South Elm/Lee razing
Good news for the South Elm/Lee Street area, which has become desolate and uninviting over the years.
The lots are being cleared for environmental clean-up, then revitalization. Lord knows they've need it for years.
As for the rest of Lee Street and High Point Road, a corridor study is in the works.Meanwhile, the new Doubletree Hotel and the slow-to-develop new Koury shopping center next to Four Seasons Town Centre are hopeful signs.
But the Lee Street portion could benefit most from UNCG, which has little room to expand, except along Lee Street. If I were school leaders, I'd be pushing to buy much of that land ASAP, starting with the site that holds the Industries for the Blind and is currently for sale.