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CityViewNC.com | 25 life at Pennmark Place. "ere is no shortage of restaurants right outside our front door. We never have to go far," says Ashley, who joked that her husband doesn't have to go far for work. His office is in the same block as their home. "e commute is not too bad," he says. e newlyweds also have access to their share of entertainment downtown. ey became fans of the Fayetteville Woodpeckers in the baseball team's first season while living at the Prince Charles, where they could see the Segra Stadium fireworks from the roof. "We love going to the farmers market on Saturdays. We go to the baseball games pretty regularly, and some days will go for both lunch and dinner at Blue Moon Cafe," Ashley says. It means more for Ashley, too, that they live in a location with sentimental meaning for her family. Her grandfather, Hugh Cameron, retired as head pastor at Hay Street United Methodist Church, where Isaac and Ashley recently attended the Easter Sunday service. e church is across the street from their home. "Aer Isaac got the job here, my mom realized that was where not only her dad had been pastor in the early '90s but my parents had been married in 1992," Ashley says. Both Isaac and Ashley say they love the downtown community. "It's a great place to live and hang out with friends. It's a pretty unique experience," Isaac says. "e energy downtown feels like they are on the precipice of really taking off. It's really exciting to see the new residents and businesses in this can-do city," Ashley adds. Retired soldier and runner Shawn Wussow, 48, lives in the Residences at the Prince Charles. His is one of the top apartments facing Hay Street United Methodist Church. Wussow, who takes prize-worthy photos of sunrises and downtown activity for his Instagram page, has incorporated a morning ritual at e Coffee Scene on the first floor of the Prince Charles. He poses there for a daily selfie showing his trendy socks and matching sunglasses with a painting of a woman in the background. "It's a great place to live and hang out with friends. It's a pretty unique experience...The energy downtown feels like they are on the precipice of really taking off. It's really exciting to see the new residents and businesses in this can-do city." With an infectious smile, Shawn Wussow says living downtown is just fun.

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