Southern Village HOA

Construction has begun on the improvements to Market Park, at the corner of Newell Street and Winston Ridge Drive. Due to the nature of the improvements, the work will need to be somewhat intermittent, beginning this week and lasting through mid-June. While the vendor do what he can to minimize disruption, some disruption will be unavoidable. Please bear with us as we make some much-anticipated improvements to the park.

The annual NC Symphony Concert on the Southern Village green will be held Friday, June 8, at 8 p.m. Blankets and lawn chairs are welcome on the green. There is no charge for the concert, which is sponsored by Southern Village Homeowners Association, Harrington Bank and Market Street Merchants. For the complete Southern Village Summer Music Series schedule, please visit The annual NC Symphony Concert on the Southern Village green will be held Friday, June 8, at 8 p.m. Blankets and lawn chairs are welcome on the green. There is no charge for the concert, which is sponsored by Southern Village Homeowners Association, Harrington Bank and Market Street Merchants. For the complete Southern Village Summer Music Series schedule, please visit www.southernvillage.com.

The developers of the village center in Southern Village are sponsoring a design workshop to focus on the parking lot in the village center. It will be directed by the Durham Area Designers and will be held on Saturday, June 9, in Ascension Hall in Christ United Methodist Church, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The topic is to discuss whether to "complete" the village center with a building in that space, and if so, what should be the building's uses, mass, height and configuration. The workshop is open to the public. Please RSVP to info@bryan-properties.com. The complete invitation can also be found at www.southernvillage.com or by clicking here.

Over the next several weeks, the playsets in the Highgrove and Edgewater playgrounds will be replaced. The new playsets are from a company called Playmart (http://www.playmart.com/). Removal of the old playsets and installation of the new playsets are being scheduled to minimize disruption and maximize access to the parks. Pending weather or other delays, the existing playsets will be removed this week (week of May 14) and the new sets installed during the following week (week of May 21). Improvements are also planned for Market Park, these improvements will be happening later this spring.

The Franklin 5000 is Chapel Hill’s Premier Running Experience and celebrates the downtown Chapel Hill Community and ‘the power of possibility’. The Franklin 5000 is a unique 5K running event that showcases downtown Chapel Hill — runners of all ages and abilities will start at Kenan Stadium, run along the length of Franklin Street (from Boundary to Merritt Mill) and then back along Rosemary Street – ultimately finishing on Church street across from University Square for a true downtown finish experience.

This event is supported by and benefits the Chapel Hill/Carrboro YMCA Strong Kids Program.

You can register at www.activezach.com. Course map: www.mapmyrun.com/route/united- states/nc/chapil-hill/270888420