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I'm honestly not too surprised that University Chophouse has closed. I'd been a few times in the last couple of months and it seemed like no one was ever there. The service was slow and there always seemed to be problems with orders. Hopefully something can fill the space quickly and keep that area nice.
Sadly, it seems that Chancellor Ballard is retiring. He came here in 2004. He will be the longest current serving Chancellor in the UNC System. He has brought A LOT to East Carolina, Greenville, Eastern NC, and North Carolina.
And what is really exciting is the effect that these large housing developments hopefully will have on the neighborhood spanning from Evans to Charles to 14th to 10th. Including The Province, you would have two other huge housing complexes flanking this neighborhood. It could encourage investment in the area, which used to be a prime location for college kids to live (I recall big block parties) but has continued to go down. With the rental prices going up around the neighborhood, the owners of those houses can invest and raise their rents on the duplexes and bungalows. With its proximity to the athletic complex and Harris Teeter it could be prime rental property. The City should be doing something to encourage that investment....maybe name the neighborhood, organize a watch, apply for Historic status...not sure what has been done there.
That neighborhood has a name. It is called Glen Arthur. Many of the houses there, especially on Forbes, 12th, and 13th are consistently rented to college students still. A couple of property owners in the neighborhood were instrumental in getting Kings Arms condemned. They had realized that run-down development was the only magnet attracting bad traffic across the neighborhood from the other side of Evans/14th. This neighborhood also already has a watch which was started when there was more bad foot traffic.
I actually lived in this neighborhood at one point and always marveled at how central it was situated in town, yet completely forgotten by many. I would posit that it is one of the most walkable neighborhoods in all of Greenville given its proximity/access to Harris Teeter, Starbucks/Hibachi/Subway, Sheetz, KK, campus, downtown, etc. Former councilman Max Joyner, Jr. saw the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel for this neighborhood long ago and bought up many properties here.
Having lived both in Glen Arthur as well as the TRUNA neighborhood (aka 'the grid'), I can honestly say I felt safer in Glen Arthur. I lived there when Kings Arms had been condemned and was empty but was still standing. As is the case now, at the time I lived there crime in the neighborhood was at the edges/corners, generally Sheetz, Jolly Roger's convenience store, and that car wash at Evans/14th.
Publix officially announces that it's coming to New Bern...could Greenville be not far behind??
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Originally Posted by jpirate
If Publix is coming to Greenville, I'd be shocked if a Greenville location isn't forth coming within a year or two.
Publix should make its way to Greenville as it infills in markets between Raleigh and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Fayetteville, Goldsboro, Jacksonville, Kinston, and Wilmington should be lined up as these markets.
It's about time. Greenville really needed a second option for purchasing craft beer. Winslows is okay but so overpriced it's not funny. Hopefully this combined with Longleaf will signal the beginning of Greenville's craft beer market coming up to speed with the rest of the state.
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