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Car-free challenge set to start Monday

Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola will begin his car-free challenge Monday.

During the challenge,some Little Rock residents give up the use of their cars for a week.

The city will hold a kickoff celebration from 1 to 3 p.m.today with a safety learning fair at the River Market’s West Pavilion. The week will end with a prize drawing at the Bernice Garden at 1401 S. Main St. next Sunday at 11 a.m.

The challenge asks residents to walk, bike, take a bus or carpool with a friend to work and all of their other activities for the entire week. Stodola sent an email Friday saying he had committed to the challenge. He stressed the environmental and health benefits of going car-free for a week.

Participants can register for the prize drawing and print out a score card by visiting www.littlerock.org/ mayorsoffice and clicking on the sustainability task force link.

Library to announce new theater’s name

The Central Arkansas Library System will announce the name of its new theater space contained in the mixed-use Arcade Building at the corner of President Clinton and River Market avenues this Wednesday.

Workers broke ground on the building last year. It was financed through a public-private partnership with Moses Tucker Real Estate. The Arcade Building will include library storage, office space and the 325-seat theater, as well as commercial space - some of which has already been rented to a restaurant and an insurance company.

The library system will also announce Wednesday a new collection for its historical inventory, including items from both the film and music industries.

Board to consider if property’s unsafe

The Little Rock Board of Directors will consider Tuesday whether to condemn a commercial structure at 2019 Rock St.

If the board votes for the condemnation, the building will be razed within 30 days.

The structure has become dilapidated, and neighbors have raised safety concerns. According to the Pulaski County assessor’s website, the building, located at the corner of Rock and East 21st streets and built in 1920, used to be the Unity Square Grocery and is owned by Jaybird Investments Inc.

The board regularly considers tearing down vacant, unsafe and structurally unsound or burnt-out properties.

Arkansas, Pages 21 on 10/06/2013

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