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…
Board President’s Report 2022 in Review
2022 was a good year, getting back on track after adjusting to Covid. As in 2020 and 2021, the TPNA continued to meet virtually, grateful for the convenience and flexibility that Zoom allows. But we also missed the richer interaction…
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…
The Bullpen: Durham’s New Social District, Effective December 1, 2022
Durham’s downtown social district, aka “the Bullpen,” went into effect on December 1. The Bullpen extends from the corner of W. Main St. and Buchanan Blvd. to Golden Belt. In this district, people can walk with specially marked to-go containers of…
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
Traffic Update
By Mollie Flowe Thanks to all who answered the call to join the TPNA Traffic Committee. We had our first meeting on November 30, 2022, via Google Meet, to get to know each other a little and share our concerns and ideas.…
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…
Meet Your Neighbor: Peggy Kinney
Interviewed by Jane Brown Name and Family Members:Peggy Kinney. I live with my husband, Anndy Stewart, and our dog, Luna Address: I live on the 1400 block of Dollar Avenue on the north side of the neighborhood Occupation: I am retired but…
Posted in Personal interest
Trinity Park Memories with Gil Wheless
By Shelley Dekker Gil Wheless moved to Trinity Park as a boy in 1949 and returned to Durham in 2008 after a long and successful career as a landscape architect in Greenwich, CT. He lives in his childhood home at…
Posted in Personal interest
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…
