CityView Magazine

Editor’s Corner Home sweet home O ne of the guilty pleasures of working for Fayetteville’s premiere lifestyle magazine is sneaking peeks into people’s homes – and getting paid for it. It’s just one reason I look forward to our annual Real Estate issue, one of two special issues we produce every year. The other is devoted to food. I know, don’t hate me. Real estate agents already do. My husband and I are those people who turn up on doorsteps less inclined to buy, more eager to test drive. We’ve dragged the same Realtor through a crumbling cottage, a rambling two- story way too big for a family of three and a ranch that had my husband excited about the chance for a man attic. Each time, we return to our small brick starter, congratulating ourselves on the near miss. Truth is, we’re homebodies. But we’re also looking for that elusive quality called character. For this special issue, the CityView staff has tripled our usual home offerings, and each has a story and style all its own. They could not be more different from one another: traditional, contemporary and a country homestead. That’s what I love about them. Frances Hasty takes us into the Forest Lake home of Tom and Anne Keith. Patterned after a Williamsburg plantation, the Currie place deserved caretakers who could appreciate its history. And it could only be a labor of love that transformed a Civil War homestead in Gray’s Creek. Jon and 10|Special Issue • 2009 Caroline Parsons have achieved a graceful home that pays homage not only to its past but its future in a greener world. And finally, we take you into one of our favorite modern houses. It’s safe to say that there’s nothing else quite like it in Fayetteville. The Fine Living section is the centerpiece of this Real Estate issue, but we’d be remiss if we didn’t take time to profile one of Fayetteville’s well-known builders. Buzz Loyd may be best known for his high-rises, but writer Jason Brady also found out that he has been quietly building a Lilliputian empire of cars. And, of course, this issue includes all of the regular features our readers have come to expect. Dr. Lenny Salzberg wraps up a two-part series on memory. Margaret Fisher’s feature on McDuff’s Tea Room shows downtown Fayetteville’s refined side. And Cindy Hawkins takes time to venture outside the city limits to a horse farm helping children. As always, we thank you for reading Fayetteville’s first and best lifestyle magazine. Allison Williams, Editor

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