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🌱 Rental application barriers? Fayetteville offers free help Thursday

Fayetteville, Arkansas Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Fayetteville! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Rental application barriers? Fayetteville offers free help Thursday
  • Council clears path for Raising Cane’s move on College Avenue
  • Walton Arts Center seeks donors for Nov. 17 blood drive

Also on today's calendar: Sweetser Construction Retirement Auction and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 68 and low of 40 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 61, low: 30.
  • Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 53 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Fayetteville workshop aims to provide tools for overcoming rental application barriers (nwaonline.com) — Fayetteville renters facing credit problems or a criminal history can get free help navigating rental applications Thursday, Nov. 12. The city's Tenant Toolkit workshop runs from 6 to 7 p.m. at Yvonne Richardson Community Center, 240 E. Rock St., with Credit Counseling of Arkansas and Legal Aid of Arkansas participating. Drop-ins are welcome.
   

2. Fayetteville Raising Cane's can move locations following city council appeal (nwahomepage.com) — Raising Cane’s can move a few blocks south on North College Avenue after Fayetteville’s council overturned a permit denial in a 6-1 vote. Supporters say the larger drive-thru would ease backups on Millsap Road, though a neighboring property owner raised safety concerns about a proposed driveway connection.
   

3. Walton Arts Center sets goal ahead of Nov. 17 blood drive (nwahomepage.com) — Walton Arts Center hopes to collect 30 pints of blood at its Nov. 17 drive with the American Red Cross. Donations will take place in the Fayetteville venue’s atrium from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with walk-ins welcome and advance appointments encouraged.
   

4. Fayetteville to close parts of entertainment district streets to traffic Saturday (4029tv.com) — Parts of Fayetteville’s entertainment district will become pedestrian-only Saturday evening in a trial aimed at improving safety during a Razorback home-game weekend. Mayor Molly Rawn says the city will evaluate the closures afterward. Details and maps identifying the affected streets are expected Thursday morning.
   

5. Bakery, wine bar Baked by Kori to close Fayetteville location Nov. 20 (fayettevilleflyer.com) — Baked by Kori will close its Dickson Street bakery and wine bar on Nov. 20 as its lease ends. Owner Kori Stanton says the Rogers location will remain open, with her attention returning there after the Fayetteville shop at 644 W. Dickson St. closes.
   

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  • UPDATE: found & returned!!
    Thank you to the kind FedEx driver who picked Win up and delivered her safely to a local shelter!! Has anyone in Wedington Woods seen Winnie this… (Nextdoor Wedington)
  • Someone said they just moved here and were looking for an audiologist.
    I can’t find it now. Great group for children. Accepts Medicaid. (Nextdoor Silverthorne)
  • Chuck E. Cheese posted a job opening for Server - Cast Member in Fayetteville. Apply here.
  • Olive Garden posted a job opening for To Go Specialist in Fayetteville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fayetteville here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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