Up & Coming Weekly

May 31, 2022

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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4 UCW JUNE 1 - 7, 2022 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM STAFF PUBLISHER Bill Bowman Bill@upandcomingweekly.com OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Paulette Naylor accounting@upandcomingweekly.com EDITOR Emily Sussman editor@upandcomingweekly.com ASSISTANT EDITOR Hannah Lee assistanteditor@upandcomingweekly. com PRODUCTION MANAGER/ GRAPHIC DESIGNER Dylan Hooker art@upandcomingweekly.com STAFF WRITER Alyson Hansen Ashley Shirley Cindy Whitt Jason Brady MARKETING ASSOCIATE Linda McAlister linda@upandcomingweekly.com DISTRIBUTION MANAGER/SALES ADMINISTRATOR Laurel Handforth laurel@upandcomingweekly.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Pitt Dickey, John Hood COVER Design by Dylan Hooker 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 publisher. 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 Army Airfield, Hope Mills and Spring Lake. Readers are limited to one copy per person. © 2020 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. PUBLISHER'S PEN 82 64 82 83 79 82 63 64 83 66 64 65 THU MAY 12 FRI MAY 13 SAT MAY 14 SUN MAY 15 MON MAY 16 TUE MAY 17 86 65 84 65 81 56 71 53 75 56 78 57 Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy PM Showers Showers Showers Sunny Association of Community Publishers For 24 years, the Up & Coming Weekly community newspaper has proudly showcased the people, busi- nesses and organizations that have invested their time, money and ex- pertise in our community. One of the ways we do this is by publishing our Best of Fayetteville Readers Survey and asking our newspaper readers to identify and ultimately determine who is Fayetteville's Best of the Best. and Cumberland County unique, enjoyable and livable. Well, it is that time of year, and beginning with the June 8 edition of Up & Coming Weekly and running through July 3, our readers will be able to cast their ballots for the Best a ballot located in the newspaper and return it to Up & Coming Weekly, or they can go online to the Up & Com- ing Weekly website, www.upandcom- ingweekly.com. While there, you can sign up for a free electronic subscrip- tion of Up & Coming Weekly and receive your copy every week on your Using time-tested and enforceable voting rules and guidelines, such as one ballot per reader, we have elevat- ed the honor, integrity and prestige of the Best of Fayetteville designation. - spected, well-organized, informal and and auditing the ballots, eliminating the nomination process and conspic- proven to be incredibly accurate and extremely valuable to residents and the businesses and organizations that have earned the honor of being voted the Best. No doubt about it, this has been a challenging year. Businesses continue makes the Best of Fayetteville recog- nition even more relevant and valu- able by highlighting those who have managed their businesses through high gas prices, supply chain short- ages, a challenging labor market, confusing COVID-19 restrictions and - stances, operating a successful busi- ness is a real challenge, and achieve- ment deserves recognition. Your vote is very important to your favorite will be recognized and celebrated on September 27 at the Crown Coliseum congregate to celebrate their achieve- ments and contributions to our Can- Do community. Our newspaper has changed im- mensely over the past 26 years, especially in the last nine months. However, the Best of Fayetteville reader's survey has not. It continues - ties the Fayetteville community has to of ballots and painstakingly record the comments and sentiments of our to know the who, what and why our readers value these businesses. We showcase these people, businesses and organizations to Fayetteville, Fort Bragg and Cumberland County residents. Your vote is important! Our readers will determine who the 2022 Up & Coming Weekly Best of Fayetteville winners are. For area newcomers and those not familiar with the Best of Fayetteville format and guidelines, this is a sanc- tioned, time-tested reader's survey. to provide residents, local businesses and organizations the recognition they deserve for their dedication, ex- pertise, trustworthiness and persever- ance in their quest for excellence. And we make it easy to participate. Participants must vote in at least 15 categories to validate a ballot. Since the survey began more than two decades ago, the Up & Coming Weekly newspaper has successfully told the stories of our Best of Fayetteville win- join the Up & Coming Weekly and our 2022 Best of Fayetteville sponsors at a very special recogni- the Best of Fayetteville winners 24/7, 365-day exposure in the Fayetteville/ Cumberland County community, and website www.upandcomingweekly. com. - nesses and for reading Up & Coming Weekly. e Best of Fayetteville is getting better by BILL BOWMAN BILL BOWMAN, Publisher, UP & COMING WEEKLY. COMMENTS? BILL@upandcomingweekly.com. 910-484-6200. 82 64 82 83 79 82 63 64 83 66 64 65 THU JUNE 02 FRI JUNE 03 SAT JUNE 04 SUN JUNE 05 MON JUNE 06 TUE JUNE 07 94 71 87 68 84 63 83 65 86 66 88 67 Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Thunderstorms Mostly Sunny Scattered Thunderstorms

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