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Next Recycling Collection
Recycling and bulk trash are collected every other Friday. The next pickups will be:
- Friday November 5
- Friday November 19
- Friday December 13
Garbage and yard waste are collected every Friday. Click here for details.
Next CHNA & HPC Meetings
- College Hill
Neighborhood Association
Monday, October 25, 7 p.m.
The meeting will be held in person at the Church of the Covenant, 501 S. Mendenhall Street, Fellowship Hall, and as a Zoom teleconference: Click here to login. - Historic Preservation
Commission
Wednesday October 27, 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, October 26. 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, October 26.
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.
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The Weatherspoon is open. Downtown venues are back in business. 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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Category Archives: Carr Street
In memoriam: Carl Robbins, 85, longtime Carr Street neighbor
Longtime College Hill resident Carl Robbins died Friday, October 15. He was 85 years old. Carl came to College Hill in 1976, when he and Ralph Becker bought 918 Carr Street. Ralph died in 1995. Carl Lyle Robbins was born … Continue reading
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College Hill bakery is a winner in a national contest; vote online this week to help it win $5,000 for Greensboro Urban Ministry
A College Hill pastry chef has won a national award, and with your help she also could win $5,000 for the Greensboro Urban Ministry food bank. Veneé Pawlowski of Black Magnolia Southern Patisserie is one of 20 winners of the … Continue reading
New president for the College Hill Neighborhood Association; longtime president James Keith leaving as business expands
Samantha Smith has been elected president of the College Hill Neighborhood Association, succeeding James Keith. James stepped down in December as he was selling his house on South Mendenhall Street. The association board voted unanimously to name Samantha president. Samantha … Continue reading
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
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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
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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
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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
Following up on the fire at 923 Carr Street on May 13: Firefighters ID the origin, but not cause; house damage 50%
The Greensboro Fire Department has determined that the fire at 923 Carr Street started at the back porch, but the specific cause hasn’t been identified. The report estimates damage to the structure at $44,145, 50 percent of its previous value. … Continue reading
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Fire severely damages Carr Street house; no one injured
A fire caused major damage to a house at 923 Carr Street early in the morning of May 13, 2020. Continue reading