Fayetteville Photos: 2021

Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan presents 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

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.

Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer

The operators of a new restaurant at 430 W. Dickson St. hope to be approved for a permit to allow live music on a modular stage behind the building at the northeast corner of Dickson and West Avenue.

Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer

Construction continues on the University of Arkansas’ Windgate Art and Design District at the southeast corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Hill Avenue.

Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer

The Bulldog at Archibald Yell Boulevard and Rock Street could 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

The area at the northwest corner of Dickson Street and West Avenue is the site of a replacement parking deck in downtown Fayetteville.

Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer

Vehicles turn left onto Millsap Road from College Avenue where an intersection redesign is being planned.

Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer

Portions of the AIDS Memorial Quilt were on display all week at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church as part of a partnership with NWA Equality to commemorate World AIDS Day.

Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer

City Council members will consider renaming a portion of Porter Road after fallen police officer Stephen Carr. The area is the site of a new police headquarters that’s being constructed in west Fayetteville.

Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer

Signs posted on Pittman Drive in Fayetteville give a nod to Arkansas head football coach Sam Pittman, whose “turn that damn jukebox on!” comment in the locker room after a win over Mississippi State in 2020 became a post-game catchphrase. Pittman led the Razorbacks to an 8-4 record in his second year, which is the program’s best regular season finish since 2011.

Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer

Crews work 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

The former Hog Haus Brewing building at 430 W. Dickson Street will soon be home to Nashville-based restaurant and live music chain Tin Roof.

Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer

A new sign at Walker Park shows the Fayetteville Flyer as a volunteer group responsible for helping keep the park clean, along with the Northwest Arkansas Disc Golf Association. Flyer staff have been removing litter from the skate park each week since early 2021.

Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer

Victor Gurel takes a donut hand-up while racing at the ALL Cross cyclocross race Saturday at Centennial Park in Fayetteville. Hand-ups are common in cyclocross, and are used to add excitement to races by enticing riders to take an item from a spectator. They can include food, beverages, prizes or money.

Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer

A flag flies from a light pole Thursday in honor of Veterans Day on Center Street in downtown Fayetteville.

Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer

Traffic moves along Rolling Hills Drive amongst the fall foliage in Fayetteville on Wednesday.

Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer

Crews work to install Christmas lights on the downtown square.

Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer

Road work on South College Avenue just south of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer

Pedestrians cross Dickson Street in the fog Thursday morning.

Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer

The former Hooters building on North College Avenue will soon be demolished to make room for a new development in north Fayetteville.

Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer

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

A cyclist rides south Thursday along Frisco Trail into the tunnel under Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in south Fayetteville.

Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer

An older parking meter stands on Mountain Street in downtown Fayetteville. The Fayetteville City Council will soon consider upgrading the downtown parking meters.

Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer

Construction recently wrapped on a trail segment that extends Tsa La Gi Trail from Razorback Road to a previous dead end about 600 feet to the west.

Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer

A plan to extend Rolling Hills Drive into the Fiesta Square parking lot continues to progress.

Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer

Construction continues on a new deck surrounding Puritan Coffee & Beer on Dickson Street.

Photo: Abigail Atkinson, Fayetteville Flyer

A previously temporary change that makes it easier for Fayetteville businesses to expand onto the parking spaces outside their doors is now a permanent part of city law.

Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer

About 500 people gathered in downtown Fayetteville on Thursday evening to participate in the state’s first-ever trans march.

Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer

A crew installs lights at the Walker Park skate park.

Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer

Crews work 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

The first 58 acres of Underwood Park is now open in west Fayetteville.

Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer

The new Gulley Park parking lot includes a rain garden area that will soon be filled with plants by park horticulturists. The garden area helps slow and filter stormwater before it enters the nearby Niokaska Creek.

Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer

A massive, 38-stair obstacle is one of the major features of a world-class cyclocross racecourse being built atop Millsap Mountain 2022 UCI Cyclocross World Championships at Centennial Park in Fayetteville.

Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer

A local sandwich shop is moving into the old KFC building at the corner of Rolling Hills Drive and College Avenue.

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

A Fayetteville artist has created a new gallery space called VELESERO in north Fayetteville, and the new spot will be open to the public for the first time this weekend.

Photo: Dustin Bartholomew, Fayetteville Flyer

Temperatures dipped below zero early Tuesday as forecasters issued another Winter Storm Warning for the area.

Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer

Fayetteville was covered with snow Monday after another round of precipitation and extreme cold temperatures rolled through the area.

Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer

Seven Points, otherwise known locally as the Castle at Wilson Park, continues to receive new features created by local sculptor, Eugene Sargent.

Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer

The newly expanded Fayetteville Public Library officially opened on Jan. 19, 2021.

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

Construction on the final segment of the Rupple Road extension project was recently finalized, completing what’s known as the “Mayor’s Box.”

Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer

A plan to double the size of the Gulley Park parking lot on Township Street is set to begin this week in Fayetteville.

Photo: Todd Gill, Fayetteville Flyer