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INSIDE PUBLISHER’S PEN by JANICE BURTON Friday night I made my way downtown to dinner with my son and a new friend. Caroline, an intern in the Public Affairs Offi ce at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, is a graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Following dinner, we were going to see the latest offering at the Cape Fear Regional Theatre. Knowing it was International Folk Festival weekend, we headed downtown a little early for dinner. As we drove down Hay Street at about 5:45 p.m., the street was already coming to life. Sitting at a table on the second fl oor of Huske Hardware that was overlooking the street, we watched as the momentum of the evening began to build. In talking with Caroline, I found that this was her fi rst visit to downtown Fayetteville. I’m not sure what kind of stories her folks in Wadesboro, N.C., had told her about downtown Fayetteville, but it defi nitely wasn’t what she expected. I get that a lot from friends and family who come to visit me. I usually make it a point to take them downtown for lunch or dinner, just so they can see that Fayetteville isn’t the scary place they think it is. I, in fact, have an aunt in Tennessee who is terrifed that I live here, and expects daily for her phone to ring and learn that I’ve been killed in my sleep. Thirteen years later, I’m still around. But I know she’s still waiting. I wish she could have been with Caroline, my son and me on Friday night. In fact, I wish the whole community could have been with us. Finishing dinner early, we took the opportunity to take in the 4th Friday activities before heading to the theatre. The streets were electric. Businesses were doing a brisk trade. There were belly dancers in front of 300 Hay, bagpipers across the street and Mexican dancers down the block. There were craftsmen busy at their craft on Maxwell Street, and so much more. Strangers were sharing opinions about the happenings with those standing nearby. Couples were walking hand-in-hand. Small children were taking a ride on their dads’ shoulders, while moms rounded up the older ones. It was almost a Norman Rockwell scene (if you take out the belly dancers) but you know where I am going with this. It was a snapshot of a dynamic, culturally attuned city that still had the Fayetteville’s Weather Forecast Friday September 30 October 1 Saturday October 2 Fayetteville’s Weather Forecast Thursday JANICE BURTON, Associate Publisher. COMMENTS? Editor@upandcomingweekly.com. Call 910.354.1679 Call 910.354.1679 Sunday October 3 Monday October 4 Tuesday October 5 fl avor of a community. It was the Fayetteville that many people have dreamed of, and most thought they would never see. If I could have captured that moment, I would have shown it to every nay sayer, every doubter, everyone who is quick to criticize our community, but slow to do anything about it. It was Fayetteville at its best. But recent news headlines tell us that Fayetteville is only getting better. This past week, Diane Frankel, of the San Fancisco- based Museum Group, was in our community talking to folks about what they saw as the need for and the desire for a museum of art. Frankel, who was hired by the Arts Council of Fayetteville- Cumberland County, spent time talking to museum supporters, local business owners and regular folks in the community. She’s getting a feel for the way our community feels about the need for a museum, and if they will support it. In the coming weeks, she will issue her fi ndings, and if the news is good, plans can start being put together to redesign a viable museum for our community. Also this past week, the Cape Fear Botanical Garden received donations in excess of $700,000 to continue work on its growth plan and construction of new facilities. In a time when money is tight, it says much about the organization, and our community, that that kind of private funding is fl owing to a non-profi t. On the heels of that news, 40 families from Fort McPherson were in our community this weekend taking a look at it prior to their move here through the BRAC process. They had to be impressed by what they saw. Our community is getting better. It doesn’t have to stop here. Be a part of the solution. Celebrate the small triumphs and bask in perfect moments when we get it just right. 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