10 year assessment?

Southern Village has been around now for about 10 years. Could you imagine an evening - say at the Lumina - devoted a review of those 10 years, and some discussion of where we might like to see the community and its environs go in the next 10 years? This is not a Home Owners Association kind of event - but rather a "community" review of where we've been, where we are, and what we see in the future. People from Dogwood Acres, UNC, Carrboro, etc. would be invited to join us. Any interest?

Weekend evening bus to Chapel Hill?

Why not explore with the Chapel Hill Transit people the idea of providing one or two buses each Friday and Saturday night from Southern Village to downtown Chapel Hill? Leave at 6 or 7, return at 10 or 11. That would allow people of all ages to enjoy downtown, not worry about having a glass of wine or two with dinner, and eliminate the parking challenge. Worth pursuing?

"'Galling' intersection bedevils church plans" - Herald-Sun

"Safer sidewalks, healthier habits sought for schoolchlidren" - Herald Sun

"Longevity in the United States" - Natinal Public Radio

"Carrboro online help desk up and running" - Herald-Sun

"'Black and Blue' tour teaches lost history" - Herald-Sun

ReadyNC

"Mason Farm Road changes explored" - The Herald Sun

"Small theater owners find niches" - News & Observer

The Lumina owner, Bill PEEBLES, is mentioned here.....

"Atlanta Community Offers Amenities of Earlier Age" - National Public Radio

Another new urbanist community - this time in Atlanta.

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"