On May 18, at Festival Park in downtown Fayetteville, thousands of people will gather with a unified purpose: to pray for our city. This year is the 11th AsONE Prayer…
KidsPeace and Dominique Womack are putting on the most meaningful art shows in the city. KidsPeace Art Gallery of Hope is set for May 19 from 5 p.m. to 9…
Summer blockbuster season is upon us as well as some great arthouse films too. This year promises one of the best seasons yet. To get us ready, I’ve chosen 15…
Mother's Day, May 12, is a special occasion to celebrate and honor the incredible women in our lives who have raised us, guided us, and loved us unconditionally. It's a…
May 2024 is Mental Health Awareness Month. The Hope Mills Community Fair is a “collaborative effort between the Hope Mills Chamber of Commerce, the Town, and various local entities to…
May 2024 is Mental Health Awareness Month. The Hope Mills Community Fair is a “collaborative effort between the Hope Mills Chamber of Commerce, the Town, and various local entities to…
The police force is essential to keeping our community safe. They wear the badge of courage to protect and serve the community at all costs. Officers often face unknown and…
On May 18, at Festival Park in downtown Fayetteville, thousands of people will gather with a unified purpose: to pray for our city. This year is the 11th AsONE Prayer…
In Fairfield Farms, we have planted trees along both sides of the Avenue in front of each home along Summerchase Drive. The trees will grow to 60 foot tall and…
“It’s got all the bells and whistles. They are really putting support behind the system,” said Charles Bullard, a culinary instructor at Fayetteville Technical Community College, of the new food…
I’ve never been more delighted to be mistaken.A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a column observing that, over the first eight months of the 2023-24 fiscal year, the state’s…
Both of my readers have seen Disney’s Snow White. Today, we rip the lid off Disney’s prettified version. The original Snow White story by Grimm is actually grim. The real…
It might sound odd to hear this from someone who’s been writing a syndicated column on politics for nearly four decades, but politics has become vastly more important in our…
It really is a big deal. The federal Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, Michael Regan, and Brenda Mallory, Chair of the White House’s Council on Environmental Quality, made it their business…
Summer blockbuster season is upon us as well as some great arthouse films too. This year promises one of the best seasons yet. To get us ready, I’ve chosen 15…
Downtown Fayetteville is seeing an artful beautification revolution. Businesses are giving the outside of their buildings photo-worthy upgrades with murals. The Capital Encore Academy hosts a colorful, whimsical mural by…
Alexis Tidwell, like other dazzling singers, finds herself singing on her treadmill to keep up with the talent in her current show. This is hard, she may admit, because this…
On Saturday, May 4, the serene grounds behind the First Baptist Church at 4621 Cameron Rd. in Hope Mills will transform into a vibrant oasis of music, arts and camaraderie…
Lacey Crime's first canvas wasn't the side of a building like it often is now. It was a small wall inside her own home. The wall wasn't fully painted in…
Mother's Day, May 12, is a special occasion to celebrate and honor the incredible women in our lives who have raised us, guided us, and loved us unconditionally. It's a…
Fayetteville is home to Fort Liberty and with that comes not only a bustling population of Active Duty personnel but also a very active population of veterans. While some veterans…
KidsPeace and Dominique Womack are putting on the most meaningful art shows in the city. KidsPeace Art Gallery of Hope is set for May 19 from 5 p.m. to 9…
You are warmly invited to attend the season's most anticipated event: "The Bridgerton Tea Party." Blissful Alchemists are avid admirers of Bridgerton and they wish to extend their passion to…
In this digital age where music is predominantly consumed through streaming platforms and downloaded onto devices, it's fascinating to witness the unexpected resurgence of vinyl records. Vinyl, once thought to…