Category Archives: Businesses

It’s National Night Out in College Hill: Next Tuesday, August 2! At College Hill Sundries, The People’s Perk & the burrito truck!

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College Hill notes: Two more properties under contract

The old Addams bookstore location on Tate Street is apparently under contract. The “For Sale” sign is gone and surveyors’ flags have sprouted around the property. The listed price was $650,000; the one-time Victory Theatre has been up for sale since April … Continue reading

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News to know from Tate Street, Walker Avenue and the ‘Spoon

From the Tate Street business district: There’s activity in the former University Laundry location. Tables and chairs have been moved in and upfitting is under way. Oh boy — another restaurant. … Novelist Miriam Herrin of Walker Avenue was recently … Continue reading

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Slow down on Tuesdays with a meditation group or bike ride … Plus sightings of little kids, Republicans and a raccoon …

A weekly meditation group will begin meeting this week, Tuesdays at noon at Presbyterian Church of the Covenant. The public is invited. For more information contact Lora Farlow or the church office, 336-275-6403. … Also every Tuesday, the Taco Tuesday Beginner Ride rolls … Continue reading

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A few things you need to know about College Hill right now … including news of babies, chickens, churches and more …

A few short items worth knowing about College Hill, delivered via the venerable but vanishing journalistic device known as a three-dot column: Save the date: National Night Out is Tuesday August 2, and what better place to hold the official College Hill … Continue reading

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Disappointing news from Tate Street (non-snow related)

Thai Garden appears to have gone out of business. I didn’t see the “For Lease” until today. I’m not sure whether they closed just this week or if it happened a while ago and I hadn’t noticed. It’s disappointing to … Continue reading

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Snow hasn’t brought life to a total standstill this morning

As of 11 a.m., streets in College Hill are passable but risky. There is a little traffic out there, particularly on Tate and Spring Garden. A few businesses on Tate Street are open, including New York Pizza, Tate Street Coffee House, … Continue reading

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Two (Important) Upcoming Neighborhood Plan Meetings

All College Hill residents are welcome to attend a short meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. at the Fellowship Hall of the Church of the Covenant to discuss any final questions they may have regarding the Neighborhood Plan … 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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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
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Nancy 
Lenk will give a free piece of birthday cake with the purchase of any coffee … Continue reading

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