Fellow DNA members: Recall that our Mayor Van Johnson had tasked our city’s Tourism Advisory Committee (TAC) with working together in a productive dialog (with a neutral mediator facilitating the process) to come to areas of consensus on five topics related to the impact of tourism on our broader community. Two of the areas were the following: Establishing reasonable quiet hours during which certain tourism-related activities would not be permitted Defining operating zones an

January 30, 2026 Proposed Mural at Lincoln and E Broughton REVISED POSITION The Historic Site and Monument Commission will hear a proposal to paint a mural on the west-facing wall of the Funky Brunch restaurant. The hearing will be held next Thursday Feb 5 th, at 4:00 PM at 112 E State Street. WOW!!!! Based upon the almost immediate feedback that I am receiving from a broad swath of DNA membership, it would appear that I had misjudged the sentiment of our constituency. There