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MARCH 3 - 9, 2010 UCW 17 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM UÊ ÀiÜ}Ê`Ê/iÃtÊU 3DQNR&UXVWHG 3RUN/RLQ G G G G Huske Hardware House Huske Hardware House )UMZQKIV*ZM_X]J_Q\P IJQ\WN-VOTQ[P[\aTM 3D 3D 3D 3D 3D 3D 3D 3DQN QN QN QN QN QN QN QN QN QN QN QN QNR R R R &U &U &U &U &U &U &U & XV XV XV XV XV XV XV XV XV X WH WH WH WH WH WH WH WH WH WH WH WH WH 3R 3R 3R 3R 3R 3R 3R 3R 3R 3R 3R 3R 3R 3R 3R 3R 3R 3R 3R 3R 3R 3R N UN UN UN UN UN UN UN UN UN UN UN UN UN UN UN UN / / / RL RL RL RL RL RL RL RL RL RL RL RLQ {äxÊ>ÞÊ-Ì°ÊUÊÃÌÀVÊÜÌÜÊ>ÞiÌÌiÛiÊUÊ£ä{ÎÇäxÊUÊÜÜÜ°ÕÃi>À`Ü>Ài°V {äxÊ>ÞÊ-Ì°ÊUÊÃÌÀVÊÜÌÜÊ>ÞiÌÌiÛiÊUÊ£ä{ÎÇäxÊUÊÜÜÜ°ÕÃi>À`Ü>Ài°V Downtown Fayetteville on Facebook Become a fan of downtown Fayetteville at www.facebook.com/downtownfayetteville. We will welcome you! JAMI SHEPPARD McLAUGHLIN, Downtown Development Manager jmclaughlin@ci.fay.nc.us www.ci.fayetteville.nc.us Calendar of Events MARCH 13 – Happy St. Patrick's Day! 27 – CONTACT Race for Hope, CONTACT Crisis Help Line, www.contactcrisishelp.com Historical Spotlight In 1901, Dr. Jacob Franklin Highsmith established +LJKVPLWK+RVSLWDOWKH¿UVWSULYDWHKRVSLWDOLQ1RUWK Carolina on the corner of Green and Old streets in downtown Fayetteville. It replaced the Marsh- Highsmith Sanitarium that opened in 1896 and was GHVWUR\HGE\¿UH:LWKWKHKHOSRI'U:LOOLDP7KRPDV Rainey, the Highsmith-Rainey Memorial Hospital grew to one of the leading medical facilities in the region. In 1983, the new Highsmith-Rainey Memorial Hospital opened in its current location on Robeson Street, with state-of-the-art medical capabilities and all private URRPV7KHKRVSLWDOQRZRSHUDWHVDV+LJKVPLWK5DLQH\ Specialty Hospital, part of the Cape Fear Valley Health System. 6RXUFH&HUWL¿HG7RXULVP$PEDVVDGRU+DQGERRN )D\HWWHYLOOH$UHD&RQYHQWLRQDQG9LVLWRUV%XUHDX !!"#$ Take a Walk Outside Downtown! With a peek of sunshine and a hope for spring around the corner, what better to do than plan a picnic with the family or a weekend stroll through beautiful scenery? We have several parks GRZQWRZQRUMXVWRXWVLGHRIGRZQWRZQWKDW¿W the bill for many activities, including a new park to bring man's best friend and walking trails. Picturesque Cross Creek Park on Green Street features a statue of Fayetteville's namesake, *HQ0DUTXLVGH/DID\HWWHDQGDPDJQL¿FHQW central fountain at the front end of the park, which LVDSRSXODUVLWHIRUZHGGLQJV7KHÀRZHUJDUGHQV bloom in the spring and the landscaped area is a favorite in Fayetteville. Downtown Linear Park runs from Green Street to Ray Avenue along Cross Creek. Pathways for walking, two pedestrian bridges and benches for enjoying the scenery add to the charm of this downtown park as it sits adjacent to Festival Park, a downtown venue for concerts and festivals. Linear Park will continue in future phases to link with other greenways in the area. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park on Blue Street has plans to include a sculpture of King, a fountain, OLJKWHGVSLUHJDUGHQVDQGDZDONLQJWUDLO7KLV 13-acre park features a picnic pavilion and open space and is dedicated to honoring the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. $QRWKHUSDUNRIKLVWRULFDOVLJQL¿FDQFHLV$UVHQDO 3DUNRQ$UVHQDO$YHQXH7KLVIRXUDFUHSDUNVLWV on the site of Fayetteville's Arsenal prior to the Civil War. 7KHSDUNLVPDLQO\XVHGIRUHYHQWVFRQGXFWHGE\WKH Museum of the Cape Fear for historical education. 7KH5LYHUVLGH'RJ3DUNORFDWHGQHDUWKH&DSHFear Botanical Gardens, opened in September 2008 to a friendly group of barking four-legged friends waiting on WKHLUOHDVKHVWRJHWLQDQGPDNHQHZIULHQGV7KHSDUNLV open each day from dawn to dusk and has two separate enclosures, one for smaller dogs and one for larger dogs. Feeling athletic? Head over to Lamon Street Park on Lamon Street to try your hand at team sports on one of WKHLUWKUHHVRIWEDOO¿HOGV7KLVSDUNDOVRIHDWXUHVD concession stand, a pavilion and playgrounds, making this a great place to be active and spend time with friends and family. Last, but not least, we have just broken ground on the QHZ6WDWH9HWHUDQV3DUNZKLFKZLOOEHWKH¿UVWVWDWHSDUN dedicated to military veterans. Construction has recently EHJXQIRUWKH¿UVWSKDVHQH[WWRWKH$LUERUQHDQG6SHFLDO 2SHUDWLRQV0XVHXPRQ%UDJJ%RXOHYDUG7KHSDUNZLOO HYHQWXDOO\LQFOXGHDYLVLWRU¶VFHQWHUH[KLELWVDQG pedestrian trails and is scheduled to open on July 4, 2011. In just a short time, the weather will be warm and it will be time to make your plans for some good old fashioned fun. Downtown Fayetteville is the place to be! Well Deserved Kudos to the Dogwood Festival Congratulations to Carrie King for being named 'LUHFWRURIWKH

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