Up & Coming Weekly

July 30, 2019

Up and Coming Weekly is a weekly publication in Fayetteville, NC and Fort Bragg, NC area offering local news, views, arts, entertainment and community event and business information.

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2 UCW JULY 31-AUGUST 6, 2019 Best of Fayetteville STAFF PUBLISHER Bill Bowman Bill@upandcomingweekly.com ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER/ EDITOR Stephanie Crider editor@upandcomingweekly.com OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Paulette Naylor accounting@upandcomingweekly. com ASSISTANT EDITOR Leslie Pyo Jenna Shackleford leslie@upandcomingweekly.com SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR Earl Vaughan Jr. EarlUCWSports@gmail.com REPORTER Jeff Thompson news@upandcomingweekly.com GRAPHIC DESIGNER Elizabeth Long art@upandcomingweekly.com MARKETING ASSOCIATE Linda McAlister Brown linda@upandcomingweekly.com DISTRIBUTION MANAGER/ SALES ADMINISTRATOR Laurel Handforth laurel@upandcomingweekly.com INTERNS Avery Powers Deidre Somdah CONTRIBUTING WRITERS D.G. Martin, Pitt Dickey, Margaret Dickson, Karl Merritt, John Hood, Jim Jones, Shanessa Fenner, Prudence Mainor, Avery Powers, Elizabeth Blevins ––––––––––– Up & Coming Weekly www.upandcomingweekly.com 208 Rowan St. P.O. Box 53461 Fayetteville, NC 28305 PHONE: 910-484-6200 FAX: 910-484-9218 Up & Coming Weekly is a "Quality of Life" publication with local features, news and information on what's happening in and around the Fayetteville/Cumberland County community. Up & Coming Weekly is published weekly on Wednesdays. Up & Coming Weekly welcomes manuscripts, photographs and artwork for publication consideration, but assumes no responsibility for them. We cannot accept responsibility for the return of unsolicited manuscripts or material. Opinions expressed by contributors do not necessarily reflect the views of the pub- lisher. The publisher reserves the right to edit or reject copy submitted for publication. Up & Coming Weekly is free of charge and distributed at indoor and outdoor locations throughout Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, Pope Air Force Base, Hope Mills and Spring Lake. Readers are limited to one copy per person. © 2019 by F&B Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction or use of editorial or advertisements without permission is strictly prohibited. Various ads with art graphics designed with elements from: vecteezy.com and freepik.com. It's time to celebrate the best of the best! by BILL BOWMAN PUBLISHER'S PEN It's celebration time! e Best of Fayetteville is here. is is the event we have anticipated all year long. Well, actually, Best of Fayetteville may be a misnomer. It should be titled Best of Cumberland County because it en- compasses the best of the best people, services, businesses and organizations county-wide as determined by the read- ers of our community newspaper, Up & Coming Weekly. is is why we invited Hope Mills Mayor Jackie Warner to rep- resent Cumberland County and cohost the awards party. Each winning entity has distinguished itself within the community by reinforc- ing our values, defining our community's personality and contributing to our quality of life. We received thousands of ballots during the month of June and painstakingly recorded the sentiments of our readers. You need to get to know these people, businesses and organizations. ey are the ones who continually impact our community. ey are the ones who leave a positive and indelible impres- sion of pride on us and who have laid the groundwork for the success of future gen- erations of residents, visitors and guests. Granted, this survey is informal and not very scientific. However, with the rules, conditions and restrictions we place on participation, the end results have proven to be accurate, dependable and reflective of our community. e Up & Coming Weekly Best of Fayetteville edition you are holding in your hands will serve you well through- out the year. It is a valuable visitor's guide, service directory and cultural and event resource. e format of and guidelines for this sanctioned, time-tested survey have been designed and audited to provide residents, local businesses and organiza- tions the recognition they deserve for their ethics, dedication and persever- ance in their quest for excellence. Every category winner has achieved the high- est level of excellence in what they do — no nominations needed. For 22 years, Up & Coming Weekly has successfully told the winners' stories and revealed their secrets to success without a single regret or complaint. And, we did it without bogus nomina- tions, gimmicky advertising, ballot stuffing, pay-to-play shenanigans or costly events. ere are no second- or third-place winners with Best of Fayetteville. ere is only one winner per category. In this fast-paced and competitive market, only the best of the best survive. is is why we are proud to be associ- ated with and supported by the Greater Fayetteville Chamber. Leaders know the value of a sound foundation in building a better community. Here, that founda- tion is this community's best of the best people, businesses and organizations. Please join me, the Up & Com- ing Weekly staff and our 2019 Best of Fayetteville sponsors as we begin this yearlong celebration. Pick up extra cop- ies of this special edition of Up & Com- ing Weekly at any one of our 500 county- wide locations, or stop by our corporate offices at 208 Rowan St. For 24/7, 365-days-a-year access to the Best of Fayetteville winners list, visit www.upandcomingweekly.com. While you're there, sign up for our free elec- tronic subscription and receive the Early Bird edition of Up & Coming Weekly every Tuesday afternoon. I also want to welcome Mark Pez- zella and Five Star Entertainment as a corporate sponsor of Best of Fayetteville. ank you to Jimmy Keefe of the Trophy House and CPA Lee Utley for nearly two decades of supporting and partnering with us in this valuable endeavor. I hope you enjoy this special edition. Keep it handy and refer to it often. We sincerely thank you for reading Up & Coming Weekly and for making us your only locally owned community newspaper. From the staff at Up & Coming Weekly, congratulations to the Best of Fayetteville winners. BILL BOWMAN, Publisher, UP & COMING WEEKLY. COM- MENTS? BILL@upandcomin- gweekly.com. 910-484-6200.

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