Churches in the Fayetteville area will ring their bells 500 times Wednesday in memory of the 500,000 American lives lost to COVID-19. We look at the numbers the statistics and understand them in an abstract way, but these are real lives and real families that have been impacted. The number may seem surreal, but the grief is quite real, said Pastor David Blackman of Hay Street United Methodist Church in a news release from Cool Spring Downtown District.
Bianca Shoneman, CEO of Cool Spring Downtown District, invited communities of faith in Fayetteville to participate in a memorial effort, following the example of other cities.
The saga of the mysterious monoliths – the tall, metal structures popping up and then vanishing around the world – shows no signs of stopping.
On Dec. 25, a monolith appeared at Corona Heights Park in San Francisco, except this time it was made out of gingerbread. It even came complete with icing and gumdrops. We will leave it up until the cookie crumbles, San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department General Manager Phil Ginsburg told KQED.
Another recent sighting: A 10-foot tall monolith appeared in a park in Ithaca, New York, according to the Ithaca Voice.
It wasn t clear to city officials where the monolith came from – which resulted in joy paired with some frustration.