Posts by designloud

A Brief History Salt has shaped our civilization from the very beginning and its storied past is inextricably intertwined across cultures. Throughout history it has been coveted fought over and hoarded because of its labor-intensive collection methods and scarce availability. In the ancient world regions rich in salt became significant trade centers and routes connecting…

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Wilmington’s World War II historian digs deeply into his keepsake chest of treasures to share his parents’ personal mementos from another World War.

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Rest and Rewind An octagonal wooden gazebo on Wrightsville Sound marks the waterside terminus of the Gary Shell Cross-City Trail at the Intracoastal Waterway on the New Hanover County mainland across from Wrightsville Beach. The trail is a 15-mile off-road multi-use pathway that meanders from Wade Park through the Pine Valley neighborhood via South 17th…

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Old refrigerators clunkers railroad cars and even broken ships. When sunk at sea all provide an underwater haven for finfish and their ecosystems.

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Joanne Geisel has always enjoyed making art but wasn’t always sure she would be a painter. “First I went to Pratt Institute as a fashion major and quickly decided that was not for me.” Geisel later attended New York State University and earned a degree in art education. The program’s curriculum required plenty of studio…

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In 1943 The Allied North African Campaign of World War II was successfully concluding. Following victories versus the Axis powers the British and Americans took more than 500 000 German and Italian prisoners. Without room in England for the massive number of prisoners camps to house the sudden influx were hastily established throughout the United…

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Favorite Thing: Travel and Reading Claim to Fame: Excellence in leadership Close your eyes spin a globe and point to any place on earth. Where do you land? The possibilities are endless. While it may seem like a mighty endeavor to visit many locations Dr. Jose V. Sartarelli chancellor of the University of North Carolina…

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Because in Chouder there can be not turning;
 Then lay some Pork in slices very thing 
 Thus you in Chouder always must begin.
 Next lay some Fish cut crossways very nice
 Then season well with Pepper Salt and Spice;
 Parsley Sweet-Marjoram Savory and Thyme 
 Then Biscuit next which must be soak’d some Time.
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Get ready for an aesthetic and quantitative look back at the dynamic year in real estate in New Hanover Brunswick and Pender counties one when the lights literally went out for five or more weeks.

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Some of us remember the days of the hand-harvester when wiry men clad in hip waders could be seen raking oysters from abundant beds in our local creeks. Hand-harvesters were a rite of low tide their movements punctuated by the pungent odor of pluff mud and the popping sounds of the oysters as their beds…

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