CONWAY — When does art become a sign? That could be determined by the Conway Zoning Board of Adjustment at its meeting today at Conway Town Hall, beginning at 7 p.m.
The “sign” in question is a mural at Leavitt’s Country Bakery created by Kennett High art students as a class project under the direction of art teacher Olivia Benesh and with the OK of proprietor/owner Sean Young.
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