Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part story looking at tenants living in rental units — owned and managed by United Management — who have alleged a multitude of …
Evey Weisblat
Evey Weisblat is a journalist with five years of experience in local news reporting. She has previously worked at papers in central North Carolina, including The Pilot and the Chatham News + Record. Her central beat is government accountability reporting, covering the Fayetteville City Council.
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Months after residents say they raised safety concerns, United Management tightens security at subsidized senior housing complexes
Though United Management is now taking steps to increase public safety measures, the disconnect between senior occupants and staff at United Management properties has come to a head in recent weeks.
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Audit report shows PWC met key financial performance goals
Fayetteville’s hometown utility received a financial update at a Public Works Commission meeting Wednesday, where accountants reported that PWC had passed its audit review and achieved an …
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Community Watch leaders frustrated by lack of engagement
As Fayetteville residents grapple with the discovery of four bodies in the past month and a litany of recent homicide investigations — with the latest killing occurring in a shooting on Saturday — Community Watch group leaders report ongoing struggles to get their neighbors to participate in meetings.
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Council recognizes work of local youth mentorship programs
The Fayetteville City Council on Monday recognized the work of Tony Brown and his program staff for their work fostering positive opportunities for youths in Fayetteville.
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Faith in Action feeds, offers resources to those in need
On Thursday evening, in the middle of a three-mile stretch along Bragg Boulevard where four bodies were discovered in the past month, a glimmer of hope remained. In the Terry Sanford neighborhood in northern Fayetteville, the Fayetteville Police Department’s Faith in Action program was at work. Sponsored by the department’s chaplain program, Faith in Action aims to combat the opioid epidemic by providing a safe and positive environment for people to get harm-reduction supplies and connect with addiction recovery and mental health organizations.
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Council to consider charter school permit at Monday meeting
The Fayetteville City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at City Hall, 433 Hay St.
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Everything you wanted to know about Fayetteville’s Field of Honor
Each year, for the past 16 years, more than 500 American flags honoring active-duty military service members and veterans are placed at the Airborne & Special Operations Museum Parade Ground.
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City progresses on hiring community safety director
Fayetteville is one step closer to hiring a director for an Office of Community Safety, an unofficial entity that will fill gaps in the city’s public safety initiatives, particularly in coordinating and evaluating the city’s responses to mental health crises, homelessness and violence interruption programs.
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Fayetteville Chamber’s candidate forum focuses on economy
Eleven Fayetteville City Council candidates, including both in this year’s mayoral race, answered questions on primarily economic-related topics — such as growth and development, the tax rate, housing and infrastructure — during a forum Wednesday hosted by the Greater Fayetteville Chamber.
