Local Historic District Designation – 2 years of waiting and we may have outcome.

Local Historic District Designation Meeting with the City Planning Department- Next Thursday 5/24/12. Notices distributed in and received from the city recently. The meeting will be held in GB Building 2 NIS conference room.

County Commissioners’ Forum 2012

·         ·  The InterNeighborhood Council of Durham has organized a County Commissioners’ Candidates forum for Wednesday, March 28, from 6:45 to 9:00 P.M. at the North Carolina Center School of Education Auditorium (710 Cecil St., Durham 27707). All fourteen candidates for Durham County Commissioner have agreed to participate that evening. Doors will open at 6:30 PM.
All five Commissioner seats are up for election this year, and, because there are only Democratic candidates running, the Democratic May primary may be tantamount to election. Bob Ashley, former editor of the Herald Sun and current Executive Director for Preservation Durham, will be the moderator that evening. If you are registered to vote as an independent or unaffiliated voter, you may vote in the Democratic primary.
You are invited to hear what these candidates have to say because five of them will make important decisions about life in our community as they govern the county.  It’s helpful to remember the difference between county and city services. Here’s a simple way to think about it: Durham County is responsible for “soft services”– education, social programs, etc., and the County Commissioners set priorities (and tax rates) for these. Durham City is responsible for “hard services” –fire, police, physical plant and city street maintenance, and Durham City Council members set priorities (and tax rates) for those.
There is easy parking near the auditorium. The auditorium is located at 710 Cecil Street, Durham NC 27707. Driving directions to the NCCU Campus may be found at http://www.nccu.edu/discover/drivingdirections.cfm
Durham InterNeighborhood Council (INC) organized in 1984, is a coalition of Durham’s neighborhoods and homeowner associations. Its mission is to promote the quality, stability and vitality of Durham’s residential neighborhoods

BLEND to lend space to GBNA

One of the hot new additions to the Golden Belt Neighborhood is restaurant/cafe Blend. This hip contemporary cafe and frozen yogurt shop is a morning must with their fresh brewed coffee and comforting muffins. I am hooked!

As owners Courtney and Camryn Smith of Sudie’s Fresh Baked Goods, blend with Howard Udell, of Yogen Fruz we have a new breakfast, lunch or snack option.

With our GBNA meeting held on 3rd Thursdays, we look to hold future neighborhood meetings in the shop.
Blend is open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Blend Cafe (twitter.com/blendgoldenbelt)

Nice Rainy evening out with the family $13

It’s 3rd Friday again and of course that means family night out. I enjoyed a mini crab cake sandwich from Blue Sky Diner food truck and a tasty berry strawberry cupcake from a mobile cupcake van

Ending the evening with the set @ The Scrap Exchange

Wall Street Block Party – Kicks off Neighborhood Watch

With recent incidents occurring in the neighborhood, it was nice to have so many neighbors show up to  speak with guest The Durham Police Department Officers about crime prevention and safety this Saturday evening. We recieved some great tips on how to make our neighborhood safer.

Such as:

• Call 911 to report any suspicious activity.
• Getting involved with Partners Against Crime (PAC 1) to give and receive updates and information on criminal activity. (The next meeting Aug 20th, 2011 @ 9:30am @ the Holton Resource Center on Taylor and Driver
  
• Keeping a presents in the community with events social events to get to know your neighbors.

There were a number of suggestions made, but it would be great to have as many of the members of our community show up at the next PAC meeting. Our state representatives Mickey Michaux  and Paul Luebke will be on the panel for discussion.

A special thanks to Rhonda and Dave Cates of Wall Street our gracious host for pulling folks together for a evening of community uplift, and inviting all the neighbors out to celebrate Mrs. Rhonda’s Birthday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MRS RHONDA!

 

Spring Golden Belt House Tour – Coming May 1, 2011

With Spring in the air we are looking forward to a open house tour of pre and post renovations “Before and After” to showcase homes in the Golden Belt neighborhood.

Details to follow including where to but tickets in advance.

How do you revive Hope in Durham, North Carolina?

A North Carolina Summit: Progress and Economic Justice in a Time of Crisis.

UNC’s School of Law presents

“For most of the last decade, poverty rose in North Carolina, even as the economy grew. Then in 2008, with the onslaught of massive recession, the wheels came off.  Poverty rates soared. More than one in six Tar Heels now live in poverty. The numbers are worse for persons of color. And, stunningly, almost a quarter of our kids are poor.”

Reverend Barber summed it up best with “Jesus preached a gospel of helping the poor,” the GNI (Good News Index) We the people need to understand  that there are many “faces of poverty”, because the “face” has changed and so should the message.”

http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/same-facts-show-different-truths-about-being-poor-in-nc/Content?oid=2252108