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.
The neighborhood is fortunate to have an excellent communications team. Many thanks to Karalyn Colopy, Steve Unruhe, and Tim McNulty for preparing newsletter content, Jess Lawing for layout and design, and Carol Anderson for leading the fabulous team of delivery volunteers. Neighbors also communicate regularly on the listserv (moderator Mimi Kessler) and trinitypark.org (Steve and Karalyn).
Safety committee board liaison Mimi Kessler is seeking active committee members–please contact her if you can help.
Starting in early 2024, TPNA and many concerned neighbors monitored and addressed a pattern of violence where the neighborhood meets downtown, around the intersection of Watts/Main/Morgan. The president and board members met with the Police Chief, City Manager, and Deputy Manager to discuss this issue. Neighbor Scott Schuett was a driving force on this issue, making connections in the neighborhood and city. With his passing, we will miss his kindness and advocacy.
In 2024, TPNA organized several events that are always on our calendar, like the Spring Egg Hunt, Halloween, and National Night Out. The biennial Home Tour in 2024 was a resounding success, showcasing beautiful homes and raising money for the TP Foundation, Families Moving Forward, and Mountain Projects Inc. A handful of new events included:
- The Garden Tour made a return with beautiful weather and many enthusiastic participants.
- A neighborhood social in June was great fun and a chance to meet neighbors in a new setting.
- The September Rock in the Park featured neighbor band The SImple Joy, Marty Smith performing as Lorenz and the Butterfly, and sing-along leaders Teddy and Friends.
- The T-shirt contest found a winning design from Xiomara Colopy, featuring a bluebird. T-shirts and other merch available for purchase online at https://www.cafepress.com/shop/tpna/products
Also in 2024, the TPNA continued to monitor and advocate around several issues affecting the neighborhood, including traffic and speed on Duke and Gregson Streets, the planned move of Durham School of the Arts (DSA), plans for the Northgate Mall site, and the slow movement on the South Ellerbe Creek Wetlands project.
It takes many people to keep the neighborhood activities going. Please consider volunteering your time and expertise!
- Help organize or volunteer at a community workday.
- Volunteer at the Egg Hunt, the National Night Out, or the Halloween celebration.
- Volunteer as a storm drain monitor or tree keeper.
- Write a newsletter article on a topic you care about.
- Join a TPNA committee! (Safety and Trees committees especially need active members).
- Attend monthly Board meetings and share what’s on your mind.
Thank you, neighbors!
By Mollie Flowe
