8 | April 2017
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Matthew
Wonderly
WHEN WE FIRST STARTED CITYVIEW, the magazine was only published six times a
year. Along the way, we added two special issues: this April Dogwood issue and the October Food and
Wine issue. Since the Dogwood Festival is so popular, it made sense to have a whole issue dedicated
to the spring event. Over the years there have been many great bands. One of our cover photographs
for CityView was when Hootie and the Blowfish came to play. Now the event has morphed into a great
music festival, and there is street music as well as the main events. Country music group Parmalee
is featured on Friday night (April 28th) with rock groups Winger and Skid Row as the features for
Saturday night. At the end of the month, be sure to enjoy another great Dogwood Festival!
In this issue, we also explore the story of Vision 2026. is past fall, my friend Ralph Huff
approached me about a group that was being organized. I went to the first meeting and was excited
about what I heard. e concept of Vision 2026 is an initiative to help make Fayetteville and
Cumberland County a better place to live and to work. Read the whole story on Vision 2026 in our
features section.
e most important part of spring is the celebration of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Be
sure to get to church for this most important time of worship. God Bless and have a great spring!
