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mpetty I wanted to follow up on my last comment. Some people are going to say the Copenhagen is nothing like Fayetteville, and they’d be mostly right. Copenhagen is...
2 hours 59 minutes - Public meeting to discuss Dickson Street area parking set for March 17 (51 comments)

ReturnOFtheFox Update: Just heard that crazy fox is on the loose again.
3 hours 27 minutes - Opal Fly’s Feel Good Lounge announces last show (112 comments)

Dustin @Brandon You should call Dr. Dan.
8 hours 40 minutes - All ages venue, The Showcase, opens inside NWA Mall (5 comments)

Brandon-RTR hey man how would we go about booking a show at SHOWCASE??? We are a metalcore band from bentonville…
9 hours 7 minutes - All ages venue, The Showcase, opens inside NWA Mall (5 comments)

Zapp Brannigan If I lived downtown I’d feel pretty insulted by the council, not to mention Steve Clark. I guess he thinks “reasonable businessmen” shouldn’t have...
10 hours 7 minutes - Council votes to require soil inspection, annex 99 acres (2 comments)

BEF PEENCH is the correct way to say it! It’s actually the Leprechaun dialect of English.
10 hours 55 minutes - Wednesday To-do: March 17 (2 comments)

Drew Laserdeath Really? 6-1 against the festival ordinance??? That just blows my mind. The people of Fayetteville don’t want the festivals. The city wants to have them just to...
11 hours 6 minutes - Council votes to require soil inspection, annex 99 acres (2 comments)

mpetty @Mullva – Thanks for the note of appreciation. … Who’s Eric?
11 hours 17 minutes - In case you plan to miss it: 3/16 City Council meeting (7 comments)

five by five thanx, sg. that is one of the rare sensible comments I’ve heard from a razorback “fan” all year. you can’t switch coaches every couple of years and expect to ever build a program. ask 2/3 of...
11 hours 18 minutes - Arkansas Razorbacks Basketball: OVER! (6 comments)

Mullva @petty – Matt, thanks for the attemp last night. I don’t remember where I saw it, but someone ask the question why someone would want to look at the books? It seems to...
11 hours 22 minutes - In case you plan to miss it: 3/16 City Council meeting (7 comments)

Me I’d say green eyes don’t count because you don’t wear them. I also have green eyes and have used that excuse plenty of times even though I don’t agree with it! I also say pin-ch.
11 hours 39 minutes - Wednesday To-do: March 17 (2 comments)

Todd Gill @Dickson St Worker – Here’s the story about last night’s meeting. In short, the First Thursday event will now be managed by the Visitors Bureau and the...
13 hours 37 minutes - In case you plan to miss it: 3/16 City Council meeting (7 comments)

Dickson St Worker What were the verdicts? Especially curious about the farmer’s market hours and the vote on 1st Thur.
13 hours 40 minutes - In case you plan to miss it: 3/16 City Council meeting (7 comments)

Hank I think we’re in good shape. There are two things we need; a good center and an energy player off the bench. Go ahead and build around Fortson penetrating and either pitching out to Clark or...
16 hours 15 minutes - Arkansas Razorbacks Basketball: OVER! (6 comments)

mpetty Theoretically, yes. Copenhagen has more than 50% of all their vehicle trips happening by bike now, and more than 35% of all their commuter trips. Doing that takes...
17 hours 2 minutes - Public meeting to discuss Dickson Street area parking set for March 17 (51 comments)

thelonelyweeblo This season had some of the thinnest crowds I’ve seen at home games, and some of the most frustrating loses. I’m talking about games where we were leading or really competitive...
17 hours 33 minutes - Arkansas Razorbacks Basketball: OVER! (6 comments)

Zapp Brannigan @mpetty – Good point. Say we do invest some of the money in trails and we do reduce demand for parking, will we still need a parking deck?
17 hours 41 minutes - Public meeting to discuss Dickson Street area parking set for March 17 (51 comments)

Todd Gill @Mullva – I want to tighten a few things up, but for now, I think I’ve got what you asked for. How is this?
18 hours 17 minutes - We’ve added a few things to the Flyer (14 comments)

MarkA One more note to my last post concerning annual parking passes. As for employees and owners of Dickson St. businesses. THey would be able to get some sort of tax...
19 hours 39 minutes - Public meeting to discuss Dickson Street area parking set for March 17 (51 comments)

MarkA I can’t make it to the meeting this evening, but here is a sugggestion. Many people work on Dickson St. or they have to visit it frequently. How about part of...
19 hours 47 minutes - Public meeting to discuss Dickson Street area parking set for March 17 (51 comments)

mpetty @Zapp – Investing in trail infrastructure is a sure way to reduce parking demand. If you spend 10 million on new trails, converting 100 vehicles to Dickson...
1 day 2 hours - Public meeting to discuss Dickson Street area parking set for March 17 (51 comments)

mpetty I’d say it’s a deal, but no one can get someone else to run. You have to convince yourself.
1 day 2 hours - Fayetteville Forward follow-up scheduled for April 17 (15 comments)

Boggy Creek Creature Yo Petty – You get burgerboy, Mark Landry, and reed to run for council and I’ll put all your signs up. One of you has to live in Ward 1.
1 day 3 hours - Fayetteville Forward follow-up scheduled for April 17 (15 comments)

