hello, i’m here with my family in the durham / chapel hill area while we wait for power and drinking water to be restored at our home in WNC.

i have a toddler and I heard the museum is free for wnc folks displaced from the hurricane. i am grateful for that.

made me wonder if there are any resources or discounted services for adults. My nervous system is so wracked from this disaster, and i could use a yoga class or sound healing oe massage, chiropractor, or acupuncture. i’m so so tired and the stress of asheville and the surrounding areas has been very challenging. It is A LOT.

anyone have any insight? i’m

We’re headed to Chapel Hill on our kids’ fall break. We have a wedding at the weekend but are figuring out how to fill our week. Our grade schoolers love to ride their own bikes and ride a few miles to/from school on urban paths in our own city, would love to plan some loops or out and backs with a kid friendly destination to break up the ride. Any suggestion? Up to an hour drive to starting point is okay.

anyone know why there are so many cops out today on 54? I counted 20 in total on the way to Southpoint

Hello friends and neighbors! I wanted to make people aware of our upcoming show in Carrboro — all are welcome, and we'd love to see you there!

Stone Soup Theatre Company is proud to present

Godspell!

Shows are October 11 - 20 at Center Theater, 300 E Main Street in Carrboro. Tickets are available through our website stonesouptheatreco.com or at TicketLeap.

Godspell presents various parables of Jesus through family-friendly song, dance, and hefty doses of comic timing, dissolving hauntingly into the story of the Last Supper and the Crucifixion. Throughout the show, the cast explore the messages of kindness, love, and forgiveness that underlie the parables, focusing on the idea of building a beloved community with our neighbors here and now. Godspell was the first major musical theatre offering from three-time Grammy and Academy Award winner Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin, Children of Eden), presented here in its 2012 revision that adds the song "Beautiful City" to well-known songs like "Day by Day", "By My Side", and "All For The Best".

In these difficult, polarizing times, Godspell's message of tolerance, kindness, and love are very badly needed. We're so proud to have a brilliant, funny cast of actors that includes a diverse cross-section of gender, race, sexuality, and age bringing this wonderful story to life.

Come join us!

Hey everyone- I'm looking for a new dentist in town. I've been to Eastowne family dental and I'm just not super happy with the work they've done for me. Any recommendations in chapel hill or carborro?

Seen view Chapel Hill hospital. Where is this coming from?

Anyone remember a band called Doxy’s Kitchen? They used to fill up the Cat’s Cradle in the late 90’s. Back when CH was the next Seattle….haha. They were kind of jazzy like DMB. Fun group. New Age Truck Stop was the name of their album.

Just wondering because the internet seemed to forget them, as did streaming services. I think I still have their CD, alas no CD player.

Hi Everyone! I am currently conducting an online study for my dissertation, and we are looking for **North Carolina-**based participants!We are currently recruiting for a study on individuals’ perspectives on having children in the future, based on their life experiences, social, and demographic characteristics. We are interested in all perspectives, including if you do not want children, or you are unsure.

Study Eligibility

If you meet the following criteria, we invite you to share your thoughts with our team in an online questionnaire:

• Reside in North Carolina
• Speak, read, and write English
• Are between the ages of 25 and 35 years old
• Do not currently have children you care for
• Have female reproductive anatomy (All gender identities that this may apply to are welcome to participate)

Study Requirements

This study will require eligible participants to take one (1) online questionnaire using their personal computer or mobile device, which will take approximately thirty minutes using the platform Qualtrics. The questionnaire will include questions on your background, life experiences, relationships, reproductive health, and perceptions on future childbearing. After submitting the questionnaire, participants may enter a raffle for one of fifty $20.00 Amazon gift cards.If you would like the link to participate or have any questions, please contact via email: thefeelstudy24@gmail.com

Hey all, l've had many many people asking if they can help with cleanup efforts after the flood. I've gotten plugged in with some community organizers. This is for laborers only not search and rescue or social services of any kind. This is a private group and I'll need to ok you with a quick chat before you're let in. There's some warnings and disclosures you must read and agree to before joining the sub. First step is to request to join here but if you’re having a hard time just send me a private chat.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AshevilleLaborHelp/

https://buyvatrees.com/shop/

The VA department of forestry sells seedlings of trees native to this part of the country and the cost per seedling goes down as you order more. For example, 5 American plum seedlings are $3 each, but 10 are $2 each. Shipping is a little over $30 total.

The plants are about one year old and ship in late winter, generally late February/early march.

I plan on ordering a handful but if another person or two is thinking about ordering anyway, if we do a single order it would be cheaper per tree. PM me if interested in doing so, when they come we can meet at a place like the Wegmans so I can get you your trees.

