Inside an unassuming, two-story building along Murchison Road is what Fayetteville Mayor Mitch Colvin described as A safe space where
That space is the , which officially opened on Friday after a key handoff ceremony with the city. From Monday to Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., the center provides youth with, More from Morgan Casey in today’s lead story.
Days after Cumberland County commissioners canceled plans to build a 3,000-seat downtown Fayetteville performing arts and events center, the . The parking deck was to be six stories tall with 1,100 spaces and would have sat In June, County Manager Clarence Grier told commissioners that the estimated cost — $33 million in March 2024 — had risen to $46 million. Plus, welcome to July! Our latest issue of the CityView Magazine will be on stands around town shortly, but in the meantime, you can check out the Valeria Cloës gives us a look at what’s inside the issue below.
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Maydha Devarajan
Editor-in-Chief
The center at 2400 Murchison Road provides children and teens with resources like a food pantry and computer lab, a recording studio, therapy, and vocational training.
Shawn Michael Simmons
Shawn Michael Simmons, 51, of Fayetteville, passed away on Wednesday, June 25.
George M. Watson III
George M. Watson III, of Fayetteville, passed away on Sunday, June 22.
Carolyn Kramer Buie
Carolyn Cramer Buie, 77, passed away on Monday, June 23.
👑 This weekend, I had a chance to check out our senior reporter Paul Woolverton in a very different role as the titular character in Sweet Tea Shakespeare’s production of King John. We’ll see how much iambic pentameter makes its way into our newsletters this week.
~ Maydha
