Good morning. The Fayetteville City Council voted 8-1 on Monday night to engage a new developer to build a hotel and apartment tower on top of the Hay Street Parking Garage—a project city leaders hope will bring a long-sought economic jolt to the downtown area.
The new developer predicts it will spend at least $70 million to build the project, City Manager Doug Hewett told city council members. This will have a 124-unit, seven-story apartment building and a five-story hotel with 119 rooms on top of the city-owned parking garage, according to the contract.
At 12 stories, it will be the city’s tallest building. Read our lead story for more.
Welcome to CityView Today. Twelve years after Fayetteville videographer Rick Allen first accused the state of North Carolina of stealing and illegally publishing his videos and pictures of Blackbeard’s wrecked pirate ship, he is still fighting in court. Allen took the matter to the U.S. Court of Appeals in October, where a panel of three judges heard arguments in the case and will now decide whether Allen can continue his lawsuit, or if he’ll have to walk the plank. Plus, members of the Cross Creek-Briarwood Garden Club sponsored yesterday’s Blue Star Memorial Veterans Day ceremony at North Carolina Veterans Park. Columnist Bill Kirby Jr. was in attendance for the standing-room-only event; read his account below.
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Maydha Devarajan
Editor-in-Chief
City Council Approves New Developer to Build Downtown Fayetteville Hotel and Apartment Tower
Seven stories to be added to the five-story Hay Street Parking Garage, for a total of 12 stories.
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Avast! Fayetteville Man Continues Lawsuit Against State Over Footage of Blackbeard’s Ship
Videographer Rick Allen says North Carolina illegally copied his work without permission or payment. More than a decade later, he’s still trying to get paid.
THE KIRBY FILE: A Poignant Remembrance of Heartfelt Gratitude at North Carolina Veterans Park
“The sum of their individual contributions to our nation are unfathomable and impossible to measure,” Ann Provencher said about military veterans, many whom were in attendance Tuesday at the Blue Star Veterans Day ceremony.
Events
CHILDREN’S STORY TIME
- Where: Annie H. McEachern Library, 223 W. Broad St., St. Pauls
- When: 10:30-11:30 a.m. today
- What: Join us for a fun story time for children!
TECH TIME AT HOPE MILLS LIBRARY
- Where: Hope Mills Public Library, 3411 Golfview Road, Hope Mills
- When: 3:30-5 p.m. today
- What: Whether you need help setting up an email account, learning how to use Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) or anything in between, we’re here to help you with your computer, tablet or smartphone questions. No appointment necessary.
WHISKEY & WATERCOLORS
- Where: Paddy’s Irish Public House, 2606 Raeford Road, Fayetteville
- When: 6:30-8 p.m. today
- What: Artist Jessie Cook will guide you through various watercolor techniques while you sip on a crafted whiskey cocktail from Paddy’s mixologists.
Obituaries
Nyomi Lagina Gore
Nyomi Lagina Gore, 4, passed away on Monday, Nov. 10.
Constance Chenault Munden
Constance Chenault Munden, 65, passed away on Monday, Nov. 10.
Sylvia Davis Edwards
Sylvia Davis Edwards, 85, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 8.
Until tomorrow!
📣 Rylen Mack, a Seventy-First High School senior, is Fayetteville’s newest junior mayor. Mack, who has served four years on the Fayetteville-Cumberland Youth Council, was named junior mayor during the Fayetteville City Council’s Oct. 27 meeting. The youth council “empowers students to engage in local government, community service and civic decision-making,” according to a city press release.
~ Maydha
