College Hill Neighborhood Association

College Hill historic-home prices continued to soar in 2022

Posted on Jan 05, 2023 by David Arneke

The elegant 915 Spring Garden Street sold for $595,000 in November 2022

2022 was a relatively quiet year for real estate in College Hill. Few historic homes went up for sale, continuing the trend of recent years. I counted 12 sales during the year; just three involved owner-occupied homes. Five houses (including a Sears kit house) and four condos were sold as rental properties, mostly to local or in-state buyers.

The sales of 915 Spring Garden Street and 303 S. Mendenhall Street continued the sharp increase in prices of restored owner-occupied houses in the historic district. 915 Spring Garden sold for $595,000; 303 S. Mendenhall, for $645,000. Those prices would have been unimaginable just a couple years ago. Even so, College Hill’s historic homes continue to be relative bargains. On a square-foot basis, those houses sold for $174 and $172, respectively. Well restored historic homes in Fisher Park, Irving Park and Sunset Hills sold consistently for more than $250 per square foot.

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Food drive for Spartan Open Pantry this Saturday at PCOC

Posted on Dec 14, 2022 by David Arneke

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Holiday wreaths go up on College Hill lampposts

Posted on Dec 04, 2022 by David Arneke

Wreath-maker Rosemarie DiGiorgio at work

Neighborhood volunteers have created holiday wreaths and put them up on lampposts up and down South Mendenhall Street. The wreaths were made possible in part by a generous donation of tree trimmings from the Delancy Street Holiday Tree lot.

Lyddan Pawlowski made the bows, Clara Kelly gathered holly, and Miriam and Tom Herin donated the magnolia leaves. The wreaths were created by Rosemarie DiGiorgio, Clara Kelly, Patti Pogodzinski and Samantha Smith. Josh Stewart and Dan Smith helped hang the wreaths.

The Delancey Street tree lot is at 2108 N. Church Street. “If you haven’t yet purchased your Christmas tree, this is the place to do it,” Samantha Smith, CHNA president, says. “They are so kind and helpful there, the trees are fresh, and the money goes to the very important cause of helping those struggling with addiction, homelessness, and other dire needs.

“Please get your tree from Delancey Street Tree Lot if you can so we can thank them for their generosity. They filled the entire back of my Subaru with fresh tree cuttings!”

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For newcomers and those who’ve forgotten: All College Hill residents are eligible for credit-union membership

Posted on Oct 24, 2022 by David Arneke

All College Hill residents are eligible for membership in the Greensboro Municipal Federal Credit Union. This eligibility is extended to members of all neighborhood associations that belong to the Greensboro Neighborhood Congress. All College Hill residents are members of the College Hill Neighborhood Association, which is a member of the GNC.

The credit union has offices at 217 N. Greene Street, 2200 Soabar Street and 2511 Phillips Avenue. Members also can use the offices of the Co-Op Shared Branching network, including 23 in the Greensboro area and 5,000 nationwide.

ATMs are at the Soabar and Philips offices, the Depot and the Greensboro Farmer’s Market. Members also can use more than 30 surcharge-free CashPoints ATMs in Greensboro and hundreds more across the state. CashPoints locations in Greensboro include the State Employees Credit Union office at Tate and Market streets, the Elliott Center at UNCG and Municipal Plaza on South Greene Street downtown.

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New page added to website: Community health resources

Posted on Jul 12, 2022 by David Arneke

Figuring out even the most basic aspects of our health-care system is getting more and more complex. With health issues dominating the news like never before, a new page has been added to the website listing community health resources. It’s found under the GSO Guide tab on the navigation bar.

The guide isn’t comprehensive, but it’s a start. Please provide any suggestions you have for additional listings. Here are the initial listings on the page.

12-Step groups

Alcoholics Anonymous
Daily and biweekly groups meet at the Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, 501 S. Mendenhall Street, and at St. Mary’s House, 930 Walker Avenue.

NA meetings
Two weekly groups meet at St. Mary’s House, 930 Walker Avenue.

COVID-19

Vaccines, testing and other information
Guilford County Health Department
City of Greensboro

Drug addiction (harm reduction)

Guilford County Solution to the Opioid Problem
Syringe access, peer-based

NC Survivors Union
Syringe access, peer-based

Family services

Family Services of the Piedmont
Helps families address domestic violence, child abuse, mental health and financial stability.

Triad Adult and Pediatric Medicine
Provides primary care and preventive care, including health and mental health/substance abuse services to persons of all ages, regardless of their ability to pay or health insurance status. (Formerly Guilford Child Health Inc. and HealthServe Community Health Clinic)

Women’s Emotional Wellness and Support Group
At the Women’s Resource Center: “A safe & confidential peer-led environment for sharing and support. Topics include coping strategies, self-care, empowerment & tools to help manage life’s daily challenges.”

Guilford County Public Health Department

Guilford County Public Health Department
Preventing disease and promoting health, the first public health department in North Carolina and the second in the nation.

Hospice

AuthoraCare
Formerly Hospice of Greensboro and Hospice of Alamance-Caswell.

Mental health

The Kellin Foundation
Community-based organization providing free mental health and substance use treatment services. (Mental Health Greensboro merged with the Kellin Foundation in 2021.)

UNCG Psychology Clinic
Comprehensive psychological evaluations and individual and group therapy for children, families, and adults. Providers are graduate students under the supervision of licensed psychologists and health service providers.

