4 | July/August 2019
On the Cover:
On the cover: Axes ready for throwing at Axes & Armor
Photo by Matthew Wonderly
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PUBLISHER
Marshall Waren
publisher@cityviewnc.com
EDITOR
Catherine Pritchard
cpritchard@cityviewnc.com
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Matthew Wonderly
ART DIRECTOR
Annette Winter
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Alicia Banks
Christopher D. Foster
J. Richard McDuffie Jr.
Bill McFadyen
Crissy Neville
Cath Rathbone
GENERAL MANAGER
Allison Sanchez
SALES & MARKETING
ASSISTANT
Amy Morales
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES
Suany Davis
Julie Donahue
Suzanne Dudley
Ann Shaw
Robin Wiggs
DISTRIBUTION MANAGER
David McRae
T A B L E O F
C O N T E N T S
CityView
Recipient of the January 2017 Mayor Small Business Award
Finalist 2016 Folio: Eddie & Ozzie Awards
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Editor's Corner
8
Publisher's Note
10
McFadyen's Musings
14
Faith: The great adventure
By Dr. J. Richard McDuffie Jr.
16
Living: A comfortable view of downtown
By Catherine Pritchard
24
Giving: The Wright stuff
By Crissy Neville
28
Arts: Reshaping a life by working with wood
By Cath Rathbone
40
Business: Clayton Britt's sons carry on
By Crissy Neville
44
Feature: Axe-throwing: The cutting edge of fun
By Alicia Banks
50
Feature: Major memories of a summer
in the minor league – as a batboy
By Christopher D. Foster
55
Feature: It's more than a job:
Cape Fear Valley Health CEO Mike Nagowski
By Catherine Pritchard
60
Inside Fayetteville
64
Seen @ the Scene