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WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM 14 UCW MARCH 17-23, 2021 Despite pandemic restrictions, two new small businesses have opened their doors to the public in downtown Fayetteville recently. Tru Perfections Salon and Stachia's Fully Loaded Grill are now open in the Cool Spring Downtown District. Serving clients for their hair, makeup and beauty needs, Tru Perfections, located at 125 Person St, is owned and operated by De'Von Buie. An artist of 13 years, Buie is skilled in makeup, body painting, hair style and color, props and more. The salon has two other stylists specializing in natural hair and eyebrow tinting. "I knew this would be a good opportunity for me and I just had to do it," Buie said. "My aunt helped me finance opening the store which means a lot to me since she passed away recently due to cancer." As far as the pandemic, it's been challenging, he said, but in this career it's a bit dif- ferent because people constantly need their hair done. "I have three kids, so that's what keeps me going, and it motivates me," Buie said. "I need to stay alive, do what I love." For more information about Tru Perfections Salon, call 910-224-1530. Stachia Arnold opened Stachia's Fully Loaded Grill and Mart located at 200 Robeson St. What started in 2018 as a food truck led to a permanent location in Spring Lake and now Fayetteville. "We used a food truck and visited downtown, we had a good business model, then we got ready to do brick and mortar," Arnold said. The veteran-owned restaurant offers simple American cuisine with a twist and is located alongside a convenience mart to enhance the customer experience. Some of the popular items on their menu include chicken wings, fully loaded baked potatoes, fully loaded cheesesteaks, fully loaded fried rice and fully loaded fries. We have about 25 to 30 f lavor combinations for wings, she said. "I am the oldest of three children, my mom was working and would work late … she taught us to make the simplest things and make them good," Arnold said. "From then I always had to create something different, so I started Stachia's Fully Loaded Grill when I moved back to North Carolina." The restaurant will be expanding its Spring Lake location in March to provide a 3,000 square feet, dine-in food and bar location. Stachia's is open Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sundays from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. For more info call 910-502-0123. New downtown businesses offer style and sustenance by KEYURI PARAB New nonprofit offers legal services for immigrants by KEYURI PARAB The Justice for Our Neighbors Immigration Clinic, Inc. opened in downtown Fayetteville in November of last year aiming to provide low-cost legal aid to low-income immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers while providing education and advocacy of the immigration system in the U.S. Their mission is to meet the needs of our neighbors in a complex and ever-chan- ging U.S. immigration system, said Oscar Hernandez, Executive Director for Fayetteville JFON. Fayetteville JFON was born as a result of a forum on immigration in 2018 at St. Andrews Methodist Church. "I saw that children were being ripped away from their parents that really bothered me, so I wanted to raise awareness about how God cares about immigrants and foreigners," Scott Foster, pastor at St. Andrews Methodist Church, said. "I just wanted to have a forum about that and connect to our world through education." Foster, who serves as the fundraising chair for Fayetteville JFON said they received fun- ding from the United Methodist Church to reach out to those who are marginalized like immigrants often are. The immigration clinic started seeing clients as of Dec. 1 and had 100 to 200 people reach out for help. "There is a great need for low-cost immigration services in the area," Hernandez said. "North Carolina itself has a growing immigrant popula- tion and more options are needed in the Sandhills region and rural areas." The clinic's team includes a full-time attorney, administrative assistant, executive director, intern, volunteers and a board of directors. Services are offered at low-cost to low-income immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers of all faiths, backgrounds and identities and fees are based on income. Each case is assessed indivi- dually, and the clinic offers services like DACA, Temporary Protected Status VAWA, U and T Visa, family reunification, citizenship and perma- nent residency. Foster said they hope to grow as they recei- ve more funds and are currently hiring for a Grant Writer. National JFON located outside of Washington D.C. supports 18 JFON sites with about 50 clinics across the U.S. "We welcome volunteers and interns who are excited and know more about the immig- ration legal system and be part of our team," Hernandez said. "Immigrants make this country great, join us in our mission to serve our immigrant neighbors." The Fayetteville JFON is located in the Self Help building at 100 Hay St., Suite 300. For more information on their services, call 910- 441-3753 Monday to Thursday noon to 4 p.m. or send an email to information@fayettevill- jfon.org. To donate visit, https://fayettevillej- fon.kindful.com/ FEATURES KEYURI PARAB, Editorial Assistant COMMENTS? Editor@upandcomin- gweekly.com 910-484-6200. KEYURI PARAB, Editorial Assistant COMMENTS? Editor@upandcomin- gweekly.com 910-484-6200. Pictured left to right are JFON staff attorney Donna Akuamoah, para- legal Maria Lazarri and Executive Director Oscar Hernandez.