OrangePolitics

About OrangePolitics

Placed on September 2nd, 2008

located in Chapel Hill

OrangePolitics is a progressive, multi-author blog about issues in Orange County, North Carolina (including Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough). The site was founded in 2003 by Ruby Sinreich and features blogging and commenting by many local leaders and elected officials, as well as in-depth liveblogging of local meetings. It was twice named as the Best Local Blog by the Independent Weekly.

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posted on
May 18th, 2012
from
OrangePolitics
based in
Chapel Hill

What do YOU love about Orange County?

After last week's heartbreaking vote on Amendment One, I noticed a lot of my friends on Facebook talking about how proud we were to live in the county that voted it down by the very biggest margin. ...

posted on
May 17th, 2012
from
OrangePolitics
based in
Chapel Hill

Carrboro Alderman Dan Coleman will be resigning and moving to Australia in 2013. A loss for all of Orange.

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posted on
May 16th, 2012
from
OrangePolitics
based in
Chapel Hill

Who's driving this thing?

Last night, the County Commissioners did a pretty good job of displaying why it has been so easy, maybe even necessary, for the County Manager to be such a policy leader. Fortunately, I did see Bar ...

posted on
May 10th, 2012
from
OrangePolitics
based in
Chapel Hill

Chain Store Storms the Gateway to Carrboro

The intersection of Alabama Avenue and Jones Ferry Road is the first impression of Carrboro for visitors entering town from Highway 54. It is important to the Central Business District and the Farm ...