Posts by designloud
Gesture and Narrative
Friends and family knew there was something unique about Sheila Keefe Ortiz when she was growing up. As she good-naturedly puts it “I used to hear ‘You’re so spacey you’re so weird.’ I always thought it was an insult until I found people — other artists — and felt like I belonged. I understood what…
Read MoreEvery Building Tells a Story
The eclectic architecture of upper North Fourth’s buildings and businesses is inspired by the past the present and the future.
Read MoreGray Gables Retreat
It was love at first sight for Jeff and Cindy Babka. Jeff had just been recruited to be the new chief financial officer at nCino the Wilmington-based cloud banking company. The couple came to town to look at houses and the first one they saw was in the Gray Gables neighborhood off Airlie Road. “We…
Read MoreDefying Gravity
Drop by the Ogden Skatepark on any random weekday morning and you just might notice a guy riding a bike. Oh sure there are lots of people who ride bikes in and around the park but this guy stands out. He rides a small bike — kid’s size really with 20-inch wheels. He doesn’t just…
Read MoreCooking with Cast Iron
Over the years kitchens tend to fill up with bits and pieces that become prized possessions — the well-used recipe book handed down by a mother the pale-blue Royal Doulton dinner service the silver fudge jar that once belonged to Granny. When we inherit family heirlooms we feel the need to use the items more…
Read MoreTwo Careers One Purpose
Bruce Bowman began to pursue his passion for creativity through architecture and art when he was earning a degree in environmental design in architecture from the School of Design at North Carolina State University. The program was unique in encouraging students to dual-professionalize and Bowman experimented with painting and other mediums. He developed a lasting…
Read MoreIn Memory: Nell Trask Hooper
In Memory: Nell Trask Hooper {1928 – 2018} Longtime Wrightsville Beach resident Nell Hooper passed away on March 11 four months before her 90th birthday. Wrightsville Beach Magazine told her story in our June 2008 issue. As a tribute we present excerpts from that story written by Jenna Jones. There once was a time when…
Read MoreFruit of Kings
Whether they’re served out of hand wrapped up in prosciutto stuffed with gorgonzola or chopped up with peaches and tossed in a salad figs are having a culinary moment. The trending cuisines of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern dishes have varieties of the exotic fruit appearing on menus across the nation showing off their versatility in…
Read MoreShorts
One Love in Asheville A group of young tennis players from Wilmington attended the Federation Cup match between the United States and the Netherlands in February. Boys and girls from One Love Tennis the nonprofit formed by Wilmington native and Wrightsville Beach resident Lenny Simpson traveled with chaperones to Asheville for the international women’s team…
Read MorePreserving the Craft
The Beaufort Wooden Boat Show celebrates the history craftsmanship and beauty of wooden boats.
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