Search this site

Join TLNA listserv

TLNA email listserv is a great way to find out what is going on in the neighborhood.

Join TLNA

Membership is easy and affordable. Everyone is welcome to all our meetings, however, only active members can vote. (For meeting location and time see below.) To become an active member the annual dues are $5 per individual and $10 per household. Bring your payment to a meeting or send a check along with your name, address, phone number and email to our treasurer, Susan Sewell, 2904 Legion St., Durham, NC 27707.

TLNA Monthly Meeting

Our meetings are the first Thursday of every month at 7pm in the basement of the Lakewood Methodist Church at the corner of Chapel Hill Road and Huron Street. All are welcome. Paying members get voting privileges. Meeting Minutes Archive

Buy a TLNA T-shirt!


$12 for S-XL
$13 for XXL
$14 for XXXL
Email your t-shirt request to tlnadurham@gmail.com

Navigation

Get Involved

Here are a few ways you can get involved in the neighborhood.

  • Help deliver The Porch Light Newsletter

The Porch Light is a quarterly publication of the Tuscaloosa-Lakewood Neighborhood Association. The publication is delivered to over 500 homes in the TLNA by neighborhood volunteers.  If you would like to volunteer to help deliver The Porch Light please email tlnadurham@gmail.com. View past Porch Light editions.

  • Join the InterNeighborhood Council listserv

The INC listserv is one way to stay informed about Durham city government. http://www.durhaminc.org/list_server.html 

  • Become a part of Southwest Central Durham Quality of Life Project

According to itswebsite, "the Quality of Life Project brokers relationships and resources for the six neighborhoods of Southwest Central Durham. QOL promotes, advocates for, and provides training and technical support to residents, neighborhood organizations, and businesses to create strong, stable, and safe neighborhoods. http://www.durhamqualityoflife.org

  • Help beautify our neighborhood:

-Adopt a Stream

-Help plant trees around the neighborhood

-Help out our neighborhood clean-up day

-Help conserve two cemeteries in our neighborhood 

Contact tlnadurham@gmail.com if you are interested.

  •  Attend Partners Against Crime District 3 Meetings

Meet with police officers, Durham city and county government officials and neighbors from District 3 to discuss community crime and neighborhood quality of life issues. PAC-3 is a community based volunteer organization.  

PAC-3 meet monthly on the second Saturday at 10 a.m.

Community & Family Life Rec. Center at Lyon Park. 1313 Halley Street. For more information, contact the

District 3 Substation: 560-4583.

http://www.durhampolice.com/pac/

  • Submit your own ideas!

Is there a project you would like to spearhead in the neighborhood? Let us know and we will help you get started! Perhaps you don't have time? Let us know anyway, and we will help find volunteers to adopt your project. Email tlnadurham@gmail.com