Hospitality

Sep 25, 2026

Fascinate-U Celebrates Worldwide Day Of Play with Messfest and free admission

Fascinate-U Children’s Museum is proud to announce its participation in Our World: Worldwide Day of Play on Saturday,  Sept.  26, 2026. ...

Sep 24, 2026

Cool Spring Downtown District announces Fall Festival and Trick-or-Treat

This October, the beloved Zombie Walk is taking a hiatus. But there’s still plenty of seasonal celebrations in store. Cool Spring Downtown District invites you to break out your plaid shirts and fall boots and join them at the October 4th Friday, Dis ...

Sep 22, 2026

Fayetteville Next Commission hosts 910 Future Fest celebrating opportunity, culture and community

Fayetteville is looking toward the future with 910 Future Festival Week, a three-day celebration bringing together workforce development, entrepreneurship, youth engagement, arts, culture, live entertainment and community pride Sept. 24–26.Presented ...

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Putting mental health first: Inside Cape Fear Valley Health’s behavioral health system

Posted Sep 1, 2026
Cape Fear Valley Health treats behavioral health as one of its largest and most strategic service lines, offering a full continuum of care from a dedicated psychiatric emergency department to adult and adolescent inpatient units and robust outpatient
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Sep 18, 2026

Arts Council of Fayetteville | Cumberland County prepares for the 48th Annual International Folk Festival

Photo credit: Stephanie Perez RiveraThe Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County proudly presents the 48th Annual International Folk Festival, set to take place Sept. 25-26 in downtown Fayetteville. This festival promises to be another spectacu ...

Sep 9, 2026

Pinehurst No. 11 to open March 29, 2027

Pinehurst No. 11, 13th Hole. Photo provided by Pinehurst ResortPinehurst Resort recently announced that Pinehurst No. 11 will debut on March 29, 2027, marking another milestone in the longtime relationship between Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw and the Cra ...

Sep 4, 2026

Airborne V/R experience, developed in partnership with Mass Virtual, takes flight at U.S. Army Airborne & Special Operations Museum Sept. 10

The Airborne & Special Operations Museum Foundation (ASOMF), in partnership with Mass Virtual, will officially open the new Airborne V/R Experience at the U.S. Army Airborne & Special Operations Museum on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026.The family-f ...

Aug 27, 2026

Cumberland County Fair announces 2026 ribbon cutting ceremony at the Crown Expo

Join the Cumberland County Fair for the official open of the 2026 Cumberland County Fair with a ceremonial Ribbon Cutting at the Crown Expo Center. The ceremony will take place on Sept. 4 at 4:45 p.m. ...

Aug 27, 2026

226 The Warehouse: A space designed for every occasion

The venue features two levels, two fully stocked bars, audio-video systems including projectors, and lighting solutions, an in-house culinary team, lounge space, a bistro section and private rooms, a state-of-the-art DJ booth and on-site staff to hel ...

Aug 26, 2026

City hosts ribbon-cutting for renovated tennis and pickleball courts at Tokay Park

Photo by GFBJThe City of Fayetteville celebrates the newly renovated courts at Tokay Park during a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning, Aug. 26. The project replaced the park’s six aging tennis courts with three tennis courts and 10 pickleball court ...


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Putting mental health first: Inside Cape Fear Valley Health’s behavioral health system

John Bigger - Corporate Director of Behavioral Health, Sleep Medicine and Clinical Research, Cape Fear Valley Health
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What a Hospital TV Show Taught Me About the Technology We Never Think About

Madison Spangler - Digital Marketing & Campaigns Coordinator, Systel Business Equipment
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Why are there so many camera trailers? A Smarter Way to Protect Construction Sites, Events & More

Luke Wheeler - Vice President, Holmes Security Systems

In The Current Issue

Wrapping up renovations: Cape Fear Regional Theatre prepares to occupy newly renovated space this winter

Act 2 renovations began in April 2025. CFRT will be back in their 1209 Hay St. theatre for their first production of 2027.


Publisher's note: We were the judges of that!

Pictured from left to right: Entrepreneurial Impact Awards judging panel: Sara Ballard, Venus Durant, Greg Moore, Rebecca Sappington, Derrick McArthur, Faith Hatton and John Keen. In August, I was honored to be recruited to be one of six judges


Bold and brilliant artists: 26:26 exhibit brings 26 Black artists together for grand reopening of Concourse 107

Pictured left to right: Reddick R. Mack II, Collyn Strother, Tiffany Ragin, April Mata, Veronda Jones and Lauren Falls are all featured artists for the 26:26 Exhibit on display through the end of October. Photo by GFBJ.Black Artist Forward recently b