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re: Just booked my trip to Fayetteville....
Posted on 8/15/09 at 2:28 pm to wmr
Posted on 8/15/09 at 2:28 pm to wmr
I believe this:
Fayetteville is like Austin was in the 1980s.
We have a great local music scene, two closeby festivals (Wakarusa and Mulberry) a good jobs base to let people stay here after college. Its not so big that traffic or crime is a problem, and we're basically overrun by hippies. Hell, the entire city government is hippies now. Try and cut down a tree without a permit. Try to build something without planting a thousand trees and following form-based design codes.
Oxford reminds me of Fayetteville in the 80s.
Back then, frat culture was more dominant at Arkansas overall. The town had maybe 35-40k people, it was more isolated. I remember as a kid going to football games and seeing the whole student section wearing blue blazers and ties, and being very much a "southern gentleman" atmosphere. The party scene was the frat scene.
That all changed in Fayetteville in the early 90s. You'll still see a random blazer and cocktail dress at a game, but the vibe is just a lot different now. There's more students, but there's also enough of an economy so that people just hang out here and don't leave.
The town here has grown up. The downtown is rocking, and there are different areas that have gentrified and gotten cool at the same time. Clean tech businesses are moving in, etc. The arts scene is great, and only getting better and more sophisticated...
Fayetteville is like Austin was in the 1980s.
We have a great local music scene, two closeby festivals (Wakarusa and Mulberry) a good jobs base to let people stay here after college. Its not so big that traffic or crime is a problem, and we're basically overrun by hippies. Hell, the entire city government is hippies now. Try and cut down a tree without a permit. Try to build something without planting a thousand trees and following form-based design codes.
Oxford reminds me of Fayetteville in the 80s.
Back then, frat culture was more dominant at Arkansas overall. The town had maybe 35-40k people, it was more isolated. I remember as a kid going to football games and seeing the whole student section wearing blue blazers and ties, and being very much a "southern gentleman" atmosphere. The party scene was the frat scene.
That all changed in Fayetteville in the early 90s. You'll still see a random blazer and cocktail dress at a game, but the vibe is just a lot different now. There's more students, but there's also enough of an economy so that people just hang out here and don't leave.
The town here has grown up. The downtown is rocking, and there are different areas that have gentrified and gotten cool at the same time. Clean tech businesses are moving in, etc. The arts scene is great, and only getting better and more sophisticated...
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Posted on 8/15/09 at 2:43 pm to wmr
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That all changed in Fayetteville in the early 90s. You'll still see a random blazer and cocktail dress at a game, but the vibe is just a lot different now. There's more students, but there's also enough of an economy so that people just hang out here and don't leave.
The town here has grown up. The downtown is rocking, and there are different areas that have gentrified and gotten cool at the same time. Clean tech businesses are moving in, etc. The arts scene is great, and only getting better and more sophisticated...
Not just Fayetteville but all of NWA. That said, there is just something about being in Fayetteville that I love.
I don't think it is simply nostalgia either.
I'm having a hard time describing it.
Posted on 8/15/09 at 2:51 pm to wmr
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That all changed in Fayetteville in the early 90s. You'll still see a random blazer and cocktail dress at a game, but the vibe is just a lot different now. There's more students, but there's also enough of an economy so that people just hang out here and don't leave.
Oxford has changed so much in the few short years that I've been here.
Back when my uncle was still in school here (2000,2001) There was nothing in the town. The entire school was Greek. there were 11 or 12 thousand students. There are 17k students now (almost as big as UA) and hell of a lot more diversity. Our minority student population % has tripled since then.
We have an incredible study abroad program, that brings in a ton of international students, and sends our students to better schools.
We had no music scene 5 years ago.
Oxford (as well as the country as a whole) is on a huge upswing in terms of cultural development.
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