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 stephanie@upandcomingweekly.com MARKETING/SALES Mary Beth Leiby Marybeth@upandcomingweekly.com Julie Donahue Charlie@upandcomingweekly.com 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 pub- lication consideration, but assumes no respon- sibility for them. We cannot accept responsibil- ity 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 distrib- uted 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 person. 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. Julie@upandcomingweekly.com Charlie Rogers STAFF WRITER Stephanie Crider ASSOCIATE PUBLISHERS Janice Burton Joy Crowe PUBLISHER Bill Bowman PUBLISHER’S PEN by BILL BOWMAN With Fayetteville’s recognition as an All-America City, our new and exciting Botantical Garden Complex, a re-invigorated downtown and the recent opening of the N.C. Veterans Park, I guess it is getting pretty diffi cult to pinpoint just what we like “best” about this community. For the 14th year in a row, we are going to try. Yes, get ready Cumberland County, Fayetteville and Fort Bragg — it is that time of year again when we poll our Up & Coming Weekly readers and ask them to share their opinions about local issues, people, businesses and organizations that in one way or the other has made an impact on our community during the last 12 months. For 14 years, this has been our way of monitoring local community development and our quality-of-life index while allowing us to acknowledge and congratulate publicly those who have dedicated themselves to improving our quality of life by leaving an indelible mark on our community. If you are a regular reader of U&CW, you know we take this reader’s survey very, very seriously. Our staff goes to great lengths to fi nd, congratulate and salute the “best of the best.” For those of you who may be new to the community and not familiar with the process, we encourage you to participate by completing the ballot found on page 27 and 28 of this issue and submitting it before the deadline of August 4th. Best of Fayetteville ballots my also be downloaded from our website by going to Up & Coming Weekly’s website and free electronic edition at www.upandcomingweekly.com. Most importantly, make sure you follow these instructions: 1. Fill in and complete at least 15 categories. 2. Include your name and address. 3. Complete only one entry per person. 4. Mail in or deliver to our offi ce (208 Rowan St.) only one entry per envelope. 5. The most important thing: DON’T CHEAT! Not that you would, of course, but tell your friends and associates it will do them no good to try and “stuff” the ballot box. Like I said, we have been doing this for years and we take this survey very seriously. Our readers trust our publication and have confi dence in the people, businesses and organizations that support our community newspaper. And, unlike most other Fayetteville’s Weather Forecast Thursday July 7 Friday July 8 Saturday July 9 Fayetteville’s Weather Forecast local contests 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 the process of counting, auditing and verifying begins. It is here that incomplete, duplicated, falsifi ed, doctored and suspicious ballots are revealed and disallowed. Yes, this is a very costly and time-consuming process, however, one that has a 14-year track record of success and dependability and has proven to be quite effective. The end results have been that the Best of Fayetteville readers survey and recognition has been able to maintain its high level of integrity, dignity, honor and pride. Each winner is proud to display their plaque or certifi cate provided by our original sponsor Jimmy Keefe and The Trophy House. So, please participate by fi lling out and submiting a ballot. Tell us like it is, and we will tell the community. Curious minds want to know: Who is the Best of Fayetteville? You may even win $100. We have a special drawing from all the valid submitted entries. The winner will be presented $100 at the Best of Fayetteville party on Sept. 13. We hope to see you there. Don’t forget: This year you can vote online. Include your email address on the ballot and we will subscribe you to our “free” Online Early Bird 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 at your business or organization, call us at 910 484 6200 and we will make sure you are directed to the closest available outlet. With more than 500 locations county-wide that shouldn’t be a problem. Above all else, have fun with this and feel free to call me anytime. We love to hear from our readers. Thank you for reading Up & Coming Weekly and for making us Fayetteville and Cumberland County’s #1 Community Newspaper. BILL BOWMAN, Publisher, Up & Coming Weekly, COMMENTS? Bill@upandcomin- gweekly.com CalCall 910.354.1679l 910.354.1679 Sunday July 10 Monday July 11 Tuesday July 12 INSIDE It’s Your Turn: Best of Fayetteville Returns Calendar ........................................... 14 Concert Connection ........................ 17 Movie Review .................................. 20 TV ..................................................... 20 News of the Weird ........................... 22 Horoscopes/Advice Goddess ......... 22 Games .............................................. 23 Classifieds ........................................ 24 Dining Guide .................................... 26 Best of Fayetteville Ballot ................ 27 High 92° Low 74° Scattered Thunderstorms 4 UCW JULY 6-12, 2011 High 94° Low 74° Scattered Thunderstorms High 91° Low 74° Scattered Thunderstorms Forecast available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 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