Up & Coming Weekly

4 UCW JANUARY 6-12, 2010 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM PUBLISHER Bill Bowman bbowman@upandcomingweekly.com ASSOCIATE PUBLISHERS Janice Burton Joy Kirkpatrick editor@upandcomingweekly.com STAFF WRITER Stephanie Crider stephanie@upandcomingweekly.com MARKETING/SALES Tabitha Kidd tabitha@upandcomingweekly.com OFFICE MANAGER Suzy Patterson suzy@upandcomingweekly.com –––––––––––––– GRAPHIC DESIGNER Alicia Miller art@upandcomingweekly.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Soni Martin, D.G. Mar tin, Pitt Dick ey, Margaret Dickson, Bob Cogswell, John Hood, Shanessa Fenner, Erinn Crider, Shannen Dill, Karen Poppele, Takeema Hoffman –––––––––––– 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 Internet Directory ............................ 12 Calendar ........................................... 14 TV ..................................................... 20 Movie Review .................................. 20 Movie Schedule ............................... 21 Concert Connection ........................ 22 Free Wheelin' Feelin' ....................... 22 News of the Weird ........................... 23 Horoscopes/Advice Goddess ......... 23 Classifieds ........................................ 24 Games .............................................. 26 Dining Guide .................................... 27 INSIDE I Wish … by BILL BOWMAN BILL BOWMAN, Publisher COMMENTS? Bill@upandcomingweekly.com. PUBLISHER'S PEN Wow, I'm glad 2010 is here and we have closed out a decade most of us would like to forget. Really! Ahhhhh, this is the first issue of the brand new year and, now, only 51 more to go and we are definitely up to the task. Many people I know have made out their New Year's resolution lists, but me, I only have a "wish list" and I will gladly share it with you: I wish … our local economy would continue to stabilize and grow. I wish … the Fayetteville Museum of Art would reestablish its venues and restore dignity and harmony in the arts community. I wish … a parking deck would get built in Downtown Fayetteville and in the "correct" location. I wish … the city would get around to repaving Russell Street. I wish … that Gov. Purdue would continue to fight for and be an advo- cate of keeping convicted murderers, rapists and child molesters in jail ... for life. I wish … our downtown city leaders and developers would come to realize the damage the "park- ing gestapo" is doing to the morale and positive image of our city. Their frenzy and enthusiasm to issue park- ing tickets has almost made it a recre- ational sport. I wish … the end of extreme po- litical correctness when it defies com- mon sense and threatens our safety, welfare and quality-of-life. I wish … for an honest Congress that starts listening and respecting the wishes of their constituents. I wish … for greater transparency at all levels of government and the end of partisan "pay-to-play" politics that is making a mockery of Constitu- tional Rights. I wish … the Cumberland Coun- try leadership would make an exerted effort to cooperate with the City of Fayetteville for the betterment of all Cumberland County residents. I wish … to see the Prince Charles Hotel demolished so our downtown can develop with dignity. I wish … the American judicial system would begin to respect the rights of crime victims with as much conviction, vigor and vitality as they do the rights of criminals. I wish … we would allocate more money toward Cumberland County's children. They are our best invest- ments in our future. I wish … we would continue to enhance efforts to beautify our city. Finally, and my biggest wish of all, is the safe and swift return of the thousands of dedicated and patri- otic military men and women serving our country around the world. Our hearts, thoughts and prayers go out to them and their families each and every day. Well, I'm not done yet but I have run out of space. This is my short list. If you have a wish for our com- munity and would like to share it please email me at bbowman@upand- comingweekly.com. I would love to hear from you. In the meantime, thanks for read- ing and supporting Up & Coming Weekly. If you would like to receive the VIP Early Bird Edition of Up & Coming Weekly register for a free subscription at www.upandcomin- gweekly.com. Again, thanks for reading.

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