News Briefs

Dickson Street businesses are preparing for the 2012 Bikes, Blues & BBQ motorcycle rally, set to begin on Wednesday.
Photo: Todd Gill, Flyer staff
The 2012 Bikes, Blues & BBQ motorcycle kicks off tomorrow in Fayetteville. Here’s a list of events for this year’s festival.
There are two mayoral candidate forums scheduled for this week, but before the two duke it out in person, we thought we’d ask a few questions of our own.
Fayetteville residents now have another food truck to choose from. Nomad’s Natural Plate opened Friday night in the Nightbird Books parking lot at the corner of North Church Avenue and Dickson Street.
Riffraff has been selling items as low as 75 percent off on Facebook lately. That and more in this week’s Flyer Sponsor post.
Roger Barrett takes a look at “Telegraph Avenue” by Michael Chabon in the latest Flyer book review. Barrett says the book is more than a novel, and calls it “a history of race relations and forgotten crimes that are real and imagined.” Plus, he says, it’s “a time capsule that may contain your last chance to walk inside a locally owned record store.”
Tuesday Events
- Fayetteville Square: Farmers’ Market
- JJ’s Grill: Ashley McBryde
- Pesto Cafe: Jed Clampit
- Tanglewood Branch Beer Co.: Richard Burnett
- George’s Majestic Lounge: Polish Ambassador / Liminus / D.V.S* / Elfkowitz
- Rogue: Yelawolf / Rittz / Trouble Andrew / DJ Vajra
Tuesday Public Meetings
Time | Meeting | Location |
---|---|---|
10:00 a.m. | How to use WebMaps on AccessFayetteville.org | City Hall, Room 326 |
2:00 p.m. | Bid Opening: Bid 12-71, Asphalt Materials Quarter 4 | City Hall, Room 326 |
4:00 p.m. | Walton Arts Center Council (agenda) | Walton Arts Center |
4:30 p.m. | City Council Agenda Session * (agenda) | City Hall, Room 326 |
6:00 p.m. | Street Committee * (agenda) | City Hall, Room 326 |
» View all of this week’s public meetings
* Meetings scheduled to be televised by the Fayetteville Government Channel
Tuesday Birthdays
*Send us your local birthday shout-outs.
Others: Newswoman Barbara Walters is 83, actor Michael Douglas is 68, model Cheryl Tiegs is 65, actor Mark Hamill is 61, actress Heather Locklear is 51, actress Aida Turturro is 50, actor-singer Will Smith is 44, actress Catherine Zeta-Jones is 43, guitarist Daniel Kessler of Interpol is 38, , rapper and actor T.I. is 32, actor Lee Norris is 31 and singer Kany Garcia is 30.