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If you ever find yourself traveling through the southern corridor of I-95 in North Carolina, pop into Fayetteville. Stay for a day or two and enjoy this All American city known as “Freedom’s Home”. Military veterans,
educational institutions, transportation, location, and
cost of living are some of the region’s greatest assets. Home to Fort Bragg Army Base and Pope Air Force base, this city is also home to over 204,759 citizens, 44,236 are military veterans and over 52,280 are active duty members that call Fayetteville their current home. This City is known for it's hospitality and the love for it’s military inhabitants as well as it’s strong sense of patriotism. Stop by the Air Borne Museum to experience some of this city's deeply rooted military history.
(Photo borrowed Courtesy of "Pressed")
Speaking of love…There is a movement that has been spreading the last few years all over the city “Love Local”. Fayetteville has seen a huge local economy boom over the last decade due to government funded grants to bolster the support and growth of local businesses, especially veteran owned and operated businesses. Almost 90% of Fayetteville’s downtown area is inhabited by locally owned and operated businesses. As you walk the downtown area of the city you are sure to notice the local art pieces that are hanging around each corner. Right in the heart of Hays Street sits the Center of The Arts.
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(Photo courtesy of https://www.capefearbg.org/)
How about on old fashioned shave gentlemen? Sand Hills shave shop offers a smooth shave with hot lather and a straight razor by a licensed and insured barber waiting with a complimentary ice cold brew by the chair. Care to take a souvenir back home for the person in your life that loves quirky accessories? White Trash & Colored Accessories will offer you a variety of recycled and novelty items to gift to that special someone or adorn yourself, your home and your purse. Getting a bit hungry? Sit down to a cozy spot at Sherefe and enjoy artfully prepared Mediterranean and middle eastern cuisine. Are you more of a nature lover? Cape Fear Botanical Gardens is a 77 acre sanctuary to over 2000 species of flowers and plants for you to discover and enjoy!
(Photo borrowed Courtesy of "Pressed")
Speaking of love…There is a movement that has been spreading the last few years all over the city “Love Local”. Fayetteville has seen a huge local economy boom over the last decade due to government funded grants to bolster the support and growth of local businesses, especially veteran owned and operated businesses. Almost 90% of Fayetteville’s downtown area is inhabited by locally owned and operated businesses. As you walk the downtown area of the city you are sure to notice the local art pieces that are hanging around each corner. Right in the heart of Hays Street sits the Center of The Arts.
(photo courtesy of https://www.cameoarthouse.com)
Do you or someone you love have a knack for artsy but practical things? Stop by the locally owned and operated stationary store “Pressed” for unique hand-made stationary items and silk screened clothing. Do you love the unique flavors of hand crafted brews? Lake Gaston Brewing Company or Huske Hardware is a great place to grab a bite and a pint. Is coffee more your thing? Check out Rude Awakening Coffee house, or the Coffee Cup for an eye opening morning brew. Want to take in a unique movie? Check out the Cameo Art House Theatre, this unique movie theatre was Fayetteville’s first motion picture movie theatre, it now boasts 38 modern reclining stadium seats on its second floor and 125 Velvet covered original cast iron opera house chairs on the first floor.
(photo courtesy of http://www.huskehardware.com)
(photo courtesy of http://www.lakegastonbrew.com)
(photo courtesy of http://www.huskehardware.com)
(photo courtesy of http://www.lakegastonbrew.com)
(Photo courtesy of https://www.capefearbg.org/)
How about on old fashioned shave gentlemen? Sand Hills shave shop offers a smooth shave with hot lather and a straight razor by a licensed and insured barber waiting with a complimentary ice cold brew by the chair. Care to take a souvenir back home for the person in your life that loves quirky accessories? White Trash & Colored Accessories will offer you a variety of recycled and novelty items to gift to that special someone or adorn yourself, your home and your purse. Getting a bit hungry? Sit down to a cozy spot at Sherefe and enjoy artfully prepared Mediterranean and middle eastern cuisine. Are you more of a nature lover? Cape Fear Botanical Gardens is a 77 acre sanctuary to over 2000 species of flowers and plants for you to discover and enjoy!
If you are lucky enough to visit at the end of April, you are in for a treat! Each year Fayetteville hosts the ever popular Dogwood Festival! This event usually fills all of downtown the last weekend in April. The city kicks off the festival with a concert late Thursday night, bring your lawn chair or blankets and enjoy a handful of concerts through Sunday night. Rides, games, carnival fare, rock walls, bouncy houses, you name it, it's all there for you to enjoy from Friday through Sunday evening! The down town streets are lined with hundreds of tents from locally owned and operated vendor businesses and craftsmen just waiting to show you what you’ve been missing. There is something for everyone at the Annual Dogwood Festival!
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