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For more than 11 years Up & Coming Weekly has been the Cape Fear Region's leading community news paper. As of January 10, 2001, the production changed from a bi-weekly format to a weekly format, creating another source for breaking news in our community.
Up to that point, Up & Coming Weekly primarily focused on Arts, Entertainment and Business, but with the introduction of the weekly production schedule, the paper has now entered the news arena. As an alternative weekly, our goal is not to be at the center of controversy, but rather the vehicle through which people begin to understand the news that affects their daily lives.
Up & Coming Weekly is published by F&B Publications. Publisher, Bill Bowman, purchased the bankrupt magazine in 1996 and has since grown it into a profitable, viable publication that is well respected not only in our community, but in the free paper industry. Up & Coming Weekly holds membership in NCPA, SAPA, AFCP, and IFPA. Unlike many free publications, Up & Coming Weekly has been audited since its inception.
Up & Coming Weekly serves the Fayetteville/Cumberland County and Fort Bragg communities. Fayetteville is a progressive city located in the Sandhills of North Carolina. With more than 330,000 residents, the city and county are in constant flux due to Fort Bragg. The revitalization of the city’s downtown has created a destination for shoppers, diners, and those interested in the arts. Fort Bragg, home of the 82nd Airborne Division and United States Army Special Operations Command, is one of the largest military posts in the United States, with some 56,000 active duty soldiers assigned to the base along with their families. The base is continuing to grow, and due to Base Realignment and Closure, the United States Army Forces Command, or FORSCOM is slated to move to the post by 2011. FORSCOM will bring increased numbers of troops, civilian jobs and contractors to the area. This growth will have a significant impact on the community. With more than 25 percent of our distribution at Fort Bragg and Pope Air Force Base, we are the source soldiers turn to for information about events and happenings.
Up & Coming Weekly is published every Wednesday and delivered by carriers to more than 600 locations throughout Fayetteville, Cumberland County, Fort Bragg and Pope Air Force Base.
Up & Coming Weekly is a free, community news weekly, with an audited circulation of 16,500. We've created this site to provide news and information to all of our readers who have access to the World Wide Web. This is an exciting venture for us where we plan to share news and events from our regular print publication and use the power of the Internet to interact with the community.
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