Author Archives: David Arneke

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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Police issue two public safety alerts for us all to be aware of

Two advisories from city and campus police that are worth knowing about: The first is from our Greensboro police community resource officer, M.L. Daniel (336-373-4645).  A man named Larry Louis Lee has been found sleeping on the front porches of … Continue reading

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Reminder: Big neighborhood cleanup this Saturday, 10 a.m. (Before you say no, please read the part below about free pizza)

Actually, that headline could have said: FREE PIZZA LUNCH SATURDAY! for everyone helping with big neighborhood cleanup But wait! That’s not all! You’ll also get … Coffee and stuff from 9:30 to 10 in the Fellowship Hall of the Presbyterian Church … Continue reading

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Springdale Park’s venerable owl and rabbit are freshly painted thanks to the brothers of UNCG’s Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity

The fine young men of UNCG’s Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity have adopted Springdale Park as a service project, and we can thank them for a long overdue painting of the park’s classic concrete animals. The owl and rabbit have been … Continue reading

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More runners will be racing through this Saturday afternoon

Late Saturday afternoon, another road race will come through College Hill. The 2014 Race the Bar 5K and 8K will begin Saturday at 4 p.m., downtown on South Elm Street.  Streets affected in College Hill will include Spring Garden, Tate, … Continue reading

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College Hill receives Ecology Award from Greensboro Beautiful

The College Hill Tree Inventory has been honored with an award from Greensboro Beautiful. The volunteer organization presented its annual Ecology Award to the College Hill Historic District and the Aycock Historic District for the two tree inventories funded by … Continue reading

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Update on the College Hill Neighborhood Plan: Revisions available for review

From Jeff Sovich of the Greensboro Planning Department: This is just a quick note to thank all of you who took the time last Friday, to stop by (at either Tate St Coffee, Taste Yogurt Bar, or Slices Pizza) and … Continue reading

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Word from the Delta Sigma Phi national office in re 220 South Tate

The house at 220 South Tate isn’t a Delta Sigma Phi fraternity house, according to the fraternity’s national office. An email sent Saturday to the frat’s executive director brought this response Monday from Cameron Blair Warner, director of risk management … Continue reading

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