s Mental Health Crisis: Penny-wise, Pound-foolish

    A nice thread on NC’s deteriorating public mental health infrastructure is developing on local bulletin board SqueezeThePulp spawned by a discussion of the recent murder and ensuing non-fatal shooting at Orange High School by an arguably deranged individual: Anita Badrock, says Another problem here is the state’s attempt to restructure mental health services provided by […]

  • Greenwashing?

    One curious reader asks “What is greenwashing?” From the Center for Media & Democracy’s Sourcewatch project, greenwashing is defined thusly: “Greenwashing is what corporations do when they try to make themselves look more environmentally friendly than they really are.” [1] (here) “Greenwash” is defined in the 10th edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary as […]

  • Carolina North: Moeser Tirelessly Seizing Future Territory

    The October 1st, 2007 can’t come soon enough for some of UNC’s Board of Trustees. Yesterday, Chancellor Moeser once again disingenuously affirmed the absolutely critical role Carolina North’s development plays. Important? Maybe. Critical? How can we assess that before we see a real evaluation of its business, educational and community-oriented impacts? Leaning on previous assertions […]

  • Chancellor Moeser: It’s good to be good

    Chancellor Moeser’s main thesis from his September 6th State of the University remarks [via WCHL1360]: …we can aspire for greatness … move from good to great … and be both great and good… The speech was replete with references of being good, of moving from good to great both as an University and community member. […]

  • Carolina North: Crawford-Brown’s Counter-principles

    Rather than expanding upon the published principles created by Chapel Hill’s (now defunct) Horace-Williams Citizens’ Committee (HWCC) or integrating their newer environmental recommendations (which I championed), UNC’s green representative to the LAC (UNC’s Leadership Advisory Committee) offers a counter-proposal. Why? Why follow Chancellor Moeser’s lead and continue butting heads? To: LAC (9-3-06) From: Doug Crawford-Brown […]

  • Carolina North: My Own Words? A Recap of My Aug. 24th Environmental Request to the LAC

    According to the online minutes [PDF] of August 24th’s Carolina North Leadership Advisory Committee meeting, this is what I asked for… Will Raymond, citizen of Chapel Hill, former member of HWCC: Speaking on own behalf. Wants to talk about the environmental assay, which was an issue brought up by HWCC. Like what BioHabitats is doing, […]

  • UNC’s Moeser Prefers Butting Heads Over Carolina North…

    One would assume UNC’s Chancellor Moeser prefers confrontation over collaboration – at least that’s what I think based on his choice of sports metaphors. Along those lines, Chapel Hill News’ Mark Schultz chose an apt title, University puts on its game face, for my second CHN My View column. Forming up across the slippery turf, […]

  • Weaver St. Market Lawn: The Story So Far….

    Now that the initial uproar over Carr Mill Mall’s management’s rather strained decision to implement new restrictions on public access to Weaver Street Market Lawn [MAP] has quieted down a bit, I thought I’d put together a quick recap covering the last couple weeks of letters, posts and comments. The Wiki Roots wiki has a […]