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p ublisher Q S go each year. The Dogwood Festival has been with us for 30 years now, which to some people may seem like a long time, but to me 1982 seems like just yesterday. Of course, I was only 32 years old at the time. S 12 | April • 2012 Remembering back 30 years, Bill Hurley was the mayor of Fayetteville in 1982 and he and his City Council were just be- ginning the planning of the major construction and renova- tion projects that would end the blight downtown with a new look. He became famous for what were later known as "Hur- ley pots", the large black iron planters that line Hay Street and are still in use today. Aſter they were in place it was discovered that they needed holes drilled into them so the water would drain out. Also that year, Dean Smith won his first National Championship in basketball for Carolina and maybe by the time you read this Roy Williams will have won his 3rd cham- pionship. Fayetteville was still a small town then. It was easy to know most folks in town, especially if you were in business. I was in the insurance and employee benefit business and had www.myspectacles.com • Find Us on Facebook! 910.864.2700 12 | April • 2011 pring is upon us and the pollen is here again. The celebration of Christ's resurrection will be April 8th and this is our 5th CityView Dog- wood special issue. All these things come and RESPONDING TO THE TIMES uick Response, or "QR", codes seem to be popping up everywhere lately. While some may think they're just a fad, I believe they are here to stay. Here's why: In this fast paced world with smartphones, high speed internet everywhere and the rise in social networking, QR codes bring a rapid message to consumers who are always in a hurry for news and products. The codes, which look like the barcodes you see on a cereal box at the grocery store, are designed to be decoded at high speed, therefore the name Quick Response. They are two-dimensional and can be read by an application available for most smartphones, like iPhones, Androids and Blackberrys. The most popular use of the codes is a message on YouTube about your business or product that is seen after the user processes the code on their smartphone. Renewed, Revived They are a very clever way to get a short but powerful message out to the public. The first local company I noticed using the technology was ERA/Strother Real Estate. They connect their codes to a YouTube presentation of their homes for sale, giving the potential buyer an instant virtual tour of each house. CityView is weighing in on this new technology in this issue, as well. The code you see underneath my photo can be scanned with your smartphone and it will take you to a presentation by our two editors, Rebekah Sanderlin and Kelly Twedell, where they explain the launch of our totally new website. There will also be an explanation on our website telling you how to download a scanner to your phone in order to use this exciting technology. Try it out!! The Masters You may have noticed a new section we've added to each issue called "Faces of Fayetteville". This will continuously be about people who are doing interesting and unique things and who are from Fayetteville. In this issue one of the people we interviewed was David Chung. David has been ranked as the number one amateur golfer in the world. He had a tremendous year in 2010, winning several prestigious national amateur tournaments. He also finished second in the U.S. Amateur Championship, which earned him an invitation to play in the Mecca of all tournaments, The Masters. We expect to see a long successful golfing career from David. Please watch this Fayetteville native play in the 2011 Masters on CBS in April. We will be following his progress.CV publisher's note p 5924 Cliffdale Road • Suite 112A just started my own company in 1981, leaving Pilot Life af- ter 10 years with them. My good friend, Ken Lancaster and I built an office building next door to Pilot on Fairway Dr. and I stayed in that building until 2004. So, 30 years ago is not such a long time ago when you have lived it. When we first started CityView the Dogwood Festival was turning the corner with a new approach which was to provide "big time" entertainment for the Festival. Our first Dogwood special issue had a feature story on Hootie and the Blowfish. Carrie King (the current executive director) was just getting started and, boy, has she done a great job since. Thirty years ago downtown Fayetteville still had all the bars and clubs that brought unwanted notoriety to our city. I was too young and lost to understand then what a differ- ence a new city would make, praise God that I understand now. Looking back, the Dogwood Festival was kind of the start of a new day in Fayetteville. It was a slow start, but it happened. Leaders like Bill Hurley and John Malzone were the catalysts to start the first Dogwood Festival, and now look at downtown today. Thanks to those men and everyone else who had a vision for the Dogwood Festival and for Fay- etteville, we have a new city. Amen. Large Selection of Frames Frame Repair In-Store Lab for Prompt Service 6 Months Same As Cash Most Vision Insurance Plans Accepted Hea Ima ever & V med Wh & V • C p • N • 2 • E h

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