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 SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 Best of Fayetteville STAFF The Best for you! by BILL BOWMAN PUBLISHER'S PEN For 26 years, the Up & Coming Weekly community newspaper has served resi- dents, visitors and guests by providing accurate and honest news, views and rel- evant community information that make living and working in Fayetteville and Cumberland County fun and enjoyable. We provide insights into the people, businesses and organizations that have gone the extra mile and invested time, pas- sion and financial resources into making our community pleasant and unique. Our Best of Fayetteville readers survey is also unique. Annually, we receive thou- sands of ballots and painstakingly record the comments and sentiments of our read- ers. Our dedicated readers pride them- selves on making sure they define and determine who deserves to be honored as Fayetteville's Best of the Best. e readers survey is not scientific, but it is a well-executed and well-documented informal survey proven highly accurate and incredibly dependable for 25 years. We make no claims otherwise. e Up & Coming Weekly Best of Fayetteville should not be confused with other local marketing programs. Our readers decide the winners by their survey entries. No person, business or organiza- tion is required to buy ad space to be con- sidered or buy tickets to the party to see if they won. We use defined and enforce- able voting guidelines that have elevated the honor, prestige and value of the Best of Fayetteville designation. Many of the winners do choose to advertise with us to thank readers for voting them the Best. Following two years of COVID-19 re- strictions, social distancing, mask-wearing, and an overall lack of social interaction, area businesses and organizations are returning to operational normalcy. is year's celebration has an added special meaning for those who survived the ordeal but also excelled in service and qual- ity despite it. Now, that's something to celebrate! To recognize and honor this commu- nity's outstanding people, businesses and institutions, we are celebrating the occasion at the Crown Coliseum Com- plex on Sept. 27. is is when the Best of the Best will congregate to celebrate their achievements and contributions to our All American City. Our community has changed over the last 25 years, as has our newspaper. Our Best of Fayetteville survey and our com- mitment to our readers haven't changed. We continue to reflect on the best aspects of the Fayetteville community. e Up & Coming Weekly Best of Fayetteville edition you are holding in your hands will serve you well throughout the year. It is a valuable visitor's guide, ser- vice directory, and cultural and event re- source. Please share it with your friends. Since the first ballots were counted more than two decades ago, Up & Com- ing Weekly has successfully told the Best of Fayetteville winners' stories. With your votes and support, we are incredibly proud to share this year's Best of the Best win- ners. Please join me, the entire Up & Com- ing Weekly staff, and all our 2022 Best of Fayetteville winners and sponsors as we begin this year-long celebration. is issue will be posted on our website www.upandcomingweekly.com — giving you 24/7, 365-days-a-year access to the Best of Fayetteville winners list. While you are on our website, sign up for the free electronic subscription and receive the Early Bird edition of Up & Coming Weekly every Tuesday, the day before it hits stands around Fayetteville, Cumberland County and Fort Bragg. I want to thank Seth Benalt and Karen Long of the Crown Coliseum for their help and support in setting up our party. I also want to thank Steve and Debbie Milburn of e UPS Store in Westwood Shopping Center for their design and creation of the beautiful acrylic Best of Fayetteville awards. Of course, every legitimate survey needs a competent CPA, and we have the best. Lee Utley has supported and partnered with us for nearly two decades, and his services have been invaluable. We also appreciate the photography ser- vices of the multi-talented Kriss Ward. Last but certainly not least, a special thanks to the entire Up & Coming Weekly staff. is is our biggest edition and most challenging event during the year, and they have done a tremendous job. We hope you enjoy this special edition. Keep it handy and refer to it often. We sincerely thank you for reading Up & Com- ing Weekly and supporting this community newspaper. Photos from the 2021 Best of Fayetteville Party by LRP Media. BILL BOWMAN, Publisher. COMMENTS? BILL@upandcomin- gweekly.com. 910-484-6200 PUBLISHER Bill Bowman bill@upandcomingweekly.com OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Paulette Naylor accounting@upandcomingweekly. com EDITOR April Olsen editor@upandcomingweekly.com WRITERS Hannah Lee Ashley Shirley Kathleen Ramsey R. Elgin Zeiber ART DIRECTOR Courtney Sapp-Scott art@upandcomingweekly.com GRAPHIC DESIGNER Isaiah Jones graphics@upandcomingweekly. com MARKETING ASSOCIATES Don Garner Linda McAlister Brown linda@upandcomingweekly.com DISTRIBUTION MANAGER/ SALES ADMINISTRATOR Laurel Handforth laurel@upandcomingweekly.com COVER Design by Courtney Sapp-Scott –––––––––––- 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. 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