By Karalyn Colopy The recent rash of home break-ins, car break-ins, and theft has left many in our community feeling rattled and uncertain, and some devastated. We are sorry for all the loss, disruption, and frustration. Thanks to all who…
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Stepping Into the Park’s History
By Karalyn Colopy If you’re new to Trinity Park you might not know the story behind our neighborhood park. If you have lived here a while, you might have contributed to its construction! Our little park has a long and…
Calm Down! TPNA working to slow traffic on Duke and Gregson
By Mollie Flowe Traffic flow is slower on two-way streets than on one-way streets, and crashes are less frequent and less severe when they do happen. Traffic calming on Duke and Gregson Streets has been a part of the City’s…
Plans for Durham School of the Arts
By John Hodges-Copple Today, Durham School of the Arts (DSA) is in a similar situation to that of George Watts in the 1990s; Durham Public Schools has announced plans to build a new campus for DSA three miles north of…
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.…
Earth Day in Trinity Park!
Clean-Up-Palooza Beautification ExtravaganzaSaturday April 22, 9:00 am – Noon Creek Clean-up
- 9:00 am: Meet at the Ellerbe Creek Greenway trail entrance on the 800 block of Green St.
- Bring work gloves if you have them.
- We’lll pick up…
Remember to Scoop the Poop
Dog owners and dog walkers: please remember to pick up after your pet. Thanks for helping to keep our streets and waterways clean. Dog-loving neighbor Stacie says, “When I’m on a walk, I always try to have plenty of bags with…
Leave Your Leaves Again
In November 2022 the TPNA invited the New Hope Audubon Society to our monthly board meeting to tell us about the “Leave Your Leaves” initiative. We learned about the enormous environmental and economic benefits of letting the falling autumn leaves remain in…
Posted in Environment, Health and safety
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…
Jerry and Neighborhood Hazardous Waste Pick-up
By Julia Borbely-Brown Several times in the past decades I have organized a hazardous waste collection morning to save you the time and effort of driving to Durham’s Solid Waste site on E. Club Blvd. On the morning of Saturday…
