Fayetteville Moves to Finish Long‑Promised Market House Upgrades
A unanimous Fayetteville City Council vote Monday unlocks the construction work needed to finish the Market House’s pedestrian and streetscape upgrades.
With most structural repairs complete, Fayetteville’s Market House enters its second phase of renovations
The City of Fayetteville’s Market House repurposing project enters a new phase of its renovations as it wraps structure restoration and moves to install new LED lights.
Column: Facelift repairs scheduled for historic Market House downtown
Bill Kirby Jr.’s notes from the week.
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It had been planned to take place at and around the Market House on Sunday afternoon
What’s going on with the Market House repurposing project?
Afforded with a $1.5 million state grant, the renovations will make the Market House ADA accessible and improve pedestrian safety and traffic flow surrounding the structure, city staff said.
Column: ‘Black Lives Do Matter’ mural, city says, will not be part of Market House makeover
Retired chaplain Archie Barringer came to Monday’s public forum of the Fayetteville City Council seeking a final assurance from Mayor Mitch Colvin that the “Black Lives Do Matter” …
Fayetteville moves forward with public space projects, Market House redesign
At its Monday work session, the Fayetteville City Council approved plans for multiple projects that aim to enhance existing public spaces across the city. The approved projects include a …
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The Fayetteville City Council will meet at 2 p.m. Monday at City Hall. Here’s what’s on the agenda : Office of Community Safety (OCS): The council will discuss …
Column: ‘All lives matter,’ preacher plans to tell City Council in this ‘All-America City’
The Rev. Archie Barringer says he is heading to Monday’s meeting of the Fayetteville City Council at City Hall to plead with Mayor Mitch Colvin and the council to remove the words “Black Lives Do Matter” that encircle the historic Market House. “Every time you drive around it, it’s a throwback to the night the…
Column: Chaplain calls for new wording to encircle downtown landmark
Archie Barringer is the good preacher who says all of us are God’s children. All of us, he says, no matter who we are, where we come from, what we might believe, rich or poor or in between, and certainly the color of our skin.
Column: Amateur filmmaker works to finish Market House documentary
Perhaps you will remember Tanesha Hendley, the former schoolteacher who found herself in the throes of May 30, 2020, when provocateurs and angry protesters damaged the downtown Market House, an issue that polarized the Fayetteville community.
Column: Market House, repurposing leaders say, has a story to be told
Always give credit where credit is due. And when it comes to the historic downtown structure that has been such a point of controversy for the past 2½ years and just what to do with it, a community can take a deep breath when it comes to the Market House story.
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