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Category Archives: Chapel Hill
Local Business, Google & Chapel Hill
Here’s video of the Google press conference in Chapel Hill that occurred May 25. Thanks to the folks at RTP for capturing this. AGAIN they provided more detailed coverage than the local media. He’s the link to the Google Economic … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chapel Hill, Google, Local, North Carolina
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High-speed Internet must be a part of Carrboro’s infrastructure
People who live, work and visit Carrboro love the free wireless Internet. But the Town of Carrboro’s wireless is a victim of its own success. I’ve heard from a lot of people who have problems with it and wish it … Continue reading
Posted in Broadband, Carrboro, Chapel Hill
Tagged Broadband, Carrboro, Chapel Hill, fiber
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Green Business in Orange County
I’ve just added a few posts to this blog about Green Business. I’m espcially interested in seeing it grow in Orange County, North Carolina. (That includes Chapel Hill and Carrboro.) So you’ll see on the top right of this blog … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Green Business, Local, North Carolina, Orange County, Uncategorized
Tagged Business, economic development, green, North Carolina, Orange County
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Is Orange County ready for Renewable Energy?
Al Gore calls for “100 percent of our electricity from renewable energy and truly clean carbon-free sources within 10 years.” What are our local governments doing to take this challenge and make it a reality locally? This was originally a … Continue reading
Posted in Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Environmental, Government, Green Business, North Carolina, Technology, YouTube
Tagged electricity, North Carolina, Orange County
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Create Green-Collar Jobs in Orange County
A few weeks ago I had the privilege of seeing Van Jones speak. He co-founded the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and is founder and president of Green For All. He spoke convincingly of a future of increased equality … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Environmental, Green Business, Local, North Carolina, Orange County
Tagged Business, economic development, green, North Carolina, Orange County, Technology
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Atomic Age Architecture Symposium in Chapel Hill
Saturday August 2, at the Chapel Hill Museum from 9am to 4pm there will be a very cool sounding discussion about Modern Architecture in Chapel Hill. Sponsored by The Preservation Society of Chapel Hill. I have to say that new … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Chapel Hill, Design
Tagged architecture, Chapel Hill, Design, history, modernism, North Carolina
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Local governments withhold public access TV funds
Local governments withhold public access TV funds. Get the story from this Independent Weekly blog post by Fiona Morgan called Legislature to consider future of public TV channels. Both Chapel Hill and Orange County received money for Chapel Hill channel … Continue reading
Posted in Chapel Hill, Education, Local, Media, NonProfit
Tagged Chapel Hill, local government, Orange County, PEG, peoples channel, public access tv
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Barack Obama’s Entrance to Dean Dome
Excellent video by abbyladybug
Posted in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Politics
Tagged Chapel Hill, dean dome, obama, president, UNC
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Barack Chapel Hill Blog
Just found this new blog called Barack Chapel Hill. Looking forward to more content and discussion. Very cool that it was made using a WordPress theme called Probama created by Category 4. Such a neat idea to create themes for … Continue reading
Posted in Chapel Hill, Politics
Tagged 2008, Chapel Hill, elections, North Carolina, obama, Politics, primary
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More Coworking at Our House
For a few months now we’ve had a standing offer for people to drop by our house on Thursdays and cowork. A few people came by and hung out. Had some great conversations. But we’d love to have even more … Continue reading