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Melody Joy Kramer

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Day: population research stuff. Night: mlis grad student / writer. Formerly: NPR / FreshAir / WaitWait / NatGeo / Wikimedia / 18F.gov. Mom. Marrow donor. 🏳️‍🌈
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Interview: The leader of the Carrboro Cardboard Wars

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By Melody Joy Kramer
| Triangle Blog Blog
For decades, Carrboro residents who have wanted to battle each other wearing cardboard have been denied the privilege. But on December 13th from 1 – 2:30 at Carrboro Town Commons, those who want to “build suits of cardboard and fight!” will have their chance. (Weapons regulations – no tape! – and other details can be found here.) The idea is the brainchild of Jessica Love, a student at Chapel Hill High School. We reached out to Love, who answered our questions promptly and fully.
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The Carrboro Cardboard War is coming December 13

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By Melody Joy Kramer
| Triangle Blog Blog
We saw a post on Bluesky this morning about the forthcoming Carrboro Cardboard War, and were intrigued by the description: “The Carrboro cardboard war is an event in which participants build suits of cardboard and fight!!” We’ve reached out to the founders of the first annual war for an interview – stay tuned – but leave you with the Chapelboro calendar description about the event which will be held on December 13th from 1:00 – 2:30 at the Carrboro Farmers Market: The Carrboro cardboard war...
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July 6 Chapel Hill Storm: In Pictures

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By Melody Joy Kramer
| Triangle Blog Blog
Last night we experienced one of the worst storms that I’ve ever seen in the Triangle. (A neighbor’s rain gauge measured 8 inches of rain!) Houses were flooded, people were rescued from multiple locations – and there are many reports of downed trees and closed streets today. (Chapelboro has excellent coverage.) We are in that orange part. A number of readers have sent us pictures of their neighborhoods and nearby streets. Here’s some of what we’ve seen.
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