Welcome to CityView Today! Gov. Josh Stein’s advice on Wednesday was clear: “Please get ready.” Local officials we talked with said the same thing as they prepare for a winter storm that could bring freezing rain, ice, and snow. Take a look at the preparations already underway across Cumberland County.
Also in today’s newsletter: As the Fayetteville City Council considers allowing residents to vote on no-parking zones in multi-use lanes on residential streets, a public hearing is scheduled for Monday. We took a look at how the proposal would work. Also, the Cumberland County Commission took a big step—two, actually—in the saga over rehabbing the 1960s-era Crown Arena and Crown Theatre.
Thanks for reading,
Matt Hennie
Editor-in-Chief
Could Your Residential Street Become a No-Parking Zone?
Fayetteville residents could turn the free parking in front of their homes into no-parking zones under a proposed policy that the city council is considering.
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Winter Is Coming: Fayetteville Braces for Weekend Arctic Blast
Fayetteville officials are gearing up for a winter storm as an arctic front is expected to sweep across North Carolina beginning late Friday.
Cumberland County Selects Architect for Crown Arena, Theatre Renovation
Commissioners voted 4-2 to hire SfL+a Architects to design the project and a second firm to oversee the renovations.
Events
YOGA AT THE GARDEN
- Where: Cape Fear Botanical Garden, 536 N. Eastern Blvd., Fayetteville
- When: 6-7 p.m. today
- What: Practice this calm eastern exercise taught by instructor Ashley Clayton. All levels welcome!
FLY-TYING FORUM
- Where: John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center, 7489 Raeford Road, Fayetteville
- When: 6-8 p.m. today
- What: Join us for the Fly-Tying Forum—a welcoming, hands-on gathering where fly-tying enthusiasts of all levels come together to create, learn, and connect.
PRESCHOOL STORY TIME
- Where: Vass Area Library, 128 Seaboard St., Vass
- When: 10-11 a.m. today
- What: The Vass Area Library is hosting preschool story time every Thursday!
Obituaries
Abu Shaibu Ogaji
Abu Shaibu Ogaji, 52, passed away on Tuesday, January 6.
Briasia Malay Unique Smith
Briasia Malay Unique Smith passed away on Tuesday, January 6.
Grace Brown Marino
Grace Brown Marino, 87, passed away on Monday, January 19.
Until tomorrow!
🚌 More than 100 local businesses, agencies, and educational institutions, as well as 3,000 students in grades 5-12, are expected at the Career Pathway Fair on Friday. The event from Cumberland County Schools runs from 8:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Charlie Rose Agri-Expo Center.
