Posts by designloud

Is there a resurgence of the beloved film industry lost a decade ago? Meet four individuals working in film from Wilmington.

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Mystery No More A photo in your July issue about helicopter pilot Dayton Wayne Lanier shows him standing with an unidentified Marine. That Marine captain is me Capt. Curtis Mack Davis Sr. We were on operation Pegasus between Quang Tri and Khe Sanh. I was the only Marine attached to the First Air Cavalry to…

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Fireflies Fields of Stars In the North Carolina mountains the treeline beside where I parked my car late one June night is all lit up alive with tiny bright lights. Fireflies! I gasp with delight. I also spotted a single firefly in an Outback restaurant parking lot in Garner in May. As I got over…

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Chlorine vs. Salt Swimming may be one of the most popular leisure activities in this country. There are roughly 10.4 million residential swimming pools and 390 000 community pools in the United States today says the Pool and Hot Tub Alliance. Of these millions of pools about 35 percent are saltwater claims pool supply company…

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The future is green soft insanely good for us and has morphed into a cultural global icon. In Brazil it’s used in a thick creamy milkshake called creme de abacate. In Ethiopia it’s pur�ed with sugar and milk and blended into a refreshing juice called a spris. Colombians turn it into soup. Moroccans add orange…

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As locals were pulling out to evacuate for Hurricane Florence last September the treasure salvage vessel Blue Water Rose was 40 miles off the North Carolina coast over the wreck of the passenger steamer Pulaski lost for nearly 180 years. Once the waves grew the Blue Water Rose had to come in. “The guys watch…

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Trey Moore’s unique perspective on design informs both his teaching and his artistic work. Though we are still sometimes reticent about speaking of technology and art in the same breath contemporary artists of a wide variety are exploring the connections between technological innovation and artistic practice. And while many are dealing with this relationship literally…

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Marnina Queen is the board CEO of the ABC. One way she handles the pressure of running such a high-profile operation is by playing her vintage Lyle guitar.

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Besides brightening any environment an arrangement of fresh flowers creates an atmosphere makes a statement.

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Historic Downtown’s Modern Farmhouse When Jef Bates and Robert Millar talk about their new home the conversation always turns back to community. Their vision for the house revolves around entertaining family and friends and that vision guided the design and location choices for the home. They picked downtown Wilmington they say because of its walkability…

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