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Walk With the Birds
Audubon volunteers spot the way to nesting birds and chicks.
Read MoreFounding Foodie
On the 243rd birthday of the United States of America we reminisce on the choices the third president of our young country brought home from France. This fourth of July when you pop a french fry into your mouth indulge in a side of mac and cheese cool off with a scoop of ice cream…
Read MoreTrending: Leave Your Car Behind
A New E-Bike Frontier Awaits Leave Your Car Behind by Peter Viele Jim Mincher effortlessly breezes by bicycle over the drawbridge nearly every morning through congested traffic from his Harbor Island home to his 45-year-old store Two Wheeler Dealer in midtown Wilmington. But there’s something enviable about his bike. It appears quick — easy even.…
Read MoreAncient Trees
Scientists have identified almost 3 000-year-old trees right here in our backyard on the Black River.
Read MoreTennis Anyone
The nonprofit organization One Love Tennis is renovating the house and property purchased in 2018 that once belonged to Dr. Hubert Eaton Sr. mentor to tennis great Althea Gibson to� be a safe haven providing tennis instruction and academic support to at-risk youth. The exterior was the first priority the tennis court was second. The…
Read MoreBooming Interest: The Mystery of the Seneca Guns
On a calm warm sunny afternoon in mid-March 2019 — from Ocean Isle Beach to Southport and as far inland as Bolivia and Boiling Spring Lakes the windows rattled houses shook and people were startled by two