Scottie Noel: Thirty years of community and service . . . and counting In 2003 my family and I returned to Durham, NC and moved back into the neighborhood we had left for a stint in NY/NJ in 1999. You…
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Neighborhood Salute to FedEx ‘Angel’ Scottie Noel
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President’s Message
The TPNA Board works to make our neighborhood a better place. It celebrates the positive aspects of our community (houses, gardens, music, holidays, giving…) while tackling our neighborhood’s challenges (traffic, urban planning, crime..). However, our biggest challenge is encouraging YOU…
TPNA Annual Report for 2024
The Trinity Park Neighborhood Association is busy with meetings, socials, and advocacy activities, and we look forward to continuing to work with neighbors in 2025. Monthly TPNA board meetings, open to all neighbors, will alternate between Zoom and in-person. Outgoing…
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,…
Grants Available Through Duke Durham Neighborhood Partnership
By Karen Colopy For the past several years, Duke has offered “Doing Good in the Neighborhood” grant funds to the 14 neighborhoods that make up the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership, in an effort to support neighborhood leaders’ work to improve the…
Duke Durham Neighborhood Partnership Sets Priorities
Trinity Park Survey By Susan Jakes The Duke Durham Neighborhood Partnership (DDNP) is a group of representatives from 14 Durham neighborhoods – including Trinity Park – that border on Duke. The group is convened by Duke to build goodwill and…
Highlighting the Value of the TPNA on the 30th Anniversary of Renovating George Watts Elementary School
By Dale Pahl Thirty years ago, the Trinity Park Neighborhood Association (TPNA) completed a multi-year effort to rescue George Watts Elementary School from state policies and local recommendations that threatened its existence. Completed in 1918, this school is Durham’s oldest…
Spring Event Rescheduled
Due to the heavy rains and sever weather, the Spring Egg Event is rescheduled for Sunday, April 16, 12noon – 2pm in Trinity Park. We will have events for the kids and will provide refreshments, activities, and give out treats.…
Plant a Tree!
By Shelley Dekker I have been researching the history of city tree planting in Durham and found a lovely opinion piece in a Durham newspaper from 1888 that called on city authorities “to devote a certain sum of money each…
Bike Durham: Working for Safe, Affordable, and Sustainable Transportation
By John Tallmadge, Executive Director, Bike Durham The TPNA invites speakers to our monthly board meetings to educate us on topics of interest to the neighborhood. Bike Durham Executive Director, John Tallmadge, joined us at the November 4 TPNA Board…
