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 PUBLISHER Bill Bowman editor@upandcomingweekly.com ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Janice Burton caroline@upandcomingweekly.com MANAGING EDITOR Caroline Goins stephanie@upandcomingweekly.com ASSOCIATE EDITOR Stephanie Crider hal@upandcomingweekly.com MARKETING/SALES Hal Nunn kristy@upandcomingweekly.com Linda McAlister Brown ltmcmd01@aol.com Kristy Sykes OFFICE MANAGER Laurel Handforth officemanager@ upandcomingweekly.com accounting@upandcomingweekly.com ACCOUNTING art@upandcomingweekly.com GRAPHIC DESIGNER Alicia Miller 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. Heather Griffi ths, Shannon Angry –––––––––––– Up & Coming Weekly CONTRIBUTING WRITERS D.G. Mar tin, Pitt Dick ey, Margaret Dickson, John Hood, Erinn Crider, Karen Poppele, INSIDE Your Message Here PUBLISHER'S PEN by BILL BOWMAN Up & Coming Weekly is and has always been a major supporter of Historic Downtown Fayetteville. As a private business, we are on record as having invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in our city center. As a long time entrepreneur, I have actually invested and lost hundreds of thousands of dollars attempting to bring new business and entertainment venues to Downtown Fayetteville. No regrets. However, I, like many others, who optimistically invested in the prosperous economy of 2006/2007, were all blindsided by the tsunami of the 2008 recession. Financial institutions failed, shell-shocked banks refused to lend money, real-estate values plummeted almost as fast as the unemployment rate increased. Boom! We found ourselves right in the middle of a full-fl edged recession; scrambling to keep our businesses afl oat while inside traders, "99 weekers" and those on government handouts chilled out on the sidelines to wait it out. In the end, the businesses that survived are mostly half staffed with employees at reduced salaries with benefi ts reduced or eliminated. All of them forced to continually reinvent themselves and hoping economic relief comes sooner rather than later. That describes us. Up & Coming Weekly is this area's weekly community newspaper. Our commitment to quality and service has always been to the residents of Fayetteville, Fort Bragg and Cumberland County. We have never strayed far from our mission of showcasing the community. We have also never refused to assist, support or help businesses, institutions and organizations who also contribute positively to the quality of life of our community. Those who have a relationship with us know we are a company that helps those who help themselves. We are the community voice. Free, open, unbiased and non-political, our newspaper speaks for those who want and dare to be heard. Up & Coming Weekly is the constant conduit for current and relevant news, editorial, opinion and information. Our valued long-time relationship and partnerships with Fort Bragg, the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, the Chamber of Commerce and Fayetteville Convention and Visitors Bureau confi rm Fayetteville's Weather Forecast Thursday July 5 Friday July 6 Saturday July 7 Fayetteville's Weather Forecast the success and need for a media vehicle dedicated to showcasing the community and communicating with its residents. So, what's my point? We want to know what your feelings, comments, insights and opinions are on the relevant issues and events infl uencing Fayetteville and Cumberland County. newspapers you print that is important. It's who reads it." So, here is your personal invitation to contribute to our publication and have your voice heard. And, don't worry if your grammar is not perfect, we have a wonderful and talented staff of editors who will make sure it reads perfectly without distorting your message. But be sure you have a well thought out, coherent message to share. Thanks for reading Up & Coming Weekly and don't forget to vote Best of Fayetteville. Thanks for reading Up & Coming Weekly and don't forget to vote Best of Fayetteville. BILL BOWMAN, Publisher, Up & Coming Weekly, COMMENTS? Bill@upandcomingweekly.com CalCall 910.354.1679l 910.354.1679 Sunday July 8 Monday July 9 Tuesday July 10 As we enter our 15th Annual Best of Fayetteville season not only do we want you to cast your vote (now also online at www.upandcomingweekly.com) but also, we want you to actively participate in Up & Coming Weekly by contributing to the publication. We want to know what your feelings, comments, insights and opinions are on the relevant issues and events infl uencing Fayetteville and Cumberland County. Are you: Black? White? Hispanic? Asian? Democrat? Republican? Libertarian? Independent? Unaffi liated? None of the above or all the above. It doesn't matter. We want to hear from you. Of course, you have to be willing to take a stand and sign your name to it. Unlike blogs, our weekly community newspaper is not a nameless, faceless, anything goes Internet entity, nor do your comments or messages evaporate and disappear after 24 hours. No, weekly newspapers and the articles in them have a long street life and stick around a long time. 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