Around the edges....

Southern Village has no wall around it. It is not a so-called "gated" community.

Instead, anyone is free to come into Southern Village via the three vehicle entrances, and the several pedestrian paths.

There are a number of things that "we" need to address in Southern Village because we live here, are members of the homeowners' association, etc.

That is not, however, the only way that someone is linked to Southern Village. You don't have to live here.

You might attend or be a member of the church. Your kids might go to the day care center. Other kids might attend Scroggs school. You might come to the Lumina, eat at the restaurants and cafes, shop at Weaver Street Market, etc.

Each time I drive into the "main" entrance - the northern one on 15-501, I think it is very odd that there is a gap in the sidewalk between the new one on 15-501 and the beginning of sidewalk in Southern Village.

I think the same thing when I see us undertake no other efforts to recognize that the Southern Village community is a lot more than the homeowners' association. We ought make more of that opportunity, it seems to me.

"New Jersey Homeowners Fight Aesthetic Rules" - National Public Radio

This sure sounds a lot like some number of issues occasionally debated in Southern Village. Here is the full text of the court decision.

Zillow

This site debuted today. Quite an amazing tool to inquire about neighborhood real estate values!

Election results?

No doubt the results of the elections and other business coming out of last night's Southern Village Home Owners Association Annual General Meeting will appear here?

Chapel Hill and Carrboro Integrated Pest Management Petition

Chapel Hill and Carrboro Integrated Pest Management Petition

This petition comes from a Southern Village resident.

"UNC Details Past Slavery Ties"

"UNC Details Past Slavery Ties"

"7th Annual Graylyn/Aberdeen Block Party & Bike Parade"

"7th Annual Graylyn/Aberdeen Block Party & Bike Parade"

Some good photos. A few captions would make a huge diference!

"Market Street Halloween festivities, Saturday October 29"

"Market Street Halloween festivities, Saturday October 29"

"Resident hopes widening work can make 15-501 more bike-friendly"

"Resident hopes widening work can make 15-501 more bike-friendly"

"Role of mobile phones in motor vehicle crashes resulting in hospital attendance

"Role of mobile phones in motor vehicle crashes resulting in hospital attendance"

This study from the August issue of the British Medical Journal.

"Slavery on Campus"

"Slavery on Campus"

This might be a great time to learn more about the slaves who are buried in the cemetery down the hill from Arlen Park, no?

"Dead end with DOT delays, dismays"

"Dead end with DOT delays, dismays"

Don't count on a decent sidewalk to walk up South Columbia Street into Chapel Hill any time soon. This story say they won't "get started" on that work until FY 2008-09.

It looks like there is a chance the work on 15-501 will be completed by then, but .....

"Market withdraws ownership change"

"Market withdraws ownership change"

"Races in Orange County"

"Races in Orange County"

What are the Southern Village issues relevant to these races and candidates? Wouldn't it be helpful to discuss what difference to Southern Village the results might make, in the event that this a) leads residents to vote on 8 November and b) Southern Village is well served in the process?

"Cards will provide disaster assistance"

"Cards will provide disaster assistance"

Will there be anything different or special within the town of Chapel Hill? Here is the county department's home page.

"Transportation chief is driven"

"Transportation chief is driven"

"New bus schedule begins Monday"

"New bus schedule begins Monday"

Changes in the V route that passes through Southern Village affect service on the other end at Meadowmont. Here is the new schedule.

"Carrboro high school may get name in January"

"Carrboro high school may get name in January"

People in Southern Village may want to be a part of this naming process, as I assume this will be the school the only public high school serving Southern Village.

Sinbad vs. the Mermaids

Sinbad vs. the Mermaids

The link above is to Thomas FRIEDMAN's column today in The New York Times. (Those of you who subscribe to the Times here in Southern Village can access the column without extra charge; for those who don't, unless you have signed up separately for Times Select, it will cost you a trip to a place that sells copies of the NYT to read this, or to pay something more to read it on line. I cannot post it here as it violates the law to do so.)

What FRIEDMAN describes are the different makeups - in terms of diversity - of the Iraqi Navy and the crew of the USS Chosin. He visited both in the last couple of weeks.

The question for Southern Village to ponder has nothing to do with the politics of Iraq or even the Bush Administration.

It has everything to do with diversity.

Does Southern Village look more like the Iraqi Navy or more like the crew of the Chosin? Please consider, at least........

"OWASA's lakes are 68% full; year-round water conservation requirements remain in effect"

"OWASA's lakes are 68% full; year-round water conservation
requirements remain in effect"

Our water supply again....