Accessibility and inclusivity challenges — ranging from pathways that aren't wide enough for a wheelchair to the lack of safe and easily reachable outdoor spaces — can impact engagement with nature. Different community groups are seeking to solve such issues during North Carolina's Year of the Trail.
Since achieving majority control in the N.C. General Assembly in 2010, Republican lawmakers have gradually shifted the makeup of school boards by filing local bills — legislation that affects fewer than 15 counties and does not require approval from the governor.
The number for unique titles challenged has increased by 20 percent from the same reporting period in 2022, the year with the highest number of book challenges since ALA began compiling this data more than 20 years ago.
The new funding, which adds up to more than $4 million, aims to expand access to maternity care, grow the nurse midwife workforce, address maternal depression and provide community support during pregnancy and postpartum.
Students at Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools asked 19 questions total, ranging from, “What does it feel like at liftoff?” to, “How does the Space Station get more oxygen if the astronauts are breathing it?” According to NASA, the main goal of this event was to further educate underrepresented and nontraditional students and include them in STEM fields.
In September, B3 Coffee — a nonprofit working to build relationships between people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities — will collaborate with the new Innovate Carolina Junction to open a location on East Rosemary Street.
The NCDHHS launched BreastfeedNC.com on Aug. 4. The new website contains resources for new parents, medical providers and support members, such as friends and grandparents.
The Town of Carrboro is seeking public comment on the future of the Bolin Creek Greenway through September. Through "Which way for the greenway?" community members can see a map of the greenway, take a virtual tour and complete a survey indicating their preference for the trail's alignment.
Municipal elections in Chapel Hill and Carrboro will happen on Nov. 7. There are a multitude of ways for students and community members to vote in person or through mail.
The Uproar Festival of Public Art will launch on July 14 with a kick-off party in Chapel Hill and end on Aug. 12. Uproar will showcase 60 works of art outdoors throughout the downtown areas of Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough.
