Up & Coming Weekly

August 13, 2013

Up and Coming Weekly is a weekly publication in Fayetteville, NC and Fort Bragg, NC area offering local news, views, arts, entertainment and community event and business information.

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Get Connected with Downtown Fayetteville! How Much Do You Know About Downtown? See if you know the answer to this trivia question: Fayetteville State University is celebrating a rather large anniversary coming up. Which major milestone are they reaching in the next few years? Need the most up to date information about Downtown Fayetteville? Want to know more about the shops with new features and sales, the restaurants with daily specials and new menus, the events with dates, times and more? Connect via Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube and Foursquare and get connected to all of the social media that downtown has to offer! "Like" Downtown Fayetteville on Facebook (www.facebook.com/downtownfayetteville.com) Almost 11,000 fans strong, the Downtown Fayetteville Facebook page updates and gets everyone interacting! Sharing photos, event invitations and more, Facebook is your #1 way to get connected to the downtown network of social media. Follow Downtown Fayetteville on Twitter (@downtownfay) Tweet away and make sure to mention us when you do! Oh, and if you follow us, do not be surprised if we say hi and respond! Repin the Downtown Fayetteville Boards on Pinterest (www.pinterest.com/downtownfaync) The first person to email the correct answer to jmclaughlin@ci.fay.nc.us will win a fun prize. The winner will be notified by email and will be announced in the next installment of Downtown Developments. Calling all Broncos! Where are the alumni in the area? In a record shock, no responses came in for this question so I'm going to give it another issue. Let me know if you know the answer! Calendar of Events Aug. 16 - Army Ground Forces Band, U.S. Army Forces Command, www.forscom.army.mil/band Categories include downtown menus, Halloween, Christmas, Around Downtown and more! Look for more categories and more to follow – coming soon! Aug. 17 - 3rd Annual Reminisce Festival Teens Do Care, www.teendocareinc.org Watch Downtown Fayetteville on YouTube (www.youtube.com/downtownfayetteville) Aug. 22 - Salute our Troops Family Fun Night Kangaroo Express, www.kangarooexpress.com View the Downtown Fayetteville commercial playing in movie theatres now or watch some other collections of downtown centric videos including Kaleidoscope (City of Fayetteville programming) at your leisure! Check in to Downtown Fayetteville with Foursquare (www.foursquare.com/downtownfay) Strive to be the virtual Mayor or just let friends know where you are by checking in on Foursquare. Post your reviews and photos and tell us how much you love Downtown Fayetteville! Now, those are the Downtown Fayetteville connections, but if you look further, you will find all of the individual stores, restaurants, businesses and attractions that make Downtown Fayetteville so wonderful! Try following Shops at 123 Hay Street on Twitter, like Moonstone Jewelry on Facebook and pin the latest organic baby trends on the Bumbledoo Pinterest. Clue into downtown's favorite pages on Facebook, the businesses we are following on Twitter and more and you will find much more! (And a special shout-out to marketing group Smash Creative for helping so many of our downtown businesses develop their social media further by hosting tutorial sessions!) You can also subscribe to the Downtown Fayetteville e-news for calendars, road closures and more! Sign up at www.visitdowntownfayetteville.com and clicking on the "Sign up for Latest Happenings." WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM JAMI SHEPPARD McLAUGHLIN, Downtown Development Manager jmclaughlin@ci.fay.nc.us www.visitdowntownfayetteville.com www.facebook.com/downtownfayetteville Aug. 23 - 4th Friday, Arts Council and Downtown Alliance, www.theartscouncil.com Aug. 24 - National Airborne Day, Airborne and Special Operations Museum, www.asomf.org Aug. 30 - Army Ground Forces Band, U.S. Army Forces Command, www.forscom.army.mil/band Aug. 31 - 2nd Annual Warrior Jam Operation Outreach 2013, Patriot Outreach, www.warriorjam.us Downtown Farmer's Market and City Market at the Museum every Wednesday and Saturday! The City of Fayetteville, NC does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, age, national origin, religion, or disability in its employment opportunities, programs, services, or activities. AUGUST 14-20, 2013 UCW 19

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