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Iowa newsIowa artsFairfield, IowaBooks 27 Jan 2010
21st Century Bookstore Announces Closing! by Claudia Petrick Comment (0)

We’re truly sad to announce that 21st Century Bookstore, an institution in Fairfield since 1983, is closing its doors! It’s doubly sad for us at the Source since 21st Century opened in October 1983, six months before our very first issue! 

But for independent bookstores, the writing has been on the wall for some time. Back in 2004, owner Tony Kainauskus and his wife Sharon decided to close and

Mark H CohenIowa newsIowa artsIowaFairfield, IowaBuy LocalArts and Entertainment 13 Jan 2010
Before You Decide on What Fairfield Should Do with the FACC, READ THIS! by Claudia Petrick Comment (0)

Whether you think the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center is a fiscal fiasco or a fabulous small-town amenity, please read this guest editorial from Mark H. Cohen for the facts of the matter.

    
When I received the offer to work at a company in Fairfield, it wasn’t an easy decision
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Green Building ... in China? by Claudia Petrick Comment (0)
When you think of China, do you think of green building? I’m guessing probably not. Yet it’s a potentially huge industry ... and one that’s been growing since 2000.  You can learn all about what’s really happening when project manager and  LEED Accredited Professional Max Perelman shares his expertise and shows a documentary on the subject on Monday, January 11, 8:00 pm, at the MUM Argiro Student
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James McCartney in Fairfield Concert by Claudia Petrick Comment (0)

It’s a triple whammy—headlining the November 14 David Lynch Foundation concert in Fairfield are Laura Dawn with The Little Death, plus perennial favorite Donovan, AND very special guest. . .  James McCartney, who will be making his debut performance under his own name.  He’ll be bringing his band Light here from England. James, who is a vegan, visited Fairfield over the summer and reportedly

recycled cabingreen livingFairfield, IowaEnvironment 14 Oct 2009
Iowa Discards Get New Life in Colorado Cabin by Claudia Petrick Comment (1)
One man’s trash is another’s home furnishing.  Dave Butler, founder of  Vintage Power Wagons in Fairfield, outfitted his charming Colorado cabin with an eclectic assortment of found materials. Trashed materials, in some cases. Like the blue painted picket fence left for Fairfield’s spring trash pickup, now a stair railing in Dave’s new-old house.
 

“I don’t like to throw anything away,” Dave says.
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