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The Regional Band Blowout will showcase area talent for fans and followers
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Fayetteville Councilman Jones wants recount in District 3 race with Benavente
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City Council District 1: Jensen talks post-election, helping families, liaison with Fort Bragg
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Fayetteville Councilman Jones wants recount in District 3 race with Benavente
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Out and about: Indoor Skydiving
Editor's note: Up & Coming Weekly is sending our staff writer Ashley out and about in the local area to try new things. She will report on her experiences to…Read More -
City Council District 1: Jensen talks post-election, helping families, liaison with Fort Bragg
Fayetteville City Council member Kathy Keefe Jensen is excited to be back on City Council for her fifth term. Jensen was originally elected to serve District 1 on the Fayetteville…Read More -
Cape Fear Regional Theatre leads audiences Into The Woods
The Cape Fear Regional Theatre invites audiences to follow them “Into The Woods” on Saturday, Aug. 20 for two performances of Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award-winning musical. The story of a…Read More -
Botanical Garden hosts 80s prom murder mystery event
Solve the fictional murder of class jock Bobby Backer during the final event of the Sunset Series on Friday, Aug. 19 at the Cape Fear Botanical Garden.This 80's Prom Murder…Read More -
Book Black Women presents Blueprint: A Melanated Concert
Book Black Women will be holding a concert Aug. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Cape Fear Regional Theatre. The concert will feature local and national Black women performers. Tickets…Read More
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Give blood or platelets for chance at year’s supply of gas
Did you know about 62% of the U.S. population is eligible to give blood? But, only about 3% does. By making an appointment to help save lives with the American…Read More -
Fayetteville Councilman Jones wants recount in District 3 race with Benavente
Fayetteville City Councilman Antonio Jones has requested a recount in the District 3 election in which political newcomer Mario Benavente leads him by only six votes in the latest tally,…Read More -
Homebuilder to build manufacturing facility on Dunn Road
Homebuilder NVR Inc. plans to invest $25 million to build a factory on Dunn Road, creating 189 jobs, state and local officials announced Tuesday, Aug. 2.The Fortune 500 company plans…Read More -
Talks on county sales tax distribution on the horizon
Cumberland County Manager Amy Cannon on Monday, Aug. 1 told members of the Board of Commissioners that talks about the county’s sales tax revenue distribution method are on the horizon.Cannon…Read More -
Hope Mills manager: Town heading in the right direction
Hope Mills Town Manager Scott Meszaros on Monday night, Aug. 1 reviewed a “State of the Town’’ slide presentation that highlighted town accomplishments including growth in commercial development, the completion…Read More
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Election afterthoughts on running, voting
Fayetteville municipal candidates and voters have recently slogged through another election cycle, an odd one because it was pushed back from fall 2021 by delayed U.S. Census data.The incumbent mayor…Read More -
The silent tragedy of toenail fungus
Are you worried? Suffer from chronic anxiety? Are you too pooped to pop as Lucy Ricardo said in her Vitameatavegamins commercial? To quote our old friend, William Wordsworth: “The world…Read More -
Why does North Carolina rank number one?
When CNBC ranked North Carolina the best state in America for business a few weeks ago, Democrats and Republicans spun the news in familiar ways. The former used it to…Read More -
In both life and music, love must be our motivation
It’s almost cliché that so many movie and television depictions of interactions between troubled adult and psychologist begin with, “…tell me about your relationship with your father.” Or mother. Or…Read More -
Cantaloupe: A sweet summer treat for people and pets
Did you know that cantaloupe is in the berry family and is a cousin to watermelon, honeydew, pumpkins and squash? The name was cultivated in the 18th century from the…Read More
Arts
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Cookbooks cook up good stories
What North Carolina cookbook has sold the most copies? If you ask the folks at UNC Press they will tell you that “Mama Dip’s Kitchen” is their all-time best-selling book.…Read More -
Lake Upchurch resident restores lighthouse to honor friendship
Elbert “Rex” Lucas loves to solve problems with his hands. The 76-year-old Fayetteville native worked as a heavy equipment maintenance operator for the Army. After his military service, he worked…Read More -
Book details how slavery helped ruin the South's environment
We have taken down the Silent Sam Civil War monument on University of North Carolina Chapel Hill’s campus and the statues of Confederate soldiers on many courthouse plazas.But there are…Read More -
Local photographer aims to inspire others through art
Be inspired by art and music at Kreativity Unlocked on Aug. 4 in the Orangery Ballroom at the Cape Fear Botanical Garden. Host Keith Sykes is a local photographer who…Read More
Entertainment
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Out and about: Indoor Skydiving
Editor's note: Up & Coming Weekly is sending our staff writer Ashley out and about in the local area to try new things. She will report on her experiences to…Read More -
Local organizers host best pitmasters in barbecue cook off
Barbecue lovers, beware. The “Black BBQ Cook Off” will hit the ground running at the Murchison Road Food Truck Park on Aug. 21 from 12 to 5 p.m. The cook…Read More -
Cape Fear Regional Theatre leads audiences Into The Woods
The Cape Fear Regional Theatre invites audiences to follow them “Into The Woods” on Saturday, Aug. 20 for two performances of Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award-winning musical. The story of a…Read More -
Book Black Women presents Blueprint: A Melanated Concert
Book Black Women will be holding a concert Aug. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Cape Fear Regional Theatre. The concert will feature local and national Black women performers. Tickets…Read More -
The Regional Band Blowout will showcase area talent for fans and followers
Rock’n On The River presents “The Regional Band Blowout” Friday, Aug. 19 beginning at 6 p.m. on the Cape Fear River, 1122 Person Street in East Fayetteville. The event will…Read More
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