Light Color and Quick Movements

When Rena Powell a plein air painter and native of Wrightsville Beach decided that art-making was what she wanted to do she went at it “like it was a job.” “I used to paint and draw as a child ” she says “but once I hit my teenage years I stopped. I felt like I…

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Neptune Rising

Wrightsville Beach Magazine presents its annual real estate roundup an in-depth look at local top-selling properties market leaders and trends.

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Uniquely Designed

The three buildings are within 2.5 miles of each other along the Eastwood Road corridor. All are eye-catching. One looks like a classic Bald Head Island home or guesthouse complete with cedar siding and a welcoming porch. The second is a solid three-story building characterized by warm red brick. The third is a modern sleek…

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Going Red

They’ve been celebrated for centuries since arriving on our shores with settlers in the 1600s. They’ve won the hearts of royalty and noblemen. They symbolize happiness and joy and are believed to be a sign of immortality. They are embedded in our cultural landscape. Bing Rainier Tulare sweet and sour — we are of course…

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Unmasking Suicide

WBM’s signature series returns with an in-depth roundtable discussion of how suicide has touched our community. Representatives from the medical education and pastoral fields and men and women who have lost loved ones to suicide gathered over a catered brunch with the goal of opening eyes to a rarely talked about evil plundering our county…

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