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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

Garden and Landscaping Tour Planned for Spring 2024

Back by popular demand!  TPNA will host a Trinity Park Garden & Landscaping Tour in the spring of 2024, for the first time since 2002!  We’ll meet some of our neighborhood gardening enthusiasts and have a closer look at their

Posted in Arts and culture, Neighborhood Events

Earth Day 2023 Outcomes

By Mollie Flowe Many thanks to the volunteers who came out on Earth Day, Saturday April 22, for our neighborhood Clean-Up-Palooza Beautification Extravaganza. Extra special thanks to Julia Borbely-Brown, who organized the multi-pronged event and sponsored the Triangle E-cycling collection and Jerry Reese‘s transport of hazardous materials.  Two truckloads of

Posted in Environment, Neighborhood Events, Stewardship and beautification

POSTPONED! FREE concert in the Park, originally scheduled for Sunday May 28, is postponed due to rain

Trinity Park neighbor and cellist Marc Moskovitz has delighted neighbors for many years through his Salon Series – performances held in homes throughout the neighborhood. Alas, all good things must come to an end! The Salon Series is now coming

Posted in Arts and culture, Neighborhood Events

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 trash

Posted in Advocacy, Education, Environment, Health and safety, Neighborhood Events

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.

Posted in Community development, Holidays, Neighborhood Events

Home Tour Benefits Families Moving Forward

Trinity Park is proud to have a wide array of housing types, including large historic homes, small single-family homes, multi-family homes, and apartments of various kinds, including Section 8 housing. This year’s Home Tour did a great job of showing

Posted in Community development, Home Tour, Local Businesses or Organizations, Neighborhood Events, TPNA

October 16: 2022 Trinity Park Home Tour

The 2022 Trinity Park Home Tour – “Home Renovations – Fresh Ideas in an Historic Neighborhood” – was a great success, with perfect fall weather and nearly 800 guests. Thanks to all who made it possible – homeowners, volunteers,  sponsors ,

Posted in Arts and culture, Community development, Neighborhood Events

Hyper-local Hunger Relief Efforts with PORCH

By Katy Barron Amy Jones, Executive Director of PORCH-Durham, recently visited Trinity Park to meet with neighbors and to boost enthusiasm for our monthly food drives.  PORCH is a nonprofit that supports hunger programs, such as food pantries at Durham

Posted in Advocacy, Community development, Neighborhood Events, Volunteering

Outcomes of June 8 TPNA Meeting on Historic Designation

TPNA’s June board meeting was held at George Watts elementary school on Wednesday, June 8, and was largely devoted to questions about Local Historic District (LHD) designation.  This is a complex issue that we have struggled with as a neighborhood

Posted in Advocacy, Neighborhood concerns, Neighborhood Events, TPNA