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Fremont in the Wild: Benny’s rocks
Location: 417 N 36th St Spotted by: Fremont Neighbor Walked past N 36th after the Fremont Sunday Market this weekend and found this: Benny’s rocks, still holding their ground. Fawzi Benhariz, also known as Benny, balanced stone sculptures on this stretch of sidewalk for more than 20 years. He passed away in 2024, but his
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Where Fremont Gathers: Fremont Sunday Market
The Fremont Sunday Market is back for its 36th season and for the second year it’s stretched out along 34th Street to Canal St. Every week, more than 200 vendors set up with vintage finds, handmade goods, antiques, and food from all over. On a sunny day (like yesterday), it’s the go-to place for Fremonsters
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New sports field coming to lower Woodland Park: Two options, one meeting
Editor’s Note: See Eric’s prior stories on this subject: Lincoln Playfields Option C: Combining Options A and B for a Better Lower Woodland Park Design (Dec 15, 2025) Lincoln Playfields at Lower Woodland Park: An Update on Option A and Option C (Jan 19, 2026) Lincoln High School has approval for a new hybrid football/soccer
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Harvey Funeral Home demolished, clearing way for 169-unit apartment building
The Harvey Funeral Home at 508 N 36th St. came down today. Demolition crews reduced the longtime building to a pile of rubble, leaving the front steps and landscaping eerily intact. A seven-story, 169-unit apartment building with ground-floor retail and 63 parking spaces is planned for the site by Prometheus Real Estate Group. For the
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Public comment closing Thursday on tree removal at 4401 Fremont Ave N
Notices posted to trees along Fremont Ave N near N 44th Street are alerting neighbors to a proposed removal of four red maples at 4401 Fremont Ave N. The public comment window closes Thursday, April 16. The trees, ranging from 12 to 18 inches in diameter, are being removed to make way for a five-story,
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