CityView Magazine

54 April 2021 THE LAST WORD Join the CityView Heard BY TONY CHAVONNE I t's been more than a year since our management team took over CityView magazine. It's been an exciting time as we we've battled a pandemic and shutdowns, all the while embarking on new initiatives such as the conversion to direct-mail distribution, the startup of four online newsletters each week and new signature events such as Food, Wine & ART and the Power of Giving Impact Awards. We've built a great team with some of Fayetteville's best journalists and photographers. We provided a home for Bill Kirby Jr. and Earl Vaughan Jr. to continue their award-winning writing. We've shared inspirational stories like those from Athina Gonzales and Ivan Castro. We've continued the popular doses of reflections of hometown life with Claire Mullen and Bill McFadyen. We've shared compelling images of people and places in our beautiful community. And we've helped bring people together to raise $1.2 million for nonprofit organizations in Fayetteville. rough it all, we have remained committed to our mission to "Inform, Involve, and Inspire." Together, we are building a community bond. is month, we are excited to introduce a new program – e Heard – to help us further engage with our committed readers. e Heard is a new club for all our paid subscribers. e Heard offers opportunities to attend popular community events, take advantage of money-saving offers and lots of extras. As we begin to move past the pandemic, there will be many events in our community that will give us all the opportunity to reconnect and recharge. e Heard will be right in the middle of these events and will offer free tickets and extras to its members, including: • Tickets to Fayetteville Woodpeckers games • Receptions prior to Community Concerts events • Tickets to Community Concert events • Receptions prior to Cape Fear Regional eatre performances. • Tickets to CFRT shows • "Best Seats in the House" seating at Cumulus Media's Summer Concert series Everyone enjoys a deal. e Heard members will have lots of opportunities to save money and get some cool stuff, including a $10 coupon for CityView Store merchandise: • CityView's e Heard Coffee Cup • e Heard T-shirt • City View Coffee Cup • CityView Recipe Booklet • Discounted tickets to CityView events. • Free access to digital edition and archives. Starting this spring, you'll see members of e Heard at community events, having fun and celebrating our great community. We want you to be part of these extras, including: • Opportunities to meet CityView staff and writers at e Heard social events. • May's DestinationFAY – the Ultimate Insider's Guide to Life in Fayetteville – delivered directly to your home • You will receive a one-year extension to your subscription for every paid subscriber referral. e good news is that if you are already a paid subscriber, you are automatically a member of e Heard and will be hearing from us soon to provide you exciting opportunities for events, offers and extras. Our inaugural Ladies' Night Out event is April 22 at the Carolina Barn at McCormick Farms. e Woodpeckers start playing in May, and the first CFRT performance is scheduled for June. e Summer Concert series begins on May 28, and Earth, Wind and Fire is already scheduled for Community Concerts in October. We look forward to seeing you and all e Heard members at these exciting events as we move toward putting COVID in the rear-view mirror! Don't get le out of the fun! Subscribe today at cityviewnc.com! If you are not yet a subscrib- er, then we would like to of- fer you a 50 percent discount off our normal $24 annual subscription rate during April to have CityView delivered directly to your door every month. Point your smart phone at this QR code and follow your phone prompts. Subscribe online: www.cityviewnc.com/subscription Or call our office: 910-423-6500 Or mail your $12 payment to: 2919 Breezewood Drive, Suite 300, Fayetteville, NC 28303

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