The Trinity Park is much more than a playground and place to hold birthday parties and community events. It is a garden and the home of beautiful public art. To truly appreciate how many artists and neighbors worked together to…
Blog Archives
Serving in Memory of a Friend: Work day honoring memory of Scott Schuett
By Tim McNulty Neighbors and friends who fondly remember Scott Schuett and his dedication to keeping Trinity Park clean and beautiful came together on October 26 to walk the streets and gardens, pruning, weeding, and collecting roadside litter. Scott led…
Adopt a Drain: Litter-free Creeks, Lakes; Fewer Flooded Streets
Did you know??? The City of Durham runs an “Adopt-a-Drain” program, encouraging volunteers to clear litter, leaves, and debris away from storm drains. Keeping these drains clear helps keep litter out of our creeks and lakes, and reduces localized flooding…
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…
Trinity Park Foundation Update, Spring 2024
By Shelley Dekker I am happy to report that Red Mill Landscaping came through for us and installed an irrigation system in the gardens in the northwest corner of the park. These are the gardens that border the park from…
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…
Trinity Park Foundation Update
By Shelley Dekker In August, the Foundation was thrilled to complete the restoration of the granite steps leading into The Trinity Park from W. Trinity Ave. Thanks to Sundial Landscaping for the fine work and to the TPNA, a Duke…
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.…
Trinity Park Foundation: Taking Care of Our Shared Spaces
by Shelley Dekker, Trinity Park Foundation President After a successful fundraiser in 2021 and TPNA Home Tour in 2022, the Trinity Park Foundation (TPF), the neighborhood’s 501(c)(3) charitable entity, has been able to move forward with several neighborhood improvements. A…
Neighborhood Gardeners: Diane and Dale Pahl
By Sarah Hodder The foam flower came from an elderly neighbor’s yard 20 years ago, and the tall Solomon’s Seal from a master gardener up north. A botanist neighbor on Watts St., now deceased, passed along some irises, and a…
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