CityView Magazine - Fayetteville, NC
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e ditor CHANGES F Allison Williams T he same way that farewells are bittersweet, introductions can be awkward. Cocktail parties, job interviews, first dates — no matter the occasion, introducing yourself to new people tends to spark anxiety and uncomfortable self-awareness. I’ve got a bit of an advantage with this introduction, though. I’ve been writing for CityView for awhile and have made Fayetteville my home for nearly eight years, so many of you already know me or recognize my name. In fact, it’s fitting that this — the magazine’s Green Issue — is my first as editor because I feel like something of a recycle here myself. Likewise, I’ve seen both CityView and Fayetteville re-invent themselves these last few years. With more changes on the horizon, it is truly an exciting time to edit Fayetteville’s lifestyle magazine. arewells are always bittersweet, anticipation for the future mingled with a sense of loss. After nearly three years and 22 issues, CityView has come to feel like a member of the family. That’s because it’s a team effort producing a new issue every other month, each one better than the last. So it is with sadness that I say goodbye even as I look forward to exciting opportunities. As this Green Issue, CityView’s second, hits stands, I have embarked upon a new editing adventure with old friends at The Fayetteville Observer. And there are exciting things ahead for CityView, too. I will allow your new editors to introduce themselves, but you’re in good hands, readers. It’s been a joy to tell your stories. Rebekah Sanderlin that will continue to unfold. I hope reading this issue will inspire you to make even the smallest of changes in your daily habits. I would love to ride my bike to work daily to ‘do my part’ but G justify not doing so by saying how dangerous traffic in Fayetteville can be. Truth be told, I’d forever be running late. For now, I enjoy rolling my blue recycling bin to the curb, chasing behind my family turning off light switches, and supporting local farmers by feeding my family locally grown fare (see page 42). Evidence of green living is everywhere if you look for it. At the morning school drop off, I spotted a painted rain barrel decorated by VSH elementary students. What a practical way to educate the kids. Whether you like it or not, green is the new black. ood-bye summer heat, hello autumn leaves. Planting my fall garden and flowers, I look forward to nurturing the seeds within our community that Allison tended to, I anxiously await the harvest of many more great stories Kelly Twedell 10 | Oct/Nov • 2010