Zapp Brannigan To me, reinvesting all the revenues into Dickson is compelling. Using the money for anything else, however noble and good, weakens the case for pay parking.
1 day 3 hours - Public meeting to discuss Dickson Street area parking set for March 17 (51 comments)

mpetty @Mark – Hey, I’m all for it, but I’m only one vote (a fact I was reminded of tonight, twice). Anyway, the deadline to file for Council is in...
1 day 3 hours - Public meeting to discuss Dickson Street area parking set for March 17 (51 comments)

mpetty Oh, and burgerboy, send me an email would you? I asked the Flyer guys to put us in contact but it’s against the privacy policy. I love this anonymous internet as much as...
1 day 3 hours - Fayetteville Forward follow-up scheduled for April 17 (15 comments)

sg As much as a lot of fans wish it were that simple, burgerboy, it probably isn’t. The most compelling argument, outside of somehow landing a big name coach like Calipari that will bring in several...
1 day 3 hours - Arkansas Razorbacks Basketball: OVER! (6 comments)

mpetty I admit, I have been frustrated by a few things that I thought the administration could do little more leading on. With Garland and Block I felt like the goal was to reach the...
1 day 3 hours - Fayetteville Forward follow-up scheduled for April 17 (15 comments)

megan A place to bury strangers, Yeah, Yeah yeahs, Karen O and the kids, Sparklehorse, The soft pack, crystal castles, Beach house, The pains of being pure at heart, Julian Plenti,Interpol,...
1 day 3 hours - What have you been listening to lately: Spring 2010 (25 comments)

burgerboy I also find it interesting that Jordan excortiated Coody’s use of outside consultants for planning at times, yet Bliss Browne is coming back to lead another wasteful...
1 day 3 hours - Fayetteville Forward follow-up scheduled for April 17 (15 comments)

burgerboy Nope, Matt’s much more handsome than me. My comment is a little harsh, but its that way for a good reason. The loud, vocal Jordan supporters were extremely critical of...
1 day 4 hours - Fayetteville Forward follow-up scheduled for April 17 (15 comments)

Mark_Landry Can we use the pay-parking money to build bike trails?
1 day 4 hours - Public meeting to discuss Dickson Street area parking set for March 17 (51 comments)

chris-os Oh yeah. Sleigh Bells! I’m going to look up that local natives’ date too. thanks.
1 day 4 hours - What have you been listening to lately: Spring 2010 (25 comments)

Daniel Maner I get the impression that Jordan flip flopped on the paid parking issue because during the campaign Coody was for it and Jordan felt he needed to be on the...
1 day 4 hours - Public meeting to discuss Dickson Street area parking set for March 17 (51 comments)

Michael Not all patrons who missed the meeting was so they could drink, some are owners or employees of the businesses who would be affected by the paid parking....
1 day 4 hours - Public meeting to discuss Dickson Street area parking set for March 17 (51 comments)

David Franks If patrons miss a meeting about paid parking on Dickson Street because they can’t bother to miss an hour of drinking, their input would likely not be...
1 day 5 hours - Public meeting to discuss Dickson Street area parking set for March 17 (51 comments)

Ashley Local Natives will be in Little Rock next month. I AM THERE!
1 day 5 hours - What have you been listening to lately: Spring 2010 (25 comments)

Dillill Lo-fi oh sweet sweet lo-fi! Harlem, Japandroids, Soft Pack, Vivian Girls,and Sleigh Bells. I cannot not get enough of Sleigh Bells. Amp-sploding goodness!!!
1 day 6 hours - What have you been listening to lately: Spring 2010 (25 comments)

chris-os Local Natives, Times New Viking, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Pylon, Major Lazer- (videos).
1 day 6 hours - What have you been listening to lately: Spring 2010 (25 comments)

Me Nate makes some great points! Even when Dickson is completely packed and I have to drive around for several minutes to find a spot, the private pay lot still has...
1 day 7 hours - Public meeting to discuss Dickson Street area parking set for March 17 (51 comments)

Nate The problem is that he campaigned on one principle to get votes, then “changed his mind” after he was elected. Dickson street doesn’t even need a...
1 day 8 hours - Public meeting to discuss Dickson Street area parking set for March 17 (51 comments)

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1 day 8 hours - Parking volunteers get free admission to Wakarusa 2010 (3 comments)

Daniel Veazey Oh my goodness. I don’t have to work Wednesday, and Mickey Finn’s opens at 11. This will be madness.
1 day 10 hours - Local540 News: St. Patrick’s Day edition (2 comments)

Me Do we really need a parking deck on Dickson in the next 5 years? I don’t have a problem parking near Dickson when I go there… I may not be able to get the...
1 day 10 hours - Public meeting to discuss Dickson Street area parking set for March 17 (51 comments)

Jessy If the residential parking permits are utilized, does anyone know what the fee and requirement to obtain one would be? A lot of downtown businesses and companies...
1 day 10 hours - Public meeting to discuss Dickson Street area parking set for March 17 (51 comments)

mpetty I’m going to defend the Mayor here. The Mayor may have been against paid parking in the past, but people are allowed to change their minds. The fact is that...
1 day 10 hours - Public meeting to discuss Dickson Street area parking set for March 17 (51 comments)

mpetty Haha… but no. It turns out I’m not the only person in town that cares about these things.
1 day 10 hours - Fayetteville Forward follow-up scheduled for April 17 (15 comments)

Me Yes, I definately recall Mayor Jordan was opposed to pay parking. In fact, didn’t he elminate an adminstration position becuase that person was promoting pay...
1 day 10 hours - Public meeting to discuss Dickson Street area parking set for March 17 (51 comments)

Nate So take the free lots, that turn to pay, back to free after it’s built. You’ll get revenue from the deck that was paid for. I think the city already has...
1 day 11 hours - Public meeting to discuss Dickson Street area parking set for March 17 (51 comments)

uhh I think mpetty and burgerboy are the same person.
1 day 11 hours - Fayetteville Forward follow-up scheduled for April 17 (15 comments)