Monthly Archives: October 2014

Next CHNA Meeting: Dec. 1

Mark your calendars. The next College Hill Neighborhood Association meeting will be on Monday, Dec. 1, 2014 at 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of the Church of the Covenant Presbyterian Church on South Mendenhall Street. Why no meeting in … Continue reading

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This weekend’s schedule for UNCG homecoming events; fireworks scheduled for about 9:30 p.m. Saturday

The following information is from UNCG’s Division of Student Affairs, provided by our very helpful university contact, Terri Cartner. This week, October 27th through November 2nd, is UNCG’s Homecoming Week. There are many events happening on campus this week, culminating … Continue reading

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College Hill Neighborhood Assn to Meet Monday, 10/27/2014, 7 p.m.

The October meeting of the College Hill Neighborhood Association will be  held at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 27, 2014, in the Fellowship Hall of the Church of the Covenant, 501 S. Mendenhall St.  Draft minutes from the September meeting are posted below. All … Continue reading

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Neighborhood resident provides his side of robbery report

In the message below, neighborhood resident Boone Angel responds to the skepticism that followed his report of being robbed on Carr Street on October 10 (previously covered here and here). It contains considerably more information than the police say he gave … Continue reading

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Demolition of stone retaining wall at 110 South Mendenhall St. to be considered Oct. 29 by Historic Preservation Commission

This month’s agenda for the Historic Preservation Commission includes a request to demolish the granite retaining wall along the sidewalk at 110 South Mendenhall Street. The wall has been leaning noticeably toward the street for years. Property owner Bill Burkley … Continue reading

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Airbnb location in College Hill apparently violates zoning

From The New York Times: “Airbnb, the pioneering home rental service, presents itself as useful and virtuous, but the reality is far less benign, according to a report that Eric T. Schneiderman, the New York attorney general, released on Thursday. “The … Continue reading

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Was it a robbery on Carr Street? Or just a suspicious person?

A conversation with the helpful Greensboro police detective who’s investigating the report of a robbery last week on Carr Street left me with these impressions: The police report was sketchy because the police haven’t figured out exactly what happened. Regardless … Continue reading

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Congratulations to the People’s Perk on their first year

  The People’s Perk coffee house on South Mendenhall Street is celebrating its first anniversary this weekend.  To mark the occasion, owners Karen
 Archia
 and 
Nancy 
Lenk will give a free piece of birthday cake with the purchase of any coffee … Continue reading

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Greenway at last cleared to build along Greensboro College

In case you missed it yesterday: The Downtown Greenway now has a green light to proceed with the section on the east edge of College Hill. That project will replace the railroad tracks along Greensboro College with a walking and biking … Continue reading

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Robbery reported on Carr Street; circumstances unclear

A man was robbed early Friday outside 933 Carr Street. Reports on the incident from the police and newspaper raise more questions than they answer. A conspicuously vague Greensboro police report (PDF) says that Boone Aaron Angel, 30 (this Boone Aaron Angel?) … Continue reading

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