Save Our Neighborhoods (SONS) is an organization dedicated to saving all Greenville neighborhoods from special interests whose agenda will create MORE crime, REDUCED property values, and OVERCROWDING! To support this effort, make your check payable to "Save Our Neighborhoods" and mail to Artemis Kares, 501 E. 3rd St., Greenville, NC 27858.

 

Welcome to the Tar River/University Neighborhood Association (TRUNA) website. Our neighborhood is located adjacent to the campus of East Carolina University and Uptown Greenville (North Carolina), the urban core of the city. It is bounded by the Tar River on the north, Cemetery Road on the east, Tenth Street on the south, and Reade Circle on the west. Click on brochure and map to see our neighborhood.

 

If you are interested in buying a home and living in the TRUNA neighborhood, you may be eligible for the city of Greenville's Down Payment Assistance Program, which assists home buyers with the down payment and closing costs.

 

Our website is designed to inform both current and prospective residents and the community about our neighborhood. Please feel free to contact us with comments, questions, and suggestions.

 

 

 

TRUNA Executive Board Meeting, Monday, June 17, 5:30-7:00 p.m., Cypress Glen Big Parlor

 

First Friday Uptown ArtWalk, Friday, July 5, 6:00-9:00 p.m. Self-guided tour of Uptown galleries and restaurants.

 

UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION INITIATIVE COMMITTEE, UNRI Overlay District, Tuesday, June 18, 2:00-4:00 p.m., Conference Room 337, City Hall. Meetings are open to the public.

 

East Carolina University—First summer session begins Tuesday, May 14, and ends June 18. Second summer session begins June 20 and ends July 25.

 

Uptown Greenville Umbrella Market—Every Wednesday, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Five Points Plaza (corner of Evans and 5th Sts.)—Each week the market features local produce, baked goods, arts and crafts, and live entertainment from more than 60 vendors.

 

Sunday in the Park Summer Concert Series—Sunday, June 23, 7:00-9:00 p.m., Greenville Toyota Amphitheatre, Town Commons—NC JAZZ AND BLUES COLLABORATIVE-Making its Sunday in the Park debut, this incredibly versatile group of musicians rivals any jazz or blues ensemble in the country. They perform every year aboard the Belle of Washington, a showboat docked on the waterfront in Washington, N.C., and their performances are hugely popular.
 

 

TRUNA NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN contains the vision, goals and objectives, and strategies for maintaining the viability and stability of our neighborhood.

 

A SHARED VISION—The TRUNA Board, East Carolina University, and the city of Greenville have developed a document to guide the development of long-term stability and viability for our neighborhood.

 

TRUNA 2009 ANNUAL REPORT—The Tar River/University Area Neighborhood Report and Plan were incorporated into Horizons: Greenville's Community Plan by the City Council on Apr. 9, 2009. TRUNA participated with the Department of Community Development to create this plan containing many important policy recommendations and action strategies to assure a vibrant, safe, economically stable, and enjoyable community in which to live.