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Needed: North Carolina Civil War & Reconstruction History Center
A few years ago, I got the sense that the North Carolina Civil War & Reconstruction History Center proposed for Fayetteville had substantial public support and was moving toward realization. Over the past few…Read More
Fayetteville’s growing pains
For weeks, the news and buzz around town have focused on homelessness and parking — or rather the lack of free parking or the fear of losing free parking. Both situations are real, and…Read More
What does freedom mean to you?
I have devoted most of my life to building, inhabiting and sometimes leading organizations devoted to advancing the cause of freedom. But what I mean by that term may be quite different than what you…Read More
On the good ship USS Glutton
Hi buckaroos! It’s time for my annual “What I Did on My Summer Vacation” essay. Remember when you had to write these reports? This yearly assault on the standards of world literature began several millennia ago under…Read More
Test your knowledge of local baseball history
The recent arrival of the Woodpeckers and the Segra Stadium represent a new page in the long history surrounding baseball. Most of us are familiar with the recent history of local baseball to include the…Read More
Fayetteville State University chief plans to resign from post
Fayetteville State University Chancellor James Anderson is stepping down but will remain with the university. Anderson has served as chancellor for 11 years. An FSU news release indicated Anderson is stepping aside for personal…Read More
Downtown parking deck funding approved
Fayetteville City Council has adopted its operating budget for the new fiscal year, which begins July 1. It totals almost $229.7 million, which is a 6.6% increase over the current fiscal year’s budget. The…Read More
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Commercial property tax revenues a boon for the city
Fayetteville/Cumberland County property tax rates will likely remain stable in the foreseeable future. That is primarily because new commercial business construction is picking up much of the tab. “The increases in values from new…Read More-
Downtown parking deck funding approved
Fayetteville City Council has adopted its operating budget for the new fiscal year, which begins July 1. It totals almost $229.7 million, which is a 6.6% increase over the current fiscal year’s budget. The…Read More -
Fayetteville State University chief plans to resign from post
Fayetteville State University Chancellor James Anderson is stepping down but will remain with the university. Anderson has served as chancellor for 11 years. An FSU news release indicated Anderson is stepping aside for personal…Read More 
Stop politicizing the military
The Trump administration order that the Navy ship named for the late Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., be hidden from Trump’s view during a presidential visit to Japan provoked the Pentagon to tell the White House…Read More
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On the good ship USS Glutton
Hi buckaroos! It’s time for my annual “What I Did on My Summer Vacation” essay. Remember when you had to write these reports? This yearly assault on the standards of world literature began several millennia ago under…Read More -
What does freedom mean to you?
I have devoted most of my life to building, inhabiting and sometimes leading organizations devoted to advancing the cause of freedom. But what I mean by that term may be quite different than what you…Read More -
Fayetteville’s growing pains
For weeks, the news and buzz around town have focused on homelessness and parking — or rather the lack of free parking or the fear of losing free parking. Both situations are real, and…Read More 
It’s hygge, K?
I’ll be honest, I love a good feelgood moment. I love to feel good. I love to feel cozy, which is sometimes hard to achieve on a hot summer’s day. Warm and cozy quickly…Read More
Arts
‘Crawdads’: Is the best-seller really ours?
North Carolina likes to be No. 1 — at everything. We declare ourselves to be “First in Flight.” But it took a couple of Ohio boys to make that happen. We declare ourselves to…Read More
‘lumBEES: Women of the Dark Water’ comes to Cape Fear Regional Theatre
In 2013, Cape Fear Regional Theatre’s founding director, Bo Thorp, produced a play called “The Dames You Thought You Knew.” It featured Thorp and four other prominent local women. Darlene Ransom saw the play with Laverne…Read More
‘The Art of Possibility: Three Artists Explore Printmaking’
Three artists, with backgrounds in three different art concentrations, found themselves together in a small-enrollment printmaking class. The new exhibition at Gallery 208, “The Art of Possibility: Three Artists Explore Printmaking,” is the result…Read More
Sweet Tea Shakespeare offers summer entertainment
Sweet Tea Shakespeare presents “Richard III” and “The Merry Wives of Windsor” on alternating nights, beginning Tuesday, June 4, on the grounds of the 1897 Poe House. From this famous opening line, “Now is the…Read More
Entertainment
Pollipalooza celebrates pollinators
The weekend of June 21-23, Sustainable Sandhills will join forces with local businesses and organizations to celebrate pollinators. It’s only fitting, as June 17-23 is National Pollinator Week. Dubbed “Pollipalooza,” the local event creatively spotlights the many…Read More-
Needed: North Carolina Civil War & Reconstruction History Center
A few years ago, I got the sense that the North Carolina Civil War & Reconstruction History Center proposed for Fayetteville had substantial public support and was moving toward realization. Over the past few…Read More 
Fayetteville After Five returns
If you missed the first Fayetteville After Five concert, it’s not too late to enjoy the next installment of free music in Festival Park. Every second Friday, May through August, free concerts under the stars,…Read More
A review of Sweet Tea Shakespeare’s summer offerings
Sweet Tea Shakespeare presents “Richard III” and “The Merry Wives of Windsor” through June 22 and June 23, respectively. From repeated comparisons to “Game of Thrones” to its “Psycho Killer” theme song to the corpses littering…Read More
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