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 Board meeting, Wednesday, July 22, 7:00 p.m., Sheppard Memorial Library, 530 S. Evans St.

 

through the website e-mail. If you wish to continue to receive correspondence from TRUNA, please renew your membership. Once your payment is received by the treasurer, your name and e-mail address will be added to the mailing list.

 

The Tar River/University Area Neighborhood Report and Plan were incorporated into Horizons: Greenville's Community Plan by the City Council on April 9, 2009. Over the last 14 months, 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.

 

Greenville's 4th of July Celebration, Saturday, July 4, 4:00-10:00 p.m.,Town Common, First St.

Head Uptown for the Greenville Jaycee's 4th of July Celebration. Bring your friends and family to enjoy the 4th with carnival rides, arts and crafts, music, vendors, food, and more! At 9:00 p.m. enjoy a fantastic display of fireworks as a perfect end to the celebration of Independence Day.

 

Uptown Umbrella Market, July 15, 5:00-8:00 p.m., Five Points Plaza, 5th & Evans Sts. This open-air market runs on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays from May to September and features a farmers market and craft vendors.

 

Briley's Produce at Cypress Glen, July 7, 6:30 p.m. This market runs every Tuesday during the summer. Park in the employee parking lot to the right of the gate house or in guest parking at the front entrance. Briley's staff arrive around 6:00 p.m. and are ready for business by 6:30. Please allow staff time to set up before buying. Questions, call Melissa Anderson at 830-7089.

 

Sunday in the Park, July 5, 7:00 p.m., Town Common, The Supergrit Cowboy Band. This free concert is a family-friendly event. For more information, call 329-4567.

 

In November 2008, the Greenville city council rejected a proposal to build the new 24-hour, 7-day a week Wal-Mart on 10th St. (NC 33) at Port Terminal Rd. The developers are asking that the proposal be reconsidered. Click here for more information.