I will say from experience (I've ordered before) while they do give you a range of when it ships, you might not be given the exact date they will arrive and as they are bare root, you really want to get them planted ASAP.

Hi, this is a long shot - but my parents just fled Asheville and are in need of housing relief for no more than a couple weeks. Does anyone know of anything, or have any possible leads for help? Thank you in advance!

I’m looking for temporary housing for my partner’s family after Hurricane Helene. They need a one bedroom apartment that must be wheelchair/handicap accessible.

We prefer it to be furnished since they came here with nothing, but it's not a deal breaker. We’re open on the price as long as there is flexibility regarding the timeline and length of stay. They are also open to other areas outside of Chapel Hill/Carrboro and in the triangle area!

Any leads or suggestions are greatly appreciated! Thank you!

Hey guys, I’ve been playing electric guitar on and off for about a year now and feel like I’m not really advancing so I’m looking to try guitar lessons.

I’m mainly wanting to play somewhat heavier stuff like hardcore punk, metal, and heavy rock so if you are or know a guitar teacher in the area that’s sort of familiar with playing that genre please put me on

I am a student so I’m not loaded so the more reasonable the prices the better, but I do want to ensure I’m paying an equitable amount for your time

I’m in the Carrboro area

Anyone else affected by the AT&T internet outage? This is the second day in a row it’s gone down.

And Kamala supports fracking....NC was hit hard by the damage fracking did, managed to finally push it out (while Duke ironically imports fracking resources from PA)

Updated Communication from the people of Asheville: Survival Items badly needed that aren’t coming in. People are killing dirty fish with rocks, eating raw. Others will start dying due to lack of water. Drop off sites listed below ⬇️ They still need so much help. Please share/screenshot this post! 🙏 They say thank you from the bottom of their hearts ♥️

• Buckets for bathroom use
• Trash bags every size, small for bathroom
• Gas cans/gas(no flammables 4 drop offs!)
• First aid kits
• Tarps, a big need
• Dog and cat food
• Hand sanitizer, baby wipes (compact TP)
• Propane tanks and camping stoves
• Plastic tubs to wash / Dr Bronners Soap
• Flashlights and head lamps
• Feminine hygiene products
• Chainsaws, work gloves, shovels
• Solar panels/banks/chargers, batteries
• Formula/Diapers
• Coolers
• Protein based food
• Water/gatorade packs

Paper towels are nice but they don’t save lives

26 and 40 east now accessible to Asheville as of this morning, WNC fire stations are accepting donations, strong solid truck or SUV only, must bring gas for both ways, drop and go do not stick around, take pics, or come with a large group

Hurricane Helene Donation Drop Off Locations (Thursday deadline for many) Must call before dropping to confirm their open hours and item restrictions, not doing this could waste your time and resources ~ Many others are around ~ Feel free to copy paste this info with your own local drops in Charlotte etc.

• Wake Forest:

Fire Station 1 420 Elm Avenue

Bowstring 1930 Wake Forest Road

• Raleigh:

Raleigh Founded (till Friday check times) 2409 Crabtree Blvd Unit 107

Crank Arm Brewing 319 West Davie Street

Hometown Martial Arts 5500 Atlantic Springs Rd Ste 107-108

Pelagic Brewery 300 Pace Street

Rock n Roll Tattoos 3629 Capital Blvd

• Durham:

The Can Opener 205 S Gregson Street

Art Post 718 Iredell Street

Mavericks Smokehouse 900 West Main Street

Fuzzy Needle 1005 West Chapel Hill Street

Perfect Lovers 2823 North Rocksboro Street

Ninth Street Bakery 136 East Chapel Hill Street

• RTP:

The Glass Jug 5410 NC Highway 55 Unit V

• Morrisville

Not much, if you’re comfortable texting me I can take it at the west Cary / Morrisville border. I’m not going to mess with using messenger to arrange drop offs there. 919-523-4703

• Cary:

Bond Brothers Beer 202 East Cedar Street

First Cary Methodist 117 South Academy Street

Saint Michaels 804 High House Road

Ala Mosa Pet Boutique for Pet Items only 213 Waldo Street

• Apex:

Neighbor Boy Farm Country Store 1008 Davis Drive

• Holly Springs:

HS Law Enforcement 750 Holly Springs Road

Fire Station 1 700 Flint Point Lane

• Carborro:

Speakeasy 100 East Main Street

Back Alley Bikes 100 Boyd Street

Feet Fleet 310 East Main Street

Fitch Lumber 309 East Greensboro Street

• Chapel Hill:

Weaver Street Market 716 Market Street

• Hillsboro:

Maple View Farm 6900 Rocky Ridge Road

Feel free to text me at (919) 523-4703 with questions

Anyone have any lawyer contacts in the area they would recommend? I'm looking for someone to consult with specifically regarding Real Estate or Property law.

