Request for variance from Fayetteville's stream-side-protection ordinance draws attention to reasons it is important

http://youtu.be/W64B6ftZ1qs

Short takes on public television to run beginning Sunday,  March 31, 2013

Apartments flooded by sewer overflow from uphill construction

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Have you ever raced to be first in line to stop at a railroad crossing when a train was approaching just so you could watch or even photograph the graffiti on passing freight cars? If so, you will be interested in books on the history of railroad graffiti

Railroad graffiti publications aren't all new. 

St. Patrick's Day parade March 16, 2013, Fayetteville, Arkansas

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Fatima Pollard

Coach John McDonnell

Mayor Lioneld Jordan

Fayetteville, Arkansas, shortakes to run Sunday through March 22, 2013: What is your excuse for not showing up on Monday or Thursday and expressing your own opinions or displaying some of your photos, art pieces or maybe playing some music to share? Only rule is one has to be a resident of Fayetteville or be a guest of a Fayetteville resident to participate in this free filming opportunity

Nature and development sites and such in Fayetteville AR

Work about to start to move dirt to build house adjacent to Spout Spring Branch where it flows under walking bridge at end of Fifth Street in south Fayetteville

Please click on image to enlarge view of preparation for removing natural rain garden for a home builder.

http://accessfayetteville.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&event_id=72

Special meeting.

MARCH 11 2013 email full of interesting and important items but this is the featured item at this point: Apparently failed community garden in a POA draws attention from anonymous contributor

Anonymous friend wrote and shared

 photos:

I went to check on the Salem Village
community garden as I noticed a city map described it as "moribund."

As a private POA I guess it's not my business, and I don't know how to
bring it to the POA attention without seeming like a jerk, but someone
is being quite foolish there. Someone is dumping buckets of wood ash
(including what looks like lumber/treated wood ash) into the garden
plots. And I don't mean a cup per square yard which can be tolerated
and is a good amendment to raise pH of acidic soils. I mean mounds.
Someone just doesn't know.

Feel free to publish these pictures, as anonymous.

Ways to celebrate St. Patrick's Day 17 March 2013

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Short take running at 5 p.m. today, Tuesday and Thursday on Cox 218 and ATT U-verse and 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday

Shortakes recorded March 4 and 7, 2013, at Fayetteville Public Access television station.

Final day for free spay and neuter at Fayetteville Animal Shelter is Friday, March 15. Get there or raise all those kittens yourself!

Free "Fix" For Fayetteville Pets

01/28/2013

Fayetteville Animal Services is celebrating national Spay/Neuter Awareness Month by offering free spay and neuter surgeries to city residents on three different dates in February and March.  "We want to encourage people to take action before they call need to call the shelter because their cat or dog just had a litter," says Shelter Superintendent, Justine Lentz.  "Spring is a really high intake time for us and we want to make it as easy on people as possible to help prevent unwanted puppies and kittens," Lentz continued. 

Interested people must come to the shelter with proof of Fayetteville residency.  Shelter staff will then set them an appointment on one of the following three dates: Saturday, February 16th, Friday, March 1st, and Friday, March 15th, 2013.  The shelter expects to be able to perform a minimum of thirty surgeries each date and they will accept appointments for both cats and dogs, with a focus on getting as many cats in as possible.  Citizens with appointments will be able to drop their pet(s) off the morning of their appointment and pick them up later the same day. The Shelter will begin accepting appointments for the limited free surgeries on Friday, February 1st. 

"Fayetteville is an extremely supportive community when it comes to our homeless pets, and Animal Services wants to continue to provide the community with as many opportunities as possible to help put an end to unwanted litters," said Programs Manager, Tony Rankin.  Animal Services offers an income-based low cost spay/neuter program for city residents throughout the entire year, and details can be found on the city's website or by calling the shelter at 479-444-3456.  The shelter is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  The shelter is located at 1640 South Armstrong Avenue in Fayetteville. 

Park board agenda for March 4, 2013

To see video of this meeting from March 4, 2013, please see this link to YOU TUBE.