News Briefs
Participants march along Block Avenue Friday during the 2012 Fayetteville Men’s March Against Violence, an event held in accordance with Domestic Violence Awareness Month. (more photos)
Photo: Todd Gill, Flyer staff
Participants in the 2012 Fayetteville Men’s March Against Violence walked along Dickson Street and up Block Avenue before stopping for a brief rally at the Fayetteville Town Center Friday afternoon.
More than 75 people showed up to the Wedington Corridor Plan kickoff meeting to hear remarks from Ward 4 alderman Rhonda Adams, and a presentation on the history of the area by city planner Jesse Fulcher.
The Fayetteville Forward Green Economy Group, a division of the Fayetteville Forward Economic Accountability Council, recently sent questionnaires to each mayoral candidate. Read their answers here.
Mississippi’s Bryson Rose kicked a 31-yard field goal as time expired to give the Rebels a 30-27 victory over the Arkansas football team on Saturday in Little Rock.
Our theatre critic, Tobias Wray, recently reviewed Arts Live Theatre’s “Plan 9 from Outer Space” and L.A. Theatre Works’ “Pride & Prejudice.”
Monday Events
- JJ’s Grill: Eli Amey
- Rogue: Left Holding the Gun / Hellbeast / Kingshifter
- Fayetteville Public Library: Free Flix Before 6: Dark Shadows
- Tanglewood Branch Beer Co.: Jeff Gray Jazz
- Pesto Cafe: Darren Ray
- The Perk: Open acoustic jam
- Nadine Baum Studios: The Exonerated
Monday Public Meetings
| Time | Meeting | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. | Wedington Corridor Plan Working Design Studio | Fayetteville Boys & Girls Club |
| 5:00 p.m. | Wedington Corridor Plan Open House | Fayetteville Boys & Girls Club |
| 5:00 p.m. | Ward 4 Wedington Corridor Plan participation | Fayetteville Boys & Girls Club |
» View all of this week’s public meetings
* Meetings scheduled to be televised by the Fayetteville Government Channel
Monday Birthdays
* Send us your local birthday shout-outs.
Others: Actor Robert Hardy is 87, guitarist Denny Laine of Moody Blues is 68, actor Richard Dreyfuss is 65, actress Kate Jackson is 64, voice actor Dan Castellaneta (Homer Simpson) is 55, actress Joely Fisher is 45, actress Winona Ryder is 41, actor Ben Foster is 32 and bassist Chris Baio of Vampire Weekend is 28.
