HAHA!  Allison just pointed out that her Bison joke made it into this week’s Creative Loafing ‘Hood Highlight…

It’s getting to be that time of year.  Higher humidity and temperatures usher in that yearly internal struggle about whether to keep the A/C off for just one more day.

Have you broke down yet?

No more befriending flamingos at Sea World, as this Oakhurst student did last week.   It’s back to the old routine for students and parents alike!

Thanks to Sandi for the photo.

If you dipped into FFAF over the weekend you may have noticed a resurgence in talk surrounding a recent development concerning the most-talked about property in Oakhurst.

The topic of the “Big H” property at 630 East Lake Drive – named for a long-gone former tenant – frequently brings out both the young and old alike to debate the future of the property and Oakhurst itself.   The largest remaining vestige of a former era that saw unlimited potential in the automobile, the Big H was built for major artery-like car crowds in a single-family, residential neighborhood.

Today the parking lot often sits mostly empty; and until this past weekend, served as an overflow FREE parking spot for drivers looking to frequent one of Oakhurst’s businesses.

But then, parking suddenly went from FREE to $5, the response from “consumers” was the same as when ANYTHING goes from free to pay.  Anger, resentment, exasperation.  The pastor at the new Oakhurst Church in the “Big H” complex stated publicly on the Oakhurst Message Board that he was “deeply saddened and frustrated” by the switch to pay parking, and asserted that creating a pay lot “was in direct conflict” to “fostering community”.

But is it really?

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