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Feb 24, 20213 min read
STORYTELLING PIECE BY PIECE
From her studio in Wilmington N.C. artist and metalsmith Jessie Yeager creates handcrafted jewelry under the I Like it Here label.
Feb 17, 20215 min read
HALF UNITED: MAKING POVERTY UNFASHIONABLE
THE STORY OF THE BLACK SIBLINGS COULD REALLY BEGIN AT ANY NUMBER OF STARTING POINTS. AN INTERNSHIP WITH TOMS SHOES. A BAG OF DISCARDED...
Feb 17, 20213 min read
THE FLAG THAT KILLED LINCOLN
IT WAS EARLY 1865—THE FINAL DAYS OF THE CIVIL WAR. UNION FORCES WERE PUMMELING FORT ANDERSON, A CONFEDERATE PORT ON THE CAPE FEAR RIVER...
Feb 17, 20214 min read
THE COTTON EXCHANGE – OLD BUILDINGS, NEW LIFE
“If we don’t care about our past, we cannot hope for the future…I care desperately about saving old buildings.”—Jacqueline Kennedy...
Feb 9, 20214 min read
3 ROAD TRIP IDEAS TO SOUTH CAROLINA
Looking to change up the scenery with a road trip this season? Fill up the tank and head to the Palmetto state. 1. Small Town Big City...
Feb 8, 20214 min read
MICROGREENS
Remember the bean experiment in grade school? Where your teacher wrapped a dried bean in a wet paper towel and left it by a window and a...
Feb 5, 20215 min read
UNCORKING NORTH CAROLINA WINES
If you’d asked an Oenophile–aka wine buff— about North Carolina wines three years ago, you would likely have received a bemused reaction...
Feb 5, 20212 min read
TAKING THE BITE OUT OF WINTER
As the weather turns chilly, we know you’ll be looking to chase away the winter blues and sniffles. We’ve partnered with Wilmington’s...
Feb 5, 20216 min read
CAROLINA BBQ GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SAM JONES
Time. Wood. Smoke. Heat. All are ingredients to a real barbecue. Carolina BBQ, however, adds one other essential element: a whole hog....
Feb 4, 20212 min read
WILMINGTON ARTS COUNCIL ISSUES GRANT TO ARTISTS
When asked to describe his art, Wilmington Fine Artist, Dan Beck, replied, “I am trying to make sense of the world, to share the beauty...
Feb 4, 20215 min read
THE POWER OF GIVING
The last several years have seen a quiet revolution in philanthropic giving. Beyond the machinery of big business and off the radar of...
Feb 3, 20211 min read
ANCHOR BEADS – STYLE + SOUL
If you had asked Amber Godwin 10 years ago what the next decade would bring her, the prediction would have been a bit off. Through some...
Feb 3, 20213 min read
CHANGING LIVES ONE PAW AT A TIME
PUPPIES, PUPPIES, PUPPIES! It’s puppy cuteness overload at the paws4people® Puppy Development Center in Castle Hayne as seven fluffy...
Feb 3, 20218 min read
HOWIE FRANKLIN: A LIFE IN THE CLOUDS
HOWIE FRANKLIN SPENT 29 YEARS IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, REACHING THE RANK OF CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT. 24 YEARS AT ANDREWS AIR FORCE...
Feb 3, 20214 min read
GLAMPING IN NORTH CAROLINA: NO ASSEMBLY REQUIRED
If you’re unsure if your camping trip in North Carolina qualifies as glamping, ask yourself a few pointed questions. Are sitting...
Feb 3, 20213 min read
EXPLORING CAPE FEAR WATERWAYS
THERE ARE FEW THINGS MORE INVIGORATING AND MYSTERIOUS THAN PADDLING OUT ON COOL, GLASSY WATERS AT THE BREAK OF DAWN. EGRETS AND HERONS...
Feb 3, 20214 min read
TAKING THE LEAP AT SKYDIVING COASTAL CAROLINAS
LONG BEACH ROAD IN SOUTHPORT IS AN UNASSUMING, TREED COUNTRY HIGHWAY THAT STRETCHES FROM THE JUNCTION OF 133 AND 87 ALL THE WAY TO THE...
Feb 3, 20214 min read
JARRETT BAY: SPORTFISHING IN STYLE
MANY OF US IN THE CAPE FEAR SIMPLY ADMIRE PASSING BOATS FROM AFAR, AND SOME ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE ONE TO CALL THEIR OWN. A SELECT...
Feb 2, 20212 min read
THE EMERGENCE OF A NEW ERA IN HEALTH CARE
TOWERING OVER THE SKYLINE AT THE VILLAGES AT BRUNSWICK FOREST AT NEARLY 50 FEET IN THE AIR, STANDS THE NEW 55,000 SQUARE FOOT,...
Feb 2, 20213 min read
VISION 2020: NOVANT'S NEW LENS FOR A HEALTHIER FUTURE
WHAT IF A FEW SMALL CHANGES IN YOUR DAILY ROUTINE COULD ADD YEARS TO YOUR LIFE? WOULD YOU MAKE THEM? While the wrinkles on our skin or...
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