š± What changes to Chapel Hillās mayor and council are being discussed?
Morning Chapel Hill! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. āļø
In today's newsletter:
- What changes to Chapel Hillās mayor and council are being discussed?
- Plan your evening at Chapel Hillās free Juneteenth celebration June 19.
- How a UNC-Chapel Hill Ph.D. shaped this professorās winding career path
Also on today's calendar: a Good Time: Stand-Up Comedy Night at Beer Study (Carrboro) and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? š¤ (Answer below!)
- Friday: Sun mixing with clouds; warm, with a high of 88 and low of 59 degrees. š¶ Hot!
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy and hot, temps: high: 94, low: 65.
- Sunday: A shower; breezy in the a.m., with a high of 71 and low of 42 degrees.
š° News we're reading
1. Chapel Hill: Savannah Bananas, Modifying the Charter, Legislative Breakfast (chapelboro.com) ā Chapel Hill Mayor Jess Anderson just briefed residents on town happenings, from sold-out Savannah Bananas games at Kenan Stadium to a council discussion about lengthening the mayorās term and shrinking the council. She also highlighted a recent legislative breakfast and ongoing āConversations With the Mayors,ā which keep Chapel Hill and nearby communities informed about local government decisions. 
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2. Chapel Hill-Carrboro Juneteenth Celebration June 19 - Triangle on the Cheap (triangleonthecheap.com) ā Mark your calendar for the free Chapel HillāCarrboro Juneteenth Celebration at Hargraves Community Center on Friday, June 19, from 4ā8 p.m. Youāll find live performances, history exhibits, local vendors, and kid-friendly activities, all honoring Black culture and community. The event is part of a broader slate of Triangle Juneteenth festivities. Ā Ā Ā
3. Catching up withā¦Ellen Gasparovic (union.edu) ā A Union College math professor traces her path back to earning a Ph.D. at UNC-Chapel Hill, where she also met her husband at a DukeāUNC math gathering. Chapel Hill appears as a formative stop in her academic journey, while the profile mostly explores her teaching, research interests, family life, and favorite books, shows, and daily habits. Ā Ā Ā
4. Advocates Call on Cary to Invest More in Affordable Housing (indyweek.com) ā Chapel Hill is cited as one of several Triangle towns already dedicating a āpenny for housing,ā a benchmark Cary advocates want their town to match. Local faith and community groups in Cary are pressing leaders to boost affordable housing funding and consider a 2027 bond, arguing rising costs are pushing workers out and pointing to Chapel Hillās approach as a model. Ā Ā Ā
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Out of the Darkness Campus Walk at UNC Chapel Hill
Polk Place, 201 South Rd, Chapel Hill
10:00 am
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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Youth Fishing Clinic
Recreation & Parks , 302 NC Hwy. 54 West , Carrboro
9:00 am -
a Good Time: Stand-Up Comedy Night at Beer Study (Carrboro)
Beer Study-Carrboro , 101 Two Hills Dr Suite 130 , Carrboro
7:30 pm -
Carrboro Day & Earth Day Celebration
Recreation & Parks , 301 W Main St , Carrboro
12:00 pm -
38th Bi-annual Carrboro CD and Record Show
Recreation & Parks , 100 N. Greens , Carrboro
12:00 pm -
Baseball VS Bennett
Margaret B. Pollard Middle , 185 Granite Mill Blvd , Chapel Hill
4:15 pm -
Volleyball VS Bennett
Margaret B. Pollard Middle , 185 Granite Mill Blvd , Chapel Hill
4:15 pm -
FPGB Spirit Night: Monterrey Carrboro 10% of sales to FPGB PTA
Frank Porter Graham Dual Language Magnet Elementary School , 101 Smith Level Rd , Chapel Hill
5:00 pm
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
Tuesday April 21
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Senior Spring Fling Social
Dr. MLK Jr. Park , 1120 Hillsborough Rd. , Carrboro
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Carrboro Jaguars vs Seaforth High School
Carrboro High School , 201 Rock Haven Rd , Carrboro
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FPGB STEAM Night
Frank Porter Graham Dual Language Magnet Elementary School , 101 Smith Level Rd , Chapel Hill
6:00 pm -
Jam Series - Celtic Jam
Drakeford Library Complex , 203 S. Greensboro St. , Carrboro
7:00 pm
Friday April 17
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- Thank you to Tim and his crew from Wild Earth Gardening who worked with me to prep these beds that were full of non- native plants that had created a sterile environment for our our local wildlife.
The homeowner kept the crape myrtles, but let me fill the beds with 100% native keystone species that will bloom from late February to November. (Nextdoor Briar Chapel) - Looking for a high school/college age student who is starting a landscaping company.
I currently own a landscaping company and I am condensing my routes and getting rid of some properties that we cut grass at. I would love to be ableā¦ (Nextdoor Ballentine)
- Wegmans posted a job opening for Meat Clerk in Chapel Hill. Apply here.
- Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. posted a job opening for Part Time Deli Bakery Clerk in Chapel Hill. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chapel Hill here.
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