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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STAFF bbowman@upandcomingweekly.com editor@upandcomingweekly.com ASSOCIATE PUBLISHERS Janice Burton Joy Crowe stephanie@upandcomingweekly.com MARKETING/SALES Mary Beth Leiby Marybeth@upandcomingweekly.com Julie Donahue Charles@upandcomingweekly.com Julie@upandcomingweekly.com Charlie Rogers OFFICE MANAGER Laurel Handforth officemanager@ upandcomingweekly.com ACCOUNTING Mary Catherine Thompson accounting@upandcomingweekly.com GRAPHIC DESIGNER Alicia Miller art@upandcomingweekly.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS D.G. Mar tin, Pitt Dick ey, Margaret Dickson, John Hood, Jhana Lewis, Erinn Crider, Karen Poppele, Heath- er Griffi ths, Beth Solzsmon-Carpenter –––––––––––– 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. STAFF WRITER Stephanie Crider PUBLISHER Bill Bowman INSIDE PUBLISHER’S PEN by JANICE BURTON For many of us who now call Fayetteville home, military towns are a way of life. I grew up in a military family. From Virginia to Louisiana to Hawaii, I was raised in military towns. Unlike the majority of my parents’ counterparts who had large families, my father and mother elected not to live in the isolation of the military posts we lived at, rather they chose to live in and become a part of the various communities we were assigned to. The only post I recall living on was Wheeler Air Force Base, Oahu, Hawaii. That was simply a matter of real estate, rather than choice. That was also the only on-post school I ever attended. Although we “lived on post,” that was not our community. The little town of Wahiawa is really where we considered home. Our anchor there was our church and the people — of all nationalities — who called it home. They were our extended family. They were the people we socialized with, celebrated with and cried with. When my father retired, we settled in Troy, N.C., just an hour up the road from Fort Bragg. From the time I was 11, we made frequent trips to Fort Bragg to visit the commissary, post exchange and various doctor’s appointments. But never to Fayetteville. To hear my parents talk, Fayetteville was akin to Sodom and Gomorrah. I remember one time, we were on Fort Bragg later than usual, and my Dad got turned around. Somehow, someway, we wound up on Hay Street in the evening. I will never forget the people. The fl ashing lights from the clubs. Of particular note, I remember the Seven Dwarves and The Pump House. I remember the Asian ladies standing in doorways of what I now know were the “buy me drinkee” bars. Like Lot and his family, my Mom urged us to look away. After college, my friend Deanna, moved to Fayetteville. So I made frequent trips here to visit her. She loved the city, and I grew to love it as well. We always found something fun to do. Today, she and her beautiful family still call our community home. When I moved here in 1997, change was just beginning to happen. The old buildings and bars were being torn down to make way for the city hall, the police department and the Airborne and Special Operations Museum. As a newbie at Up & Coming Weekly, I went to some of the fi rst 4th Fridays. When I told my then boyfriend, now husband John, that I had to go to an event downtown, he thought I had lost my mind. But we had great times on those Friday nights with the whole Up & Coming (then) Magazine crew. Fayetteville’s Weather Forecast Thursday June 23 Friday June 24 Saturday June 25 Fayetteville’s Weather Forecast When Huske Hardware opened its doors, even more people started winding their way downtown. There was talk of the Marvin Plan and water attractions or a big mound to bring people downtown — no one really thought anything would come of that. But I think many people will see the ghost of that plan when the N.C. Veterans Park opens next month, complete with a water element. I have seen this community take its baby steps forward. I have watched its dynamic and its image change. Like my parents, my husband and I chose to cast our lot with the community rather than on post. We live here. Our son goes to school here. Our extended family, many of whom are life-long residents of Fayetteville, live here. When we go out to eat, as a rule we don’t head to the chain restaurants on McPherson Church Road, instead we head downtown to the restaurants owned by people who have invested in their community. I am proud of the role that Up & Coming Weekly has played in promoting the image and the transformation of our community to our newest residents. Working on post, I frequently talk with Soldiers who read the magazine weekly. They use it as a guide as to what to do and where to go in this community. And I see them realize that this is a dynamic, committed and caring community. I am fortunate in that I get to see the hard work of groups like Fayetteville Cares. I see the heart and passion that Joanne Chavonne and her team put into this effort. I see the Downtown Alliance stepping up to make downtown a destination. I know the behind-the-scenes movers and shakers like Jenny Beaver, Kirk deViere, George Breece, the Parfi tts, the members of the art community like Deb Mintz and members of the business community like Josh and Tonia Collins and countless others who jump in, sleeves rolled up, to participate in community events that make this a wonderful place to live. I count myself fortunate that I can call them friends. I wish every person in this community and this country could see this side of our community — the place we call home. This week, a lot of people in America got a chance to see the heart of our community, and in doing so named it an All- America City. This was not news to me, I knew it all along. JANICE BURTON, Associate Publisher, Up & Coming Weekly, COMMENTS? Bill@upandcomingweekly.com CalCall 910.354.1679l 910.354.1679 Sunday June 26 Monday June 27 Tuesday June 28 Calendar ........................................... 14 Concert Connection ........................ 18 Movie Review .................................. 20 TV ..................................................... 21 News of the Weird ........................... 22 Horoscopes/Advice Goddess ......... 22 Classifieds ........................................ 24 Games .............................................. 26 FayetteNow: The City I Call Home High 94° Low 76° Strong Scattered Thunderstorms 4 UCW JUNE 22-28, 2011 High 90° Low 74° Isolated Thunderstorms High 93° Low 74° Isolated Thunderstorms Forecast available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 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