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May 17, 2024 | 
resto.newcity.com | Tom Keith
Scene: A guest comes over. Person 1: Would you like a Melomel? A Pyment? A Braggot? How about an Acerglyn? Bochet? Capsicumel? Cyser? Hippocras, Hydromel, Tej, Metheglin, Morat, Omphacomel, Oxymel, or a Rhodomel?*Person 2: Could you please speak English? Person 1: I am. I’m a mazer. End scene. *These are various styles of meads. I’ll explain later what a few of them are, but there’s not enough bandwidth here to detail them all. You have heard of Google, right? Mazer? What the heck is a mazer?
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Jan 30, 2024 | 
bizfayetteville.com | Alex Keith |Tom Keith |Madison Howard
Regular diners of local sandwich shop Pan in downtown Fayetteville will now have an additional day to get their favorite paninis, sandwiches, salads, bagels and more. The Pan team announced on their social media pages on Monday, Jan. 29 that they will now be open their regular hours of 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Monday through Saturday. Joining the restaurant scene in 2022, Pan, located at 105 Hay St, has become a staple lunch spot for members of the downtown community.
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Jan 26, 2024 | 
bizfayetteville.com | Alex Keith |Tom Keith |Alinda Bailey
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners Crown Event Center Committee gave their approval Tuesday, Jan. 23, of a revised building program and conceptual design for the new Crown Event Center, which will be constructed in Downtown Fayetteville and will replace the existing Crown Theatre and Arena.
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Jan 24, 2024 | 
bizfayetteville.com | Alex Keith |Tom Keith |Madison Howard |Alinda Bailey
Robeson Community College recently held a pinning ceremony for its surgical technology students, celebrating their completion of the program, as well as their achievement of a 100 percent pass rate and 100 percent hiring rate.
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Jan 23, 2024 | 
bizfayetteville.com | Madison Howard |Alex Keith |Tom Keith |Alinda Bailey
A familiar Downtown Fayetteville restaurant has returned to dishing up western flavors to fans of food from across the world. Taste of West Africa (also known as Taste of West Africa: Awo's Cuisine online) is a full service casual restaurant, has now reopened with a limited menu after a successful soft opening over this past weekend. Taste of West Africa is a Minority, family owned restaurant located at 116 Person St, in Fayetteville.
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Jan 23, 2024 | 
bizfayetteville.com | Madison Howard |Alex Keith |Tom Keith
On Jan. 22 Mister Taco officially opened to serve the residents of Hope Mills, NC. This family owned restaurant serves fresh, authentic Mexican cuisine. Come enjoy tacos in a corn tortilla with onions and cilantro and your choice of meat (carne asada , grilled chicken, al pastor, chorizo, carnitas , shredded beef), carne asada fries, rice and beans and more. Owner Noemi Fernanda Patiño - Godoy is gleefully sharing about the new business on social media and welcomes hungry customers with open arms.
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Jan 19, 2024 | 
bizfayetteville.com | Madison Howard |Alex Keith |Tom Keith
State Superintendent Catherine Truitt and NC Sen. Jim Burgin presented Harnett County Schools with a $40,000 grant for Career and Technical Education programs. In an effort to continue to support the construction trades in Career and Technical Education programs and classrooms across NC, the General Assembly allotted $200,000 for the State Superintendent to award to Public School Units (PSUs) via the CTE Grants for Homebuilding Programs.
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Jan 18, 2024 | 
bizfayetteville.com | Faith Hatton |Alex Keith |Tom Keith |Alinda Bailey
Fayetteville's US Foods CHEF’STORE® location is now open to the public at 511 Cross Creek Mall. Following a ribbon cutting with local business and City of Fayetteville representatives, the storefront welcomed in local business owners for a Business Preview Day on Thursday, Jan 18, giving them first look and a chance to browse through and sample products. Boasting over 20,000 square feet, including two shop through freezer areas, this marks the fourth location in North Carolina.
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Jan 17, 2024 | 
bizfayetteville.com | Madison Howard |Alex Keith |Tom Keith |Alinda Bailey
Dr. Jeff Mercer has been named the next dean of Campbell University’s College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences. Mercer becomes the third dean of the College, since its founding in 1985, following Dr. Michael Adams who was named provost and vice president for academic affairs in January 2023. Mercer has served as interim dean since June 2023. He joined Campbell in 2022 as the associate dean of administration after serving as an associate dean and dean of the College of Pharmacy at Harding University.
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Jan 17, 2024 | 
bizfayetteville.com | Alex Keith |Tom Keith |Madison Howard
On Jan. 8, Kwame Molden, MBA, the co-founder and CEO of SPGBK Watches, received a distinguished honor from the City of Fayetteville through a proclamation that celebrated his exceptional contributions to the city. SPGBK Watches, a black-owned designer watch company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, stands as a testament to Molden's commitment to drawing inspiration from the rich tapestry of the Black community and culture.