Google searching for lawyers is giving me a bunch of massive firms outside of this area, and I'd very much like to consult with someone familiar with the town code regarding a property dispute.

We see what is happening in Western North Carolina in the aftermath of rain from Helene. Asheville received 14” of rain in a few days, and some places in Western NC received much more. What would happen in Chapel Hill if 14”-20” of rain fell here?

My previous mower has been unresponsive, and my lawn is overgrown. I need a new person that can mow my lawn within a few days on request. Don't want to use an annoying service like Angie's.

Do you know anyone you can recommend?

Long post (apologies), TL;DR & links to more info at end.

Some of you may remember some discussion last year about what was going on at SECU—lots of conversation about controversial decisions and policy changes. If you haven’t been paying attention, here’s some context:

In 2021, SECU hired Jim Hayes. He was the first CEO in SECU history not to be hired from within the ranks of veteran SECU employees. Why does that matter? Well, SECU has been described as a bit of a “unicorn” among financial institutions. It’s the second largest credit union in the country (behind only Navy Federal) at $50 billion, 2.8 million members, 275 local branches, and the largest ATM network in NC. 1 in 4 North Carolinians are members of SECU. This means it can do (and historically has done) more for its members than most credit unions can dream of.

SECU isn’t a bank. It’s a member-owned, not-for-profit, financial cooperative. The last 3 years have seen SECU’s Board make dramatic policy changes that move us closer to resembling for-profit banks than ever before. These include: implementing a discriminatory risk-based lending system, paying out uncompetitive savings rates, preventing members from speaking at our Annual Meeting for the first time in our history, sustaining $250 million in loan losses this year alone, and much more…. (For more on this, see end of post.)

In an extraordinarily rare event for credit unions and not-for-profit organizations, members launched a campaign nominating their own candidates to challenge the board-nominated incumbents in 2023. All 3 member-nominated candidates were elected, but that was only 3 seats on an 11-member board. Right now, this year’s board election is wrapping up on October 1st. This time 4 member-nominated candidates are running against the incumbents.  The board nominated only its own candidates again, which required the member-nominated candidates to gain signatures to get on the ballot—which they did, to the tune of more than 8,000 members across NC.

This member movement has coalesced into a grassroots group called “SECU For All” with the goal of advocating for member rights, restoring SECU’s principles, and defending the mission of SECU: “people helping people.” The member-nominated candidates need our votes to hold this Board of Directors accountable and get SECU back on track. They are 4 leaders with tremendous experience that includes 75+ combined years at SECU.

If you’re a member age 16+, please vote for Jean Blaine, Susie Ford, Julian Hawes, and Kirby Parrish. Here’s the link for instructions on how to vote: secuforall.com/vote

October 1st is the final day to vote online! You can also vote via the ballot you received by mail (must be postmarked by Oct. 1st) or vote in person at the Annual Meeting if you’re registered to attend.

Disclosure: This isn’t my primary Reddit account, but yes I’ve been a user for years and am a lifelong resident of NC. I am an unpaid volunteer with SECU For All and a longtime member of SECU.

TL;DR: SECU has suffered serious changes since 2021; there’s a critically-important contested Board election ending soon (Oct. 1st is the last day to vote). The current Board of Directors has implemented discriminatory risk-based lending system, paid out uncompetitive savings rates, prevented members from speaking at our Annual Meeting for the first time in our history, sustained $250 million in loan losses this year alone, and much more. There’s a grassroots member movement called “SECU For All” challenging the incumbent board with 4 member-nominated candidates—vote for Blaine, Ford, Hawes, & Parrish. secuforall.com/vote

You can learn more/vote at secuforall.com.

Links to socials w/ much more background and detailed posts:

• facebook.com/secuforall
• instagram.com/secuforall

Donate to help Western NC if you can. List of relief organizations:
https://www.bpr.org/bpr-news/2024-09-28/list-ways-to-donate-and-help-flood-victims-in-western-north-carolina-after-hurricane-helene

Edit: formatting & typos

New to town. What are people’s favorite bakeries for a special cake - major birthday or anniversary.

https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2024/09/city-nc-court-of-appeals-voter-id-decision

Hey my name is Lucy (artist name Lucy Mayhem). I'm a 22y/o small alternative rock artist. I'm currently looking for a drummer and a bassist for my live band. Looking for people who are available to practice ideally once a week, sometimes more, and willing to potentially commute to practice from Chapel Hill (Due to where everyone lives. Hoping no more then just over 1hr commute from Chapel Hill), and have a passion for rock/alt music. Currently I'm looking for a new practice space, best option right now is in Summerfield, but not 100% committed yet. If you're willing/able to commit to the following, and like my sound, please message me!