Posts by WB Magazine
Stretching the Food Dollar
The notion of sticker shock may have originated in the 1980s, when shopping for a new car carried along with it an unexpected nasty surprise, but nowadays it’s just as seriously associated with a trip to the grocery store. Likewise, it is not uncommon to feel a pang of despair or trepidation when the bill…
Read MoreReturn of the Black Bear
Many of us grew up with friendly bear characters like Winnie the Pooh, Smokey the Bear, and the adorable Paddington. Those gentle, fun-loving fictional pals live in a special place and are great to have around, but of course, they are not real. In eastern North Carolina, no longer is there a secret world where…
Read MoreInto the Wild
By the late 20th century, the red wolf population had almost been wiped out, victim of an intensive predator control program as well as destruction of its habitat. The only states where they were found in the wild by the late 1970s were Texas and Louisiana, where they survived in the coastal prairie and marshlands.…
Read MoreFall Fashion Trends
Styles of the 1990s dominated 2022s New York Fashion Week (NYFW) held in September in Manhattan. Vintage and grunge are making a comeback, but with glitz. We brought together former Ashley High, now NC State women’s basketball star, Saniya Rivers and Oliver Clothing to showcase style trends of fall 2022. Oversized and longer length denim…
Read MoreLetters To The Editor
History Addition Many thanks for your very interesting article honoring Tony Rivenbark’s long and stellar career at our Thalian Hall. Regarding your sidebar “Who Built Thalian” it should be noted that in December 1854 Wilmington and Weldon Railroad President Robert H. Cowan, [and] Donald MacRae were charged with securing plans for a new building which…
Read MoreUp Front
One of the many benefits to this job is that we can share the accomplishments of those from our community when they make it big. It is even more fun when they are young people. I had the privilege of spending time last month with Ashley High basketball phenom Saniya (Niya) Rivers and her mom…
Read MoreCurtain Call
Adapted from a multi-section, two-part series on The History and Construction of Thalian Hall originally published by Wrightsville Beach Magazine in June and July 2010, written by Dorothy Rankin and Lee Lowrimore. Condensed and edited by Pat Bradford. For 164 years Thalian Hall has been the cultural center of Wilmington. Her story is the Port…
Read MoreSome like it HOT
Every year between July and November, farmers and home gardeners in North Carolina harvest a wide variety of peppers. From sweet bell peppers to the famed Carolina Reaper (the hottest commercially available chili pepper in the world), these flavorful local beauties add extra spice to any dish. The spiciness of a pepper depends on the…
Read MoreTexture Relief
Six students with blow torches is a pretty cool sight. “That seems to be my popular class,” laughs Susan Nuttall. Nuttall is an award-winning artist whose work is on exhibit in galleries across the U.S. and at Wilmington’s Gallery of Fine Art. Her class on texture relief in her Carolina Beach studio involves an encaustic…
Read MoreRestored to Glory
Members of the Historic Wilmington Foundation stood on the steps of City Hall in 2019 and announced the list of the year’s most threatened historic places. Topping the list was the Richard Langdon home on Orange Street, adjacent to First Presbyterian Church. “A property like that, that’s a special one, there aren’t many like it…
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