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…
Duke Durham Neighborhood Partnership Sets Priorities
Trinity Park Survey By Susan Jakes The Duke Durham Neighborhood Partnership (DDNP) is a group of representatives from 14 Durham neighborhoods – including Trinity Park – that border on Duke. The group is convened by Duke to build goodwill 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.…
Highlighting the Value of the TPNA on the 30th Anniversary of Renovating George Watts Elementary School
By Dale Pahl Thirty years ago, the Trinity Park Neighborhood Association (TPNA) completed a multi-year effort to rescue George Watts Elementary School from state policies and local recommendations that threatened its existence. Completed in 1918, this school is Durham’s oldest…
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…
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Membership
By Jill Wright Thanks to all who helped make the March Membership Madness contest a success! 23 neighbors joined TPNA or renewed their membership during March and April: 6 first-time members and 17 renewals. Congratulations to our lucky raffle winners! …
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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…
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…
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