[Fayetteville, Arkansas]

Yeah I really think they're going about this all wrong. Their methods also aren't winning over any of the property owners either. It's rather obvious this is more of an anti progress movement more than anything. If they're so concerned about preserving older buildings why isn't there a Historic District for the Square, where there's older buildings that actually stand out. With the way they've gone about all of this I think they've just made it harder on themselves for any future efforts. I think they've already given a lot of people a bad impression and I think they'd have a really hard time taking a small step in advancing a historic district for Dickson St. Honestly I wouldn't mind seeing a couple of small areas of Dickson St preserved. But I'd be very hesitant to offer this group any future support because I don't trust them or what they're real motives are.

Looks like the Historic District idea is dead: http://nwaonline.com/articles/2009/03/12/n...9fzhistoric.txt

[Springdale, Arkansas]

Springdale City Council approves BILLBOARD BAN:

http://www.nwanews.com/adg/News/227038/

I'm pretty sure this is what is commonly referred to as a sea change.

I heard that on NPR this morning. It made me laugh, to be honest. Clearly it's a good move, but at this point, who's going to notice? The entire Springdale landscape is already littered with billboards that aren't going anywhere.

[Fayetteville, Arkansas]

On a totally different note, the church that burned down last year on Rolling Hills Dr is apparently going for a modern look for their new church. I guess I'm just curious if some people are going to possibly have a problem with it being a non traditional design.

Interesting! I'd like to see more contemporary architecture around here.