Category Archives: Mendenhall Street

College Hill Real Estate Report, Spring 2016

Spring marks the beginning of the home-buying/home-selling season, and College Hill is coming off a relatively quiet year in 2015. With few houses coming onto the market, only five owner-occupied, single-family homes were sold, along with two rental houses and … Continue reading

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Additional streetlights going up throughout College Hill today

Crews are working on Mendenhall and Tate streets today, installing additional streetlights. The pole-mounted lights are the first of 50 or so that will help light up nighttime dark spots. They’re the same lights that were installed last winter on … Continue reading

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Following up on Saturday’s downed tree and the new sign

The tree that fell yesterday on Mendenhall Street damaged a very unlucky SUV, but the power lines and street light across the street were spared. Much of the tree remains in the front yard of 117 South Mendenhall St. It … Continue reading

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Rain brings down large tree on Mendenhall Street

A tree at 125 South Mendenhall Street 117 South Mendenhall Street (corrected 9/27) was brought down by the weekend rains. It fell mid-afternoon Saturday, blocking the street. By 4:30, Greensboro police had the street blocked at Rankin Place and West Market Street. … 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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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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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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Two break-ins and two stolen cars reported this week

Two burglaries were reported this week in the 500 block of South Mendenhall Street. In addition, residents in the area of the Province reported two cars stolen. The burglaries were reported on Wednesday at 11 p.m. and Thursday at midnight. … Continue reading

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Join us at beautiful Springdale Park on Saturday, September 6: While runners Run 4 the Greenway, let’s watch & have a party

The Run 4 for the Greenway will pass through College Hill again this year, and what better place could there be to enjoy it than our own Springdale Park.  The College Hill Neighborhood Association is sponsoring a party and cheering station … Continue reading

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