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If This House Could Talk… Yard Signs from the 2024 Home Tour

By Karalyn Colopy The 2024 Trinity Park Home Tour was held on the sunny afternoon of Sunday, October 20. About 600 neighbors and visitors bought tickets, another 50 served as volunteers, and all enjoyed meeting new people, reconnecting with friends,

Posted in Arts and culture, Community development, Home Tour, Neighborhood Events, Personal interest

Trinity Park Foundation Update, Winter 2024

By Shelley Dekker, Trinity Park Foundation President The Trinity Park Foundation is happy to report that the beloved gazebo in the park has been washed, primed, and painted, and all was finished in time for the Home Tour. We thank

Posted in Arts and culture, Environment, Recreation, Trinity Park Foundation

The Eyes of Bach

By Susan Jakes Marc Moskovitz, cellist and long-time leader of the popular Salon Series chamber music performances in Trinity Park, shared another of his talents with the neighborhood on October 27.  At a public gathering hosted by my husband Phil

Posted in Arts and culture, Neighborhood Events, Personal interest

Save the Date: Rock in the Park, September 29

The Trinity Park Neighborhood Association is sponsoring a free concert in the park on Sunday, September 29, from 3 to 6 pm. Come enjoy great music, games and activities, with special guests from Bike Durham, promoting walkability in Durham neighborhoods.

Posted in Arts and culture, Neighborhood Events

Trinity Park T-Shirt Design Contest! Concurso de Diseño de Camisetas de Trinity Park

Espanol abajo… What does Trinity Park mean to you?  Now is your chance to create a new wearable look for our neighborhood!  

  • Who: You!  Any Trinity Park resident.  Students are especially encouraged to enter.
  • What: Your original design

Posted in Arts and culture, Neighborhood Events

First Ever Trinity Park Main Street Social

On Friday June 7, the Trinity Park Neighborhood Association organized a traveling social event. About 40 neighbors gathered at Bull McCabe’s, then migrated to the West End Wine Bar, and closing out the evening at Clouds Brewing Brightleaf. The weather

Posted in Arts and culture, Neighborhood Events, Recreation

Neighborhood Aerial Silks Dance Artists

Adding to the festivities of the Garden Tour on April 28, two young neighbors, 7th graders Sadie and Violeta, treated tour goers to an extra special treat: an aerial silks dance routine on Dacian Ave. near one of the Tour

Posted in Arts and culture, Garden Tour, Personal interest

2024 Garden and Landscape Tour, a Great Success!

The Trinity Park Garden & Landscape Tour was held on Sunday, April 28, on a beautiful, sunny afternoon.  About 450 people attended the tour, exploring 12 unique gardens.  It was a wonderful day for celebrating nature in our neighborhood.  Neighbors and visitors engaged in conversations; shared

Posted in Arts and culture, Garden Tour

Restoring the granite park steps on W. Trinity Ave.

Did you know that our neighborhood park was once the site of a house? Our little park has a long and interesting history.  It is located on the site of the former Warren-Farthing House, built in 1906 for James B.

Posted in Arts and culture, Health and safety, Recreation, Stewardship and beautification, Trinity Park Foundation

Salon Series Comes to an End with Free Concert in the Park on July 9

By Karalyn Colopy For more than a decade, Trinity Park has enjoyed the special privilege of being home to the Salon Series: an annual program of house concerts featuring chamber music for the cello, organized by neighbor and professional cellist

Posted in Arts and culture, Neighborhood Events