Love Apple

A warm-from-the-sun vine-ripened tomato: is there anything more emblematic of summer? Five different Wilmington chefs say no way and share their favorite recipes for the juicy garden-fresh gems.

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The Painter’s Mother

Many people are familiar with the painting but few know the story of the subject Anna McNeill Whistler and her connection to Wilmington North Carolina. Get a glimpse inside the life of Whistler’s mother and the creation of her unusual portrait.

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Macey

Twenty-five years ago a Masonboro Island sand dollar hunt led one family to discover a limp flightless seagull. The gull named Macey became a companion to then 8-year-old William Gwathmey. Share this family’s inspirational and hilarious story.

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Swimmers and Cows

Clinton North Carolina artist Peter Butler has a love for the manners and culture of the South — along with its cows. His tranquil depictions of oblivious bovine subjects and hominid swimmers are buoyed in the peaceful world of water.

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By the Sea

With a palette of seaglass green aquamarine sky blue and crisp white the Becks created a serene beach-like feel inside their Landfall home. Step inside their soothing abode to soak in the calm of the natural colors of the coast.

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The Sweet Life: 36 Hours in Hillsborough

Wrightsville Beach Magazine publisher/editor Pat Bradford and her pug Bella embark on a road trip to the culturally vibrant town of Hillsborough North Carolina. Travel along with them as they discover this city’s best-kept secrets and its streets where locals stop to say ‘hey’ and enjoy the slower pace of life.

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Under the Hillsborough Sun

A team of Hillsborough’s inspired chefs created an eclectic menu for this table-to-farm meal representing the town’s finest dining options. Pull up a chair to sample the feast by Gephart Catering LaPlace Antonia’s Radius and Matthew’s Chocolates.

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Cherry Dairy

Maple View Farm is the home of black-and-white Holsteins whose fresh milk is glass bottled in whole skim chocolate and other varieties along with homemade ice cream. Stop by the country store and agriculture center for a double dip and a peek inside the workings of a modern dairy farm.

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