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See photos of the final grueling test that makes sure Wrightsville Beach’s seasonal lifeguards are ready to man their stands and keep beachgoers safe during the summer.

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The past can be intriguing the mystery of a history. Several artists in Wilmington see that appeal in the materials they use — discarded objects that have served their purpose and end up in garage sales thrift stores or junkyards. Would-be waste becomes wonder as the artists create garden decor wall hangings and angel sculptures…

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Textile art is one of the oldest existing art forms originally created to be both functional and ornamental. Many well-known pieces displayed in international galleries are important to art lovers and historians because they are the keys that anthropologists use to determine the social and daily interactions of a lost culture. Although textile art has…

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They are planted along the highways and byways of New Hanover County attached to ancient houses and structures placed along the Riverwalk downtown and strategically located at intersections frequented by pedestrians. In a few words or several sentences they bear testimony to the unique history of the Cape Fear region: George Washington slept here. Whistler’s…

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In its heyday the New Hanover Fishing Club was the biggest of its kind on the East Coast — if not the world. Walk down a fishy memory lane with us.

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Instrumental music plays softly in a small sunlit studio inside artist Phil Meade’s Leland home. Morning rays stream inside a single window filtering through translucent pastel vases bouncing shapes and shadows off the water inside. Except for the water the vases sit empty on the table but they will be filled with colorful fresh-cut flowers…

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The architecture of the Wilmington Convention Center is at the vanguard of the new and the facility has spurred a resurgence of growth at the northern end of the downtown riverfront.

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North of the Wilmington Convention Center a previously underdeveloped part of the riverfront is bustling with exciting plans and new construction. The City of Wilmington and several commercial and real estate developers hope to make this side of downtown an urban enclave where people will live eat work play and shop. New amenities including a…

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As the summer heats up and the garden grows canning dehydrating and freezing your fresh foods isn’t as hard as it sounds.

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Rachel Camp knew exactly where she wanted to place her new home on the property off of Greenville Sound Road. There was just one problem. Or to be more precise two problems: A pair of beautiful live oak trees stood in the perfect spot. Camp didn’t want to destroy in a few moments what had…

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