Up & Coming Weekly

September 07, 2010

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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Best Place to Buy Local Art Cape Fear Studios 148 Maxwell St., Fayetteville 910.433.2986 www.capefearstudios.com The artists who call Cape Fear Studios home bring a vibrancy and excitment to the downtown arts’ corridor. Cape Fear Studios is an artist co-op, so the people that you meet working the front desk are also working artists with works on display, and can tell you about the artwork in the galleries. If you walk through the gallery, and spot something you can’t live without, you are in luck. Everything in the gallery is for sale. One of the coolest things about Cape Fear Studios is they have different galleries throughout the building and you will usually find an artist creating. The gallery and retail shop features the art of painters, mixed media artist, jewelers, and potters, many of whom are award-winning artists. Cape Fear Studios also offers educational opportunities through workshops, classes and demonstrations. Best Offi ce Supply Store Staples, Inc. 075 Morganton Rd., Fayetteville 910.867.7845 www.staples.com Staples, Inc., is the world’s largest office supply retail store chain, with more than 2,000 stores worldwide in 21 countries. Staples, Inc., sells supplies, office machines, promotional products, furniture, technology and business services. Best Cell Phone Company Verizon 2043 Skibo Rd., Fayetteville 910.485.8605 www.verizonwireless.com Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s most reliable and largest wireless voice and data network, including the largest 3G broadband network. Verizon Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the U.S. with 87.7 million customers and has the highest customer loyalty in the industry. Their loyal customers in Fayetteville voted them the Best of Fayetteville. Best Wine Selection, Bob and Sheree’s Beer and Wine 2828 Raeford Road & 238 Hay Street 910.485.4700 / 910.223.9463 Bob and Sheree’s offers a great selection of wines and beers from around the world. Both locations are incredibly well stocked, with knowledgeable staff that will help you make the perfect selection and offer you a sample of wine. The downtown location is especially well equipped with wine accessories, specialty cheese, chocolates and bath and body products that can be combined to make the perfect gift basket for a special someone. Their prices are comparable to Harris Teeter (which was also a top pick of our readers) with something to suit almost every budget. Grapes and Hops also was awarded general excellence by our readers. Best Beer Selection Harris Teeter 5202 Raeford Rd. Fayetteville 800.810.7493 www.harristeeter.com Harris Teeter is as close as Fayetteville comes to having a gourmet grocery store. You can find a wide assortments of goods in the store, and nowhere is that more evident than in the beer selection. Carrying a wide variety of domestic and imported beers, Harris Teeter is sure to have something to quench your thirst and wet your whistle. Best Antique Store Cotton Exchange 226 Donaldson St., Fayetteville 910.486.4747 The Cotton Exchange is an antique mall, hosting a number of vendors with unqiue specialties. You can find everything from silver, glass, jewelry and furntiure, as well as the unexpected things such as hairbows and socks. You may have to visit a number of vendors to find that special piece, but isn’t the search as much fun as the find? Best Consignment Store, Best Thrift Store Sacks Consigned Designs 2631 Raeford Road, Fayetteville 910.485.3587 www.sacksconsigneddesigns.com Up & Coming Weekly’s readers love Sacks Consigned Designs, but they are a little off on what the store is all about. Even though the store was voted the Best Thrift Store, it is, in fact not a thrift store. It is a consignment store where gently used clothes, usually vintage, can be resold. Sacks features a great selection of new and gently worn women’s and children’s clothing with emphasis on the better store brands and designer labels, such as Ellen Tracy, Misook, Dana Buchman, NRI, St. John, and Eileen Fisher, to name a few. Best Adult Boutique Priscilla McCall’s 3800 Sycamore Dairy Rd., Fayetteville, 910.860.1776 1989 Skibo Rd., Fayetteville 910.867.6293 Readers of Up & Coming Weekly chose Priscilla’s as the best adult boutique, with a com- plete selection of lingerie, massage oils and lotions, gifts, games and gags. If you are feeling a little naughty, and looking for soemthing a little nice, Priscilla’s can probably meet your needs. Best Computer Repair Service Computers Old To New 9301 Oak Meadow Ct., Fayetteville 910.423.4111 If your computer is giving you problems, and you can’t figure it out, then you might want to call the computer tech at Computers Old To New to help you solve your problems. Our readers believe they can help you get your computer working in no time at all. Best High Speed Internet Service Road Runner (Time Warner Cable) 6202 Raeford Road 910.864.3935 www.timewarnercable.com/nc Road Runner advanced fiber network service offers blazing fast speeds you can’t get with DSL or dial-up. Our readers agree, selecting Road Runner as the Best to connect them to the Web. Best Photo Studio KC Photography 205 N. Wilson Ave., Dunn 910.89.1535 www.kcphotograph.net Taking this category for another year, KC Photography offers all types of pho- tography including weddings, newborns, sports, and portraits. The husband and wife team comprised of Kimberly and Christian have more than 12 years experience and do beautiful work that keeps our readers coming back for more! GJ3 Photography and Lester’s also have created great impressions with our readers. 38 BEST OF FAYETTEVILLE SEPTEMBER 8-14, 2010 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM

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