Another year has come to a close in Fayetteville, and as usual, the Flyer was around to capture much of what happened from January through December.
Here’s a photographic look at the news, events and happenings in 2021.
Happy New Year, everyone.
January
A plan to double the size of the Gulley Park parking lot on Township Street began in early January.
Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer
Construction on the final segment of the Rupple Road extension project finalized in January, completing what’s known as the “Mayor’s Box.”
Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer
Printed mesh panels featuring the work of Kori Bowers were installed on the construction fencing on the east side of Frisco Trail where crews are working on the Fay Jones Woods area as part of the cultural arts corridor project.
Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer
The newly expanded Fayetteville Public Library officially opened on Jan. 19, 2021.
Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer
February
Seven Points, otherwise known locally as the Castle at Wilson Park, in February received new features created by local sculptor Eugene Sargent.
Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer
Fayetteville was covered with snow in mid-February after a round of precipitation and extreme cold temperatures rolled through the area.
Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer
Temperatures dipped below zero early Tuesday as forecasters issued another Winter Storm Warning for the area.
Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer
March
A Fayetteville artist created a new gallery space in north Fayetteville that opened to the public in March.
Photo: Dustin Bartholomew, Fayetteville Flyer
Fayetteville City Council members voted to honor former University of Arkansas basketball coach Nolan Richardson by renaming the street in front of Bud Walton Arena to Nolan Richardson Drive.
Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer
April
A local sandwich shop moved into the old KFC building at the corner of Rolling Hills Drive and College Avenue.
Photo: Dustin Bartholomew, Fayetteville Flyer
A massive, 38-stair obstacle is one of the major features of a world-class cyclocross racecourse built atop Millsap Mountain 2022 UCI Cyclocross World Championships at Centennial Park in Fayetteville.
Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer
May
The first 58 acres of Underwood Park opened in west Fayetteville in May.
Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer
June
Crews in June worked to construct a series of elevated trails in the Fay Jones Woods between Center Street and Prairie Street as part of the cultural arts corridor project.
Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer
A crew installed lights at the Walker Park skate park in south Fayetteville in June.
Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer
About 500 people gathered in downtown Fayetteville on June 24 to participate in the state’s first-ever trans march.
Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer
July
A previously temporary change that makes it easier for Fayetteville businesses to expand onto the parking spaces outside their doors became a permanent part of city law in July.
Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer
Construction began on a new deck surrounding Puritan Coffee & Beer on Dickson Street in July.
Photo: Abigail Atkinson, Fayetteville Flyer
August
A plan to extend Rolling Hills Drive into the Fiesta Square parking lot progressed in August.
Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer
Construction wrapped on a trail segment that extends Tsa La Gi Trail in August.
Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer
September
The Fayetteville City Council approved a plan to upgrade the downtown parking meters in September.
Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer
Locals Daniel and Leah Jordan in September talked about their new bookstore called Pearl’s Books.
Staff photo
October
German cyclist Marcel Meisen rests near the finish line after a muddy race at the UCI Cyclocross World Cup at Centennial Park in Fayetteville on Wednesday.
Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer
The former Hooters building on North College Avenue was approved for a new development in north Fayetteville in October.
Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer
November
Traffic moves along Rolling Hills Drive amongst the fall foliage in Fayetteville in November.
Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer
A flag flies from a light pole in honor of Veterans Day on Center Street in downtown Fayetteville.
Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer
Crews worked to install Christmas lights on the downtown square in mid-November.
Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer
Crews continued work on the elevated trails in the Fay Jones Woods between Center Street and Prairie Street as part of the cultural arts corridor project.
Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer
Signs posted on Pittman Drive in Fayetteville gave a nod to Arkansas head football coach Sam Pittman.
Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer
December
Portions of the AIDS Memorial Quilt were on display in early December at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church as part of a partnership with NWA Equality to commemorate World AIDS Day.
Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer
The Bulldog at Archibald Yell Boulevard and Rock Street will soon be one of three murals on the retaining wall near downtown Fayetteville. Officials are seeking proposals for two more murals on the wall.
Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer
Construction continued on the University of Arkansas’ Windgate Art and Design District at the southeast corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Hill Avenue in December.
Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer
City Council members approved a construction change order contract for cost overages associated with a planned replacement parking deck on the Depot Lot at the northwest corner of Dickson Street and West Avenue in Fayetteville in mid-December.
Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer
Fossil Cove Brewing Co. partnered with the FLOPS homebrew club to brew a special batch of beer with brewing pioneer Jack McAuliffe in mid-December.
/ Photo: Brian Sorensen
Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan presented Matthew Petty with an award for his nearly 13 years of service as a City Council member in Ward 2.
Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer
