Local Notes
The owners of Underwood Plaza on Dickson Street are tossing around the idea of turning the third floor into a boutique hotel. (KHOG)
Starting in mid-October, you can watch the Metropolitan Opera live in HD at the Razorback Cinema. (KNWA)
The Arkansas men’s basketball team is set for two games on ESPN’s Super Tuesday schedule this season. (UA Athletics)
Happy Birthday!
Locals: Donna Walker, Blake Cooper, Brittni Wiles, Courtney White, Shannon Lamont-Weeman, Erika Wilhite, Erin West, Mark Landry, Rachel Smith, Angie Graves, and Jerod Edwards.
Others: Actor Robert De Niro is 68, actor Sean Penn is 51 and actor Donnie Wahlberg is 42.
Send us your local birthday shout outs.
Wednesday To-do
What’s on the calendar for tonight? All sorts of stuff.
Punk rock at Rogue
Local band Shulertown is set to play a free show at 8 p.m. tonight at George’s Majestic Lounge.
Also free, Guta vocalist and guitarist Teddy Sablon is at Greenhouse Grille at 6 p.m.
Finally there’s a five-band punk rock show at Rogue with California-based Spracta Snut Skallar and Detroit’s Rickett Pass headlining.
I shouldn’t have typed “finally” because there’s more on the list below. Checkit.
The list:
- Greenhouse Grille: Teddy Sablon
- JJ’s Grill: Ben Coulter
- Arsaga’s on Crossover: Singer Songwriter Circle
- Jose’s: Karaoke
- Rogue Pizza Co.: Punk Rock Extravaganza
- Dickson Street Pub: Sarah Hughes
- George’s Majestic Lounge: Shulertown
- Herman’s Ribhouse: Scott Miller
Public Meetings
- City Hall, Room 326: Technical Plat Review – 9:00 a.m.
- Sheriff’s Office: Fourth Judicial District Drug Task Force – 1:30 p.m.
- City Hall, Room 326: Bid Opening: Bid 11-51 – 2:00 p.m.
- Station 1: Washington County Regional Ambulance Authority – 5:00 p.m.
* Meetings scheduled to be televised by the Fayetteville Government Channel are indicated with an asterisk
