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Trending: “Tri-ed” and True: Swim Bike Run
“Tri-ed” and True: Swim Bike Run by Mary Margaret McEachern In 1979 when the inaugural Wrightsville Beach Triathlon took place the mere mention of the word “triathlon” evoked puzzled looks and more questions than answers. The nascent sport more novelty than mainstream seemed obscure. But while running reigned supreme local endurance athletes ever in search…
Read MoreArt Treatise: Creative and Dynamic Approaches to Nature
Katherine Wolf Webb’s art celebrates the world around us Growing up in the 1950s Katherine Wolf Webb wasn’t able to devote herself to art-making. Later because of prevailing social conventions and family commitments Webb dedicated much of her time to her growing family. However when Webb was 7 years old her mother had gifted the…
Read MoreFor the Love of Wilmington
Is there a resurgence of the beloved film industry lost a decade ago? Meet four individuals working in film from Wilmington.
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Mystery No More A photo in your July issue about helicopter pilot Dayton Wayne Lanier shows him standing with an unidentified Marine. That Marine captain is me Capt. Curtis Mack Davis Sr. We were on operation Pegasus between Quang Tri and Khe Sanh. I was the only Marine attached to the First Air Cavalry to…
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Fireflies Fields of Stars In the North Carolina mountains the treeline beside where I parked my car late one June night is all lit up alive with tiny bright lights. Fireflies! I gasp with delight. I also spotted a single firefly in an Outback restaurant parking lot in Garner in May. As I got over…
Read MorePool Water 101
Chlorine vs. Salt Swimming may be one of the most popular leisure activities in this country. There are roughly 10.4 million residential swimming pools and 390 000 community pools in the United States today says the Pool and Hot Tub Alliance. Of these millions of pools about 35 percent are saltwater claims pool supply company…
Read MoreFrom Aztecs to Instagram
The future is green soft insanely good for us and has morphed into a cultural global icon. In Brazil it’s used in a thick creamy milkshake called creme de abacate. In Ethiopia it’s pur�ed with sugar and milk and blended into a refreshing juice called a spris. Colombians turn it into soup. Moroccans add orange…
Read Moreetc.: Recovering History
As locals were pulling out to evacuate for Hurricane Florence last September the treasure salvage vessel Blue Water Rose was 40 miles off the North Carolina coast over the wreck of the passenger steamer Pulaski lost for nearly 180 years. Once the waves grew the Blue Water Rose had to come in. “The guys watch…
Read MoreObservation and Problem-Solving
Trey Moore’s unique perspective on design informs both his teaching and his artistic work. Though we are still sometimes reticent about speaking of technology and art in the same breath contemporary artists of a wide variety are exploring the connections between technological innovation and artistic practice. And while many are dealing with this relationship literally…
Read MoreCEO of the ABC
Marnina Queen is the board CEO of the ABC. One way she handles the pressure of running such a high-profile operation is by playing her vintage Lyle guitar.
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