Up & Coming Weekly

STAFF PUBLISHER Bill Bowman bbowman@upandcomingweekly.com ASSOCIATE PUBLISHERS Janice Burton Joy Kirkpatrick editor@upandcomingweekly.com STAFF WRITER Stephanie Crider stephanie@upandcomingweekly.com MARKETING/SALES Steve Rogers Steve@upandcomingweekly.com Mary Beth Leiby Marybeth@upandcomingweekly.com OFFICE MANAGER Suzy Patterson suzy@upandcomingweekly.com GRAPHIC DESIGNER Alicia Miller art@upandcomingweekly.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Soni Martin, D.G. Mar tin, Pitt Dick ey, Margaret Dickson, John Hood, Shanessa Fenner, Erinn Crider, Karen Poppele, Renee Gibbs, Heather Griffi ths –––––––––––– Up & Coming Weekly www.upandcomingweekly.com 208 Rowan Street, 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 infor- mation 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 Air Force Base, Hope Mills and Spring Lake. Readers are limited to one copy per per- son. Subscriptions can be purchased for $30 for six months or $60 for 12 months, delivered weekly by first class mail. ©2007 by F&B Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction or use of editorial or advertisements without permission is strictly prohibited. INSIDE PUBLISHER’S PEN by BILL BOWMAN OK, Fayetteville. It is that time of year again when we ask our Up & Coming Weekly readers to share with us their opinions about local venues, people, businesses and organizations that, in some positive way have made an impact on our community during the last 12 months. For 11 years, this has been our way of monitoring our community’s growth, development and quality-of-life index while allowing us to acknowledge and congratulate publicly those who have worked hard to leave their mark on this community. If you are a regular reader of Up & Coming Weekly you know we take the Best of Fayetteville survey very seriously. Our staff goes to great lengths to discover and salute the “Best of the Best.” For those not familiar with nd Ballot on pg. 27-28 g. 27-28 ot on 28 this process we encourage you to participate and fi ll out the ballot found on page 27 and 28 and submit it to us before the deadline. Most importantly, make sure you follow these important instructions: 1. Complete at least 15 categories. 2. Include your name and address. 3. Send in only one entry per person. 4. Mail only one entry per envelope. 5. And, the most important thing, DON’T CHEAT! Not that you would, of course, but tell your friends it will do them no good to “stuff” the ballot box or “single shot”. Like I said, we take this survey very seriously and unlike other local ballots or newspaper reader’s choice surveys all of Up & Coming Weekly’s “Best of Fayetteville” ballots are mailed directly to a local CPA’s offi ce where they are counted, audited and verifi ed. It is during this process that incomplete, duplicated, falsifi ed, doctored and suspicious ballots are Fayetteville’s Weather Forecast Fayetteville’s Weather Forecast Thursday July 8 Friday July 9 Saturday July 10 Forecast available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Sponsored by High 95° Low 77° Partly Cloudy 4 UCW JULY 7-13, 2010 High 93° Low 77° Mostly Sunny High 94° Low 77° Scattered Thunderstorms Regional Airport www.flyfay.com Fayetteville High 93° Low 78° Isolated Thunderstorms High 90º Low 70º Mostly Sunny High 91º Low 70 Sunny WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Who will be crowned? an place youl e y ur ote allo revealed and disallowed. As you can imagine this is a costly and time consuming process but one that has an 11-year track record of success and has proven to be quite effective. As a result, the “Best of Fayetteville” readers survey and recognition has been able to maintain its high level of dignity, honor and pride. Each winner is recognized with a plaque or certifi cate provided by Up & Coming Weekly and The Trophy House. So, please, fi ll out and submit a LOOK FOR THE BALLOT and place your vote today! vo today! ballot. Tell us like it is! Curious minds want to know: Who is the “Best of Fayetteville?” You may even win $100. This year you can also enter online. Visit our e-edition and go straight to the online survey. Include your e-mail address on the ballot and we will subscribe you to our “free” VIP Early Bird Online Edition. Remember, stuffi ng the ballot box will not help. To really promote your cause, business or organization just tell your friends to pick up a copy of Up & Coming Weekly, follow the instructions and VOTE. If you do not have access to the Up & Coming Weekly newspaper at your business or organization call us and we will make sure you are directed to the closest available outlet. Above all else, have fun with it! Call me anytime and thanks for reading. I enjoy your questions and comments. I can be reached at 484-6200 or by e-mail at bbowman@ upandcomingweekly.com. BILL BOWMAN, Publisher. COMMENTS? Bill@upandcomingweekly.com. Call 910.354.1679 Call 910.354.1679 Sunday July 11 Monday July 12 Tuesday July 13 Internet Directory ............................ 12 Calendar ........................................... 14 Concert Connection ........................ 18 TV ..................................................... 19 Movie Review ..................................19 Movie Schedule ............................... 20 It’s Time to Vote for the Best Free Wheelin’ Feelin’ ....................... 21 News of the Weird ........................... 22 Horoscopes/Advice Goddess ......... 22 Classifieds ........................................ 24 Games .............................................. 23 Best of Fayetteville Ballot ................ 27 24 24 / 7

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