Sexual health

Carolina Abortion Fund
Abortion resource referrals and financial assistance

Planned Parenthood Greensboro Health Center
“Care no matter what”

STD Testing in Greensboro
“You have options for getting STD tests. Learn about convenient local testing for common STDs.”

Triad Health Project
“Triad Health Project promotes sexual health and justice through radical care, love, and equity while working to free our community from HIV, its stigma, and root causes.”

Speech and hearing

UNCG Speech and Hearing Center
Offers professional services for evaluation and treatment of speech, language and hearing disorders to individuals across the lifespan. Open to the public.

Veterinary

Humane Society of the Piedmont
Provides affordable medical care for animals, including low-cost spay/neuter, vaccines and wellness services.

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Early voting is now under way for the July 26 city elections; please note: we’re in a different City Council district now

Posted on Jul 07, 2022 by David Arneke

Thurston Reeder and Nancy Hoffman, City Council candidates, District 4

In case City Council member Nancy Hoffman hasn’t come by your house to inform you personally, you need to know that College Hill has been moved very quietly to City Council District 4. City elections will be held on July 26, so the district candidates we have to choose between are incumbent member Hoffman and Thurston H. Reeder Jr.

Hoffman has been knocking on doors to let College Hill voters know we’re now in her district, since the city itself hasn’t made any effort to tell us.

Mayor’s race

Also on the ballot are candidates for mayor and City Council at-large seats. The mayor’s race has come down to incumbent Nancy Vaughan and Justin Outling, our previous City Council district representative.

City Council at large

There are six candidates running for three at-large seats: Marikay Abuzuaiter, Tracy Furman, Hugh Holston, Yvonne J. Johnson, Katie Rossabi and Linda Wilson. The incumbents are Abuzuaiter, Holston and Johnson (mayor pro tem).

Bond proposals

There are five significant city bond referenda on the ballot, to provide funding for fire department facilities, housing (including $20 million for affordable rental units), parks and recreation facilities, police facilities and transportation projects.

Click here for more information.

Polling place

Our polling place is the Reynolds Center, also known as the old YMCA, on Market Street at Tate Street. Our precinct is G44.

Early voting

Early voting begins today, July 7. The closest early-voting location for us is the Old Guilford County Courthouse, 301 W. Market Street. Hours:

Thursday, July 7 – Friday, July 8: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday, July 11 – Friday, July 15: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday, July 18 – Friday, July 22: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, July 23: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

College Hill district information

Here’s where we belong regarding districts for various offices in branches and levels of government, with current office-holders listed:

Precinct: G44
U.S. Congress: North Carolina District 6, Kathy Manning
N.C. Senate: District 28, Gladys Robinson
N.C. House: District 61, Pricey Harrison
Superior Court: District 18D, Robert Albright, Susan Bray, John Craig (senior resident judge), Lora Cubbage, William Wood
District Court: District 18, Larry Archie, Angela Bullard, Tonia Cutchin, William Davis, Kimberly Fletcher, Angela Foster, Tabatha Holliday, Marcus Shields, Kelvin Smith, Brian Tomlin, Caroline Tomlinson Pemberton, Marc Tyrey, Teresa Vincent (chief judge), Ashley Watlington Sims
District Attorney: District 24, Avery Crump
County Board of Commissioners: District 5, Carly Cooke
City Council: District 4, Nancy Hoffman
School Board: District 5, Deborah Napper

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Season tickets on sale for the UNCG Concert & Lecture Series featuring the Indigo Girls, Winston Duke, Joshua Bell and more

Posted on Jun 28, 2022 by David Arneke

Right here in our own neighborhood:

Season subscriptions are now on sale for the 2022-2023 UNCG Concert and Lecture Series. Season subscription prices are 10 percent less than individually purchased tickets. Single-event tickets go on sale 90 days before each event.

The line-up for the series’s 110th season:

Winston Duke, one of the stars of the blockbuster Marvel Studios movie Black Panther;
Joshua Bell, one of the most celebrated violinists of our time, in recital;
Shaun Leonardo, multidisciplinary artist whose work negotiates societal expectations of manhood;
Urban Bush Women, a dance company whose works weave contemporary dance, music, and text with history, culture, and spiritual traditions of the African Diaspora;
Indigo Girls, the renowned folk-rock duo in concert with The Greensboro Symphony Orchestra; and
Seraph Brass, a dynamic ensemble of America’s top female brass players.

Ticket prices for individual events:

Adult: $52.35 / $34.35
Senior: $45.80 / $29.45
Faculty/Staff: $45.80 / $29.45
Non-UNCG Student: $8.18
UNCG Student: $4.10

Worth noting: If you’re not a classical-music fan, you may remember Joshua Bell from this now legendary experiment outside a DC Metro station and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post article that resulted.

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In memoriam: Jeff Towne, 92, longtime College Hill resident

Posted on May 01, 2022 by David Arneke

Jeff Towne, longtime College Hill resident and landlord, died Tuesday April 26 in Columbus, Ohio. He was 92.

He split his time between 933 Carr Street and a retirement community in Columbus. He had made multiple trips back and forth this year, always driving and always by himself. Jeff had maintained a residence in Greensboro for more than 60 years, but Guilford County records list his mailing address as the Columbus residence.

He had been in declining health for several years. A neighbor said Jeff was hospitalized in Greensboro last month. His family then had him transported to a hospital in Ohio. A memorial service was held in Columbus last week.

Jeff had no family in Greensboro. He is survived by a sister, Joyce Towne Gross, who lives in the same retirement community in Columbus, and a niece. He had been a close friend of Jim Clark of 935 Carr Street, who died in 2017.

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