Posts by designloud
Timeless Trends
Our annual spotlight on high-end layouts shows how the look of Kitchens That Cook can be both trendy and lasting.
Read MoreSouthern Cookie Collective
These Southern cookie recipes are sure to satisfy that sweet tooth craving of any palate.
Read MoreThings You Need to Know: Real Estate Scams
A homeowner hears noise on the porch and looks out to see a car in the driveway and behind it a rental truck. A couple of people are trying to gain entry some peering in the windows. Following a frantic call to 911 the police arrive only to learn the “perpetrators” they just handcuffed believe…
Read MoreEtc: One Pedal at a Time
An expanded field is expected for 2019’s Fat Bike Beach Championship race at Wrightsville. Like other businesses post Hurricane Florence event founder and race director Shawn Spencer’s bike shop struggled but he is determined not only to make the event happen but become bigger than ever. “This is bigger than me ” he says. The…
Read MoreMiracle Marathoners
Twenty-six miles long the marathon is daunting. It has brought great athletes to their knees. It has not however defeated the young runner who kicked her drug addiction the man with a pacemaker the marathon mom with a debilitating lung condition or the newly minted local Olympic Trials qualifier. The stories of these amazing local…
Read MoreAYE for an EYE
The votes have been tallied and the winners of Wrightsville Beach Magazine’s first photography contest are showcased. Here we share the best shots from more than 100 entries.
Read MoreEmpowered: The Marge Gates Story
In recognition of Women’s History Month we march onward with this fitting tribute to the late Marge Gates.
Read MoreShorts
Hitting a High Note Formed in 2010 the UNCW Seabelles persevered following the hardships and school closing post Hurricane Florence and are taking on the regional music scene as the only all-female a cappella vocal ensemble on campus. This extracurricular group of 15 women all of whom are not music majors opened for Jay Leno’s…
Read MoreExperiencing the Abstract
Painter and mixed-media artist James L. Williams grew up in Winston-Salem North Carolina before moving to attend high school at a military academy in Virginia. During his high school years Williams didn’t have the opportunity to take many art classes but he did have access to the school library’s collection of art books. “In high…
Read MoreMarrakesh Express
One couple unpacked their treasured chest of artifacts accumulated from far-flung travels and created a salon for entertaining themselves and friends in vivid living color
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