June 2024

Dogs and their humans often are best friends, so it was a logical progression for men and women who surf and skate to want their pets involved with them in their favorite sport. Surfing and skateboarding dogs are becoming more common on the North Carolina coast as local events and competitions grow. While living in…

In my world, stories beget stories. Our time in Carolina Beach researching the town’s fantastic murals led me to realize I didn’t really know the history of the town’s beginning. I mostly knew about the boardwalk and the marina basin, so I set out to determine who the first settlers were and to understand why…

The annual North Carolina Blueberry Festival returns to Burgaw in Pender County on Friday, June 14. The action begins at 6 p.m. “The town of Burgaw is the county seat of Pender County, known for its historic downtown area, which features buildings dating back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries, making it home…

Joe and Katie Hollowell got married on the strand at Wrightsville Beach in 2007. Steps from the ceremony was a small beach home called the Hardison Cottage on East Fayetteville Street, where the families of the bride and groom stayed. “Joe had always spoken so highly of this casual, laid-back beach town, Wrightsville Beach in…

Realism artist Jason Drake captures a moment in time and invites the viewer to enter, whether it’s inhaling summer’s end or shivering on a frosty winter walk. His subjects are the familiar scenes of family farms, animals at play, and people just enjoying life in the Blue Ridge Mountains near his home in Todd, North…

An age-old debate in many households is centered on how long food can last. A visit to the parents’ house may elicit pangs of trepidation based on the length of time a dish has spent in the freezer or fridge. These fears might be unfounded. The amount of time a dish can remain unspoiled may…

There is a plethora of organizations locally providing services to children. But one nonprofit vows, “No Kid Sleeps On The Floor In Our Town.” A chapter of Sleep In Heavenly Peace (SHP), the Kimberly, Idaho, national charity founded in 2012, formed in Wilmington in February 2023. SHP is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. There are more than…

Unfortunate timing and a divided beach town placed the Wrightsville Beach Museum of History in an unexpected predicament during the last week of March. Following receipt of a letter to vacate from the Town of Wrightsville Beach, the museum’s board of directors found themselves in the unenviable position of removing all of the exhibits from…

The Port City comes alive again this June with seven afternoons and evenings of free chamber music concerts, spread out across greater Wilmington at seven locations including Kenan Chapel at Landfall, Beckwith Hall on the campus of UNCW, and Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal. Port City Music Festival concerts will include works by Rachmaninoff,…

Flag Day is a celebration of the American flag that occurs each year on the anniversary of the flag’s official adoption, June 14. The United States flag represents our identity as a sovereign nation. Known as the Stars and Stripes, the flag was adopted by the Continental Congress as the official national flag on June…