This being the time of year to give thanks, I must acknowledge how grateful I am to my children, both of whom inherited their father’s lawyer gene, for the training they put me through during their teenage years. If I had not had those years of intensive practice asking laser-like questions to get to the […]
All posts for the month November, 2014
Ask a planner
Posted by Nancy Oates on November 24, 2014
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2014/11/24/ask-a-planner/
Which workforce?
In an email to Town Council last month, Lee Perry, a principal of East West Partners, referred to Village Plaza Apartments as “workforce housing.” Perry, whose company is building the 266-unit apartment building in the vacant lot that used to be the site of a movie theater, explained that his rents, starting at $1,150 a […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on November 17, 2014
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2014/11/17/which-workforce/
Insurers hold cards
Don and I received an extortion letter last month. It came from our insurance company. If we did not sign a letter authorizing the company to increase our homeowners’ insurance premium by as much as 250 percent, the company would not renew our coverage. And if our insurance lapsed, our lender could call in our […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on November 10, 2014
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2014/11/10/insurers-hold-cards/
Ghost bikes
The electronic sign in the median of N.C. 54 urging cars to share the road with bikes might cause some drivers to keep alert to cyclists. The white Ghost Bike propped against the bridge railing next to Run-In Jim’s on MLK Jr. Boulevard will help them understand why. In early October, Pamela Lane was killed […]
Posted by Nancy Oates on November 3, 2014
http://chapelhillwatch.com/2014/11/03/ghost-bikes/