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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4 DECEMBER 16-22, 2015 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM This past Monday Fayetteville Mayor Nat Robertson and the City Council bestowed on our newspaper one of the greatest honors to date. They recognized Up & Coming Weekly with an official proclamation observing our 20th anniversary and the achievements, contributions and impact Up & Coming Weekly has had on the Fayetteville/ Fort Bragg community. Surrounded by friends, staff and family, I must admit it was overwhelming. Two decades. Believe me, no company succeeds without a steadfast mission and a passionate, loyal, dedicated and hardworking staff that consistently produces a quality and relevant product. I am extremely grateful to have all of these components at my disposal.But, truth be known, our undaunted success comes from focusing on, promoting, accentuating and illuminating the quality of life we experience here in Fayetteville. I'm talking about the news, views, art and entertainment and everything else that affects our residents and defines the quality of life in our community. We have stayed true to our mission by supporting and investing in Cumberland County education, healthcare, the cultural arts and local businesses and organizations that also want to elevate our community to the outside world. As daily newspapers continue to decline in readership and relevance, community newspapers like Up & Coming Weekly continue to grow and prosper. Actually, we are an effective local print media essential for advertising, marketing and branding local businesses and services. We are Fayetteville, Fort Bragg and Cumberland County's first social media. Really! "Nothing to do in Fayetteville," really? We will put our weekly newspaper up against any smartphone, iPad, computer or electronic social media out there for the latest and greatest information on what is going on in this community. This is what we do. So, on behalf of our staff, contributing writers, advertisers and community partners, all of whom contribute to our newspaper to define our personality, I say, thank you. Thank you for allowing us to be not only an integral part of the community, but also for allowing us to grow and prosper doing what we love... promoting and showcasing the Fayetteville community. Thank you for reading Up & Coming Weekly. PUBLISHER'S PEN Up & Coming Weekly, Fayetteville's First Social Media by BILL BOWMAN STAFF PUBLISHER Bill Bowman Bill@upandcomingweekly.com ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Janice Burton editor@upandcomingweekly.com EDITOR Stephanie Crider stephanie@upandcomingweekly.com Senior Reporter Jeff Thompson jeff@upandcomingweekly.com ART DIRECTOR Sara Smith art@upandcomingweekly.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS D.G. Martin, Pitt Dickey, Margaret Dickson, John Hood, Erinn Crider, Jim Jones, Shanessa Fenner, Heather Griffiths BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Karla Allen karla@upandcomingweekly.com SALES ADMINISTRATOR/ DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Laurel Handforth laurel@upandcomingweekly.com ACCOUNTING Paulette Naylor accounting@upandcomingweekly.com MARKETING/SALES Linda McAlister Brown linda@upandcomingweekly.com Beverly Pone beverlypone@upandcomingweekly.com Melissa Zalaznik melissa@upandcomingweekly.com ––––––––––– 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. ©2007 by F&B Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction or use of editorial or advertisements without permission is strictly prohibited. BILL BOWMAN, Publisher, UP & COMING WEEKLY. COMMENTS? BILL@ upandcomingweekly.com. 910.484.6200. Does your advertising leave you feeling this way? Advertising can be pretty complex. 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