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The Home Front: Wartime Stories
Three area residents share their WWII memories.
Read MoreThe Home Front: A Dive Toward History
The Graveyard of the Atlantic is aptly named. Thousands of ships have met their demise in the waters off eastern North Carolina since 1526. Many sank after fatal encounters with the treacherous shoals or the ever-shifting sandbars that make navigation a challenge. Some were the victims of powerful storms. Pirates sent a few to the…
Read MoreThe Home Front: A Little Piece of History on North Carolina Soil
If I should die think only this of me; That there’s some corner of a foreign field That is for ever England. — Rupert Brooke “The Soldier” Tucked away on a sparsely traveled road in the small Outer Banks town of Ocracoke lies a small plot of land that is forever England. It is the…
Read MoreArt Treatise: Painting the High Seas
Maritime art began to emerge as a distinct genre in the 17th century bolstering the seafaring industries that gave rise to the great Dutch Republic. Images of the Dutch Navy were so desired that the fleet commissioned an official artist Willem van de Velde the Elder to depict important battles. Willem the Elder famously requested…
Read MoreFine Form and Function
A family home combines elegance and livability. Old growth oak treesoverhang the streets in a quiet community tucked away behind Airlie Road. Unpaved passageways giant flowering foliage and wooden fences make for a quaint and intimate composition between houses and landscape. This is where a young family came to build a home that would perfectly…
Read MorePleasing Every Palate
A gluten- and dairy-free menu of tasty dishes for holiday guests with dietary restrictions
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? Sidewalk Sculptures By Pam Creech Humpty-Dumpty sat on a book waiting for art lovers to take a look. This Humpty is a sculpture by Greensboro-based artist Eric Isbanioly. He sits atop an open book outside the New Hanover County Public Library main branch. An oversized butterfly perches on his finger. Humpty is one of…
Read MoreArt Treatise: Think Pink
Seven art works with rosy palettes are a delight for the eye while also heightening awareness of breast cancer research advocacy and prevention efforts.
Read MoreRestoration Memories
From petticoats strewn in a corner to staircases that go nowhere Dave Thomas has seen it all.
Read More48 Hours in Asheville
With the beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains as a backdrop Asheville has morphed into more than a destination for outdoor enthusiasts. Known as the “Paris of the South ” the largest city in western North Carolina is a hotspot for farm-to-table restaurants lively music arts and crafts upscale shopping and a wide variety of…
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