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Pyrates of the Carolinas
Each year on New Year’s Eve someone in Beaufort dresses as a pirate and walks off a plank into chilly Taylor Creek a small stretch of water connected to Beaufort Inlet. While many natives of eastern North Carolina take pride in the state’s pirate heritage historians argue that the idea of “walking the plank” and…
Read MoreHistory and Heritage: Gullah Geechee in North Carolina
The Gullah Geechee originally came to the United States as slaves to work the coastal rice plantations. Their descendants — including people in the Cape Fear region — are determined to make sure the culture and people are not forgotten.
Read MoreAn Endangered Culture
Garland’s Fresh Seafood in Varnamtown was filled with volunteers heading the little crustaceans preparing them for the wholesalers who will sell them to local restaurants. There also will be plenty for the retail customers who make their way to this small community on the banks of the Lockwood Folly River in Brunswick County. “This has…
Read MorePreserving Culture
The Gullah Geechee people emerged from a most inhumane of circumstances. They trace their ancestry to slaves cruelly transported from Africa to work in the coastal rice plantations of the Carolinas Georgia and Florida. But the imposed isolation they experienced gave rise to a unique culture one that lives on through bold and colorful artwork…
Read MorePaying Homage to ‘An Aging Life’
Tony Alderman has always been fascinated by the historical the beautiful and the mysterious aspects of coastal scenes. “Water to me is mysterious; you can’t know what is underneath it and all of the history and stories that happen around it ” the Durham native and trained watercolorist says. “At the same time it is…
Read MoreAt Home Outdoors
Nestled in a lush arrangement of trees and framed by hydrangeas and other blossoms lies an inviting saltwater swimming pool — a 21st-century addition to a 19th century house situated between Greenville Loop Road and the Intracoastal Waterway. It allows the outdoors-loving owners more ways to enjoy the open air in a space that complements…
Read MoreShip of Gold
The hunt for a treasure ship lost off the Carolina coast in 1857 began as a remarkable scientific triumph.
Read MoreMiss Ruth’s School
For more than 30 years children from some of the most prominent families in Wilmington learned reading writing arithmetic and social graces in a small private first-grade class in a room over the garage of a house on Third Street.
Read MoreSeeking Serenity
The sound of water flowing over and under rocks drifts into the house encouraging time spent outside. A playful path of stone bridges and miniature waterfalls leads to the picturesque deck that overlooks private docks and Motts Channel. Serenity awaits every time the Cimaglias visit their Wrightsville Beach home. The winding water garden which includes…
Read MoreMore Than Just Books
Silence. Black-rimmed glasses occasionally peeking over the top of pages. A quiet clearing of the throat. A hush from the fastidious white-haired librarian. These may be the typical things that come to mind when hearing the word “library.” However stereotypes don’t apply when it comes to Wilmington’s thoroughly modern libraries. Whether the four branches of…
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