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The Grand Wrightsville Beach Strand
A scale replica of architecturally accurate models of landmark structures represents the town of Wrightsville Beach during its halcyon days. Yacht club beginnings trolley car lines grand hotels and pleasure palaces in micro are the centerpiece of the Wrightsville Beach Museum of History.
Read MoreArt Treatise: Heavy Metal
As much art as there is on view at any given moment in Wilmington you don’t often see 15-foot tall steel and fused glass Venus flytraps rising from the ground. Wilmington metal sculptor Paul Hill created “Southern Hospitality” for Pedestrian Art a public sculpture program originally funded by Wilmington City Council in 2010. Paul Hill…
Read MoreEasy Living Beside the Boat Basin
Just around the bend of the boat basin in Shandy Point hangs a porch swing. It belongs to the Kelley family home. Low-country porches with high ceilings contribute to the classic and timeless Southern home. A nearby mulberry tree for the kids to climb in and neighbors to pick from adds to the Kelleys’ definition…
Read MorePerfect Powder Rooms
The powder room is one of the most interesting spaces in a home. And if it isn’t — it should be. Powder rooms can reveal a lot about a host and the home. It’s one of the few spaces where guests will be alone for at least a little while and it behooves us to…
Read MoreRun of the Mill
?Meet the millers who preserve North Carolina’s culinary traditions the old-timey way with stones. Jeff Milliken is living in the past — and proud of it. “Like I tell everybody it’s 2015 where you’re at. It’s 1915 where I’m at ” he says. Milliken owns Bear Branch Milling a milling operation in Brunswick County that…
Read MoreA Birder’s Photographer
Each day Wilmington photographer Curtis Krueger’s bird list grows reaching 350 species in just a few years. Pushing the envelope of his genre he produces artful prints capturing more than what birders see through their binoculars. Take a look through his lens at his creative work.
Read MoreGaining Ground: 14th Annual Real Estate Roundup
The second consecutive year of growth 2014 was a successful time for real estate sales in New Hanover County. Tune in to our annual look back at the county s top-selling properties emerging trends and market leaders who create this $1 billion annual revenue stream.
Read MoreA Love Like No Other
Lenny Simpson Wilmington native was one of a handful of young up-and-coming tennis players to break the color barrier in the 1960s. Once he picked up a racquet at age 5 he never left the courts playing with and learning from some of the most legendary figures of tennis. His is a story of perseverance triumph and giving back.
Read MoreHappily Ever After
The North Carolina Azalea Festival Queen s Court features eight regional pageant winners accompanied by eight Summerall Guards from The Citadel. Often these pairs part ways after the festival but some fall in love living happily ever after. Read the fairytale endings of two members of the queen s court and their cadet escorts.
Read MoreCameo: Rach On — Domonique Launey
Domonique Launey classical pianist and music teacher describes herself as determined which she unarguably proved when she recently conquered The Rach 3 well-known as the most technically challenging concerto in the classical piano repertoire. Meet the elegant musician and learn about her loves.
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