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A New E-Bike Frontier Awaits Leave Your Car Behind by Peter Viele Jim Mincher effortlessly breezes by bicycle over the drawbridge nearly every morning through congested traffic from his Harbor Island home to his 45-year-old store Two Wheeler Dealer in midtown Wilmington. But there’s something enviable about his bike. It appears quick — easy even.…

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Scientists have identified almost 3 000-year-old trees right here in our backyard on the Black River.

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The nonprofit organization One Love Tennis is renovating the house and property purchased in 2018 that once belonged to Dr. Hubert Eaton Sr. mentor to tennis great Althea Gibson to� be a safe haven providing tennis instruction and academic support to at-risk youth. The exterior was the first priority the tennis court was second. The…

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On a calm warm sunny afternoon in mid-March 2019 — from Ocean Isle Beach to Southport and as far inland as Bolivia and Boiling Spring Lakes the windows rattled houses shook and people were startled by two extremely loud booms that sound like cannon fire or bombs. Social media blew up with comments and questions.…

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Whether you fancy strawberry blackberry or muscadine the time is now for creating the ultimate simple summer treat.

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Raleigh pharmacist Doug Bettenhausen died at age 50 in 2013 from Multiple System Atrophy (MSA). This is a rare progressive neurodegenerative disorder sharing similarities with Parkinson’s disease making it hard to diagnose. MSA has no cure no treatment. It affects both movement and the part of the nervous system that controls involuntary action including blood…

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Brothers Chris and Josh Curry carry a sense of effortless grace humility and good old-fashioned Southern hospitality a legacy passed down from their surf legend father Billy Curry.

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Beach Chair Church: Oceanfront every Sunday in the summer Starting May 5 a beachside church service is held Sundays through the summer at the end of CAMA beach access # 4 East Oxford Street in Wrightsville Beach. Worshippers bring lawn chairs or blankets to the 30-minute informal services that start at 8 a.m. The services…

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North Carolina and its southeast coast in particular is one of the three most impacted states for tropical cyclones. The others are Florida and Louisiana though all of the Gulf and Atlantic states have experienced their share of damaging winds storm surge and flooding that are associated with these storms. Let’s ask and answer a…

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Just two miles off the coast of Southeastern North Carolina lies a low-lying tree-covered barrier island that lets you leave your car and mainland cares behind. Bald Head Island feels like just what it is — a link to another time another world. Historically known as Smith Island home of the oldest lighthouse in North…

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