Registration Is Now Open For Fayetteville Beautiful Cleanup Event

It's time to roll up our sleeves and help keep Fayetteville clean and gorgeous! Registration is now open for the Fayetteville Beautiful cleanup event happening on Saturday, November 11.

According to this news release, Fayetteville Beautiful is a city-sponsored program where volunteers pledge to clean up the city by picking up discarded litter on city streets and local parks. This is meant to encourage community wellness and responsibility among the residents of Fayetteville.

Fayetteville Beautiful is a beloved program amongst the community, with hundreds of volunteers pledging to clean up the streets every single year. And this year the event organizers are hoping to receive more support than ever before!

Registration can be found at the bottom of the homepage on the event website. On the map provided, volunteers can then pick the location in which they want to focus their cleanup efforts. Once they pick a location, volunteers can then submit their registration info to lock in their pick.

On November 10, the day before the event, volunteers will be able to pick up supplies at 121 Lamon Street between the hours of noon and 3 o'clock. These supplies include trash bags, fliers, water, and an event shirt.

Volunteers will be able to choose what time they clean up their designated area on the day of the event. Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks and Recreation and City of Fayetteville Public Services crews will begin collecting trash bags the following Monday.

Volunteers are discouraged from picking up trash on active roads, bridges, overpasses and tunnels. They're also advised to avoid picking up trash that looks to be hazardous material or contain unknown contents. For a full look at safety measures for the event, click here.

This is a fantastic way to keep the city of Fayetteville clean and safe so residents can take pride in their city. Sign up while you can!

If there's one thing I love, it's ending my day with a sweet little treat. So I've been on a mission to find the best cupcakes in Fayetteville, North Carolina!

I haven't made homemade cupcakes in forever because nothing beats a decadent, perfectly flavored, professionally baked cupcake. Regular or bite-size, I will happily try them all!

Did you know that cupcakes weren't "invented" until 1796?! Sure, people were baking cakes long before then, but according to lots of cupcake companies (including Food 52 Blog), the first appearance of the recipe for a "light cake in small cups" came from Amelia Simmons in American Cook.

"American Cookery, or, to give its full title: American Cookery, or the Art of Dressing Viands, Fish, Poultry and Vegetables, and the Best Modes of Making Pastes, Puffs, Pies, Tarts, Puddings, Custards and Preserves and All Kinds of Cakes from the Imperial Plumb to Plain Cake. Adapted to This Country, and All Grades of Life (catchy, right?), is considered by food historians to be the first cookbook published in the U.S. by an American."

The name for the cupcake didn't really come around until sometime around 1828 in another cookbook, by a woman named Eliza Leslie.

Today, cupcakes are everywhere, and finding the best ones in Fayetteville is no easy task. But we're happy to keep trying!

Nestled in the heart of downtown Fayetteville, this is my favorite spot to swing by after lunch or dinner. They have a honey lavendar cupcake that I really enjoy!

A coworker actually told me about this place, and as soon as I saw all the different flavors, I knew I had to try it! If you're out towards the Millstone Shopping Center, check them out!

Sweet Tooth offers a little bit of something for everyone! They truly have so many options, and all of them look amazing! Try their carrot cake or ice cream specials!

This shop is so cute! And the cupcakes are a dream.

Not that we want to break your bank or anything, but Kiss Me Cakes is available on DoorDash. You don't even have to leave the house for these!