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Ocean Friendly Certified Establishments Plastic straws are as ubiquitous as knives and forks at all restaurants. But while the silverware is reused the straws become trash. More than 500 million straws are used a day in the United States. Because they don’t biodegrade they often end up in the ocean and are ingested by marine…
Read MoreStranded and Hungry
When I was a kid my family camped on Masonboro Island. On the last day when we were packed up and ready to leave the sky filled with tumultuous-looking clouds that barreled toward us like a herd of bulls. Almost simultaneously we realized the tide had gone out and our boat was beached. We were…
Read MoreMitigating Mosquitoes
The advent of warm weather portends many great things: Grilling outdoors. Working in the yard. Lazy evenings on the back porch. Backyard gatherings. But humans aren’t the only ones who enjoy spending time outside in the spring and summer. While we dine al fresco mosquitoes are lurking nearby ready to make a meal of us.…
Read MoreThe Island That Won’t Be Tamed
Lea-Hutaff Island remains one of southeastern North Carolina’s few undeveloped barrier islands. It is a haven for nesting shorebirds sea turtles and dozens of other species including intrepid campers willing to rough it on the wild terrain.
Read MoreBeauty in Tradition
Sterling silver dining service sets preserve memories of a time when families sat down to Sunday dinners together dressed in their finest.
Read MoreLongevity Profitability & Personality
The mystique of the legal profession and concept of making partner is one of the entertainment industry’s obsessions. Countless novels television serials and films conjure images of power and the greedy acquisition of wealth at great cost with the road to partnership being pockmarked with seemingly impregnable obstacles including extraordinarily long hours pressure to bill…
Read MoreKnowledge and Feeling
Janet Sessoms a North Carolina painter and lifelong learner has struck a balance between design principle and creative instinct. She paints with a combination of inborn creative impulse and an analytic edge that pushes her to learn experiment and practice. As one viewer to her studio told her “It’s obvious that you know the rules…
Read MoreBack to Basics
“A building should appear to grow from its site and be shaped to harmonize with its surroundings if nature is manifest there.”– Frank Lloyd Wright In between deep-rooted oaks and underneath the widespread branches rests a house morphed into its surrounding landscape. A long driveway extends from an unpaved road revealing a seven-acre lot with…
Read MoreTacos Deliciosos
We acknowledge Cinco de Mayo by taking a look at restaurants filling tortillas with overt and subtle Mexican influences.
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Local Voice on State Commission Wilmington Realtor Patrice Willetts is the newest member of the North Carolina Real Estate Commission the state agency that regulates the approximately 100 000 real estate brokers and firms in the state. Willetts was added to the commission on Oct. 12 2016 by then Gov. Pat McCrory. Her appointment was…
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