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Next Recycling Collection
Yard waste collection is now back to the normal weekly schedule (as of June 1).
Bulk trash collection is now back to normal — every other week on the same schedule as recycling (as of June 8).
Recycling is still collected every other Friday. The next recycling pickups will be:
- Friday August 14
- Friday August 28
- Friday September 11
Garbage is collected every Friday. Click here for details.
Next CHNA & HPC Meetings
- College Hill
Neighborhood Association
Monday, August 24, 7 p.m.
The meeting will be held as a Zoom teleconference. Details will be posted to Nextdoor.com. - Historic Preservation
Commission
Wednesday August 26, 4 p.m. The meeting will be held via Zoom videoconferencing.To view the meeting or speak on an agenda item, contact Stefan-Leih Geary by 10 a.m. Tuesday, August 25, 2020. You will be emailed the online meeting link and instructions on how to participate. There is no option to provide handouts or other documents the day of the meeting. If you have a presentation, pictures or other materials you would like to provide as part of the hearing, provide it to HPC staff by 10 a.m. Tuesday, August 25, 2020.In-person meetings are usually held in the Plaza Level Conference Room, Melvin Municipal Building, 300 W. Washington Street. The alternate location is the City Council Chamber.
- College Hill
Note to Realtors and Prospective Home Buyers
Isn’t There Anything to Do Around Here?
No, not any more. But eventually things will return to normal, and when they do, check the Local Events page for links to major events, major venues, university event calendars and Greensboro’s busy local arts scene (much of which happens downtown).
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923 Carr Street is sold to neighbors after home’s demolition
The aftermath of the May 13 fire at 923 Carr Street has played out to its end, for now at least. The remains of the house have been demolished and the wreckage hauled away. The site has been leveled and … Continue reading
The Spartan Open Pantry needs your donation now to provide food to struggling UNCG and Greensboro College students
With the fall semester about to begin, college students are facing the same challenges as the rest of us in these difficult times. But many must do so without a steady income or financial support from their families. The Spartan … Continue reading
Morehead Park bridge on Spring Garden to get a new mural; Downtown Greenway seeks artists to create a replacement
923 Carr Street, built in 1910 and burned in 2020, is demolished
1 p.m.: Arrival 1:30 p.m.: The Beast waits. 3 p.m.: Demolition begins. 3:30 p.m.: Pause. The Beast is thirsty. 5 p.m.: The first dump truck is deftly loaded. 5:10 p.m.: The west side of 921 Carr Street, also built in … Continue reading
City allows demolition of fire-damaged 923 Carr Street; property owner expects it to happen within two to three weeks
The Historic Preservation Commission has approved a request for permission to demolish 923 Carr Street, the College Hill home severely damaged in a fire last month. The College Hill Neighborhood Association supported the request. Neighbors cited the house’s three chimneys, … Continue reading
Spring report from the College Hill Beautification Program; volunteers are needed to help weed and maintain planting beds
Beth Langlois, chair of the beautification program, reports: The neighborhood flower beds weathered the winter and spring very well. The pansies have been removed, and beds have been weeded. Thank you to Lyddan Pawlowski for help weeding the Jackson, Tate … Continue reading
Three side-by-side rental houses on Spring Garden Street have gone up for sale with one remarkably high price — $975,000
It’s hard to know what to make of the offer that appeared in local real-estate listings on June 5, 2020: Three adjoining houses on Spring Garden Street for sale together at $975,000. Continue reading
Fitness on the Greenway resumes June 2 at Morehead Park with social distancing; bring your own mat and water bottle
Fitness on the Greenway will resume Tuesday June 2 at Morehead Park on Spring Garden Street. It will run through September. Continue reading