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Comics pages – or the “funnies” as they were called in earlier times – have been part of most newspapers for more than a century. You can find out when the first “color funnies” showed up in The High Point Enterprise by reading the special anniversary section that will be distributed May 28.
HIGH POINT – A revitalization effort in a key core city area is getting a boost thanks to an investment by a Triad foundation. The Hayden-Harman Foundation of Burlington bought a former barber shop and restaurant at 613 Washington Drive and is financing the rehabilitation of the building. It’s the first such investment by the private sector in the Washington Drive portion of the Core City Plan, officials said. The building will serve as the office for The City Project and local headquarters for the foundation. “We basically have a master plan for Washington Drive, so we’ve got the foundation in place. We just need people to start investing,” said Wendy Fuscoe, City Project executive director. “I believe Patrick
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Washington Drive revitalization effort attracts first investor BY PAT KIMBROUGH ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER
May 17, 2010
Harman, in buying this building and the City Project moving there, is the first step in what I hope will be a public-private partnership.” Harman, the foundation’s executive director, said plans call for the building to have space for four offices and a display area, possibly to host an art gallery, in the front. The project, which he estimated involves an investment of about $120,000, could be finished by fall. “We sort of have an interest in all the historical things that happened in that area, and we’re trying to help the community at the same time,” he said. Fuscoe said the city has taken several measures to try to spark revitalization in the area. For instance, city engineers have completed designs for “shovelready” streetscape projects, such as burying utility lines, along the corridor, and planners are working to
get part of the corridor designated as a historic district, which would enable developers who wanted to rehabilitate properties like the old Kilby Hotel or the Ritz Theater to obtain tax credits. In addition, police have undertaken an initiative to shut down drug houses that has curbed crime in the neighborhood. “The city has done everything the public sector can do to this point. The city has taken the first step,” Fuscoe said. “I feel really good about where we are in the Washington Drive plan. I feel like we’re moving in the right direction.” SHARE of North Carolina Inc., which has been involved in revitalization projects in Macedonia, West End, and the East Central neighborhood, is the general contractor on the renovation.
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J. Todd Lee received the Daniels-Danieley Award for Excellence in Teaching at Elon University. Lee, a professor of mathematics, is the 39th Elon faculty member to receive the award.
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SUNDAY: Single parent at Andrews High turns her life around
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Second in a four-part series on local high school seniors who overcame hardships to graduate.
TUESDAY: Ledford student refuses to let diabetes get in the way of her dreams
BY DARRICK IGNASIAK ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER
TRINITY – Trinity High School senior Jacob Grochowski wanted to be treated just like every other student. Weeks BEATING from THE ODDS graduating from TrinGraduates ity High, overcoming Grochowski adversity feels like ■■■ he has accomplished that goal. Grochowski, 17, has had cerebral palsy his entire life. Because of his condition, which impacts certain parts of the brain that deal with movement, Grochowski walks with braces. When discussing his condition and its impact on school, Grochowski says cerebral palsy hasn’t been so much of a hurdle because it’s one of the
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Trinity High School student Jacob Grochowski (right) jokes around with his friend Scott Wright at the school recently. things he has learned to live with. “The only thing I can remember, freshman and sophomore years, I kind of had a hard time
getting to classes on time because they put me so far apart,” he said. “As time went on, my speeds kind of developed a little bit more
because I’ve gotten used to the campus, so now it’s really not an issue.” Over the years, he’s had 16 surgeries and countless
doctor appointments. With scars all over from the surgeries, he said pretty much the only body parts that haven’t been operated on are his face and arms. Despite all of the needed medical attention, Grochowski has a 3.3 GPA. “Like I have heard many times, when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade,” he said. To accomplish his goal of being treated like everyone else, Grochowski signed up for cross country his junior year and competed in the sport his senior year. He said he improved his personal best by 10 minutes during his two years of cross country. “I pretty much did cross
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Andrews High improvement gets go-ahead BY DAVID NIVENS ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER
HIGH POINT – Check off another 2008 school construction bond project for a High Point school as making some cool progress. The Guilford County Board of Education this week approved a $1.1 million contract for heating and air conditioning upgrades at T. Wingate Andrews High School. Triple M Contractors of Liberty submitted the lowest accepted bid for the project. The district will
new school, the old school will become part of the Ragsdale High school campus, which will undergo a $25 million renovation and see the addition of a new gym and media center. The $457 million bond construction and renovation list includes an overall budget of $8 million for heating and air conditioning upgrades. Ferndale Middle School, Pennconstruction of a new Jamestown Griffin Middle School and NorthMiddle School scheduled to open wood Elementary School in High this fall for as many as 1,000 stu- Point are on the list for HVAC dents. When students move to the upgrades. The most expensive is spend an additional $55,860 to buy an air handler unit. The project was one of 27 voters approved in 2008 that included
The project was one of 27 voters approved in 2008.
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Ferndale Middle at $2.4 million. Last year, Jamestown Elementary and Kirkman Park Elementary schools in High Point were among six schools that received new heating system boilers as part of upgrades included in the 2008 package. Meanwhile, design and planning have begun on track and stadium upgrades for several schools, including High Point Central High School and Simeon Stadium. dnivens@hpe.com | 888-36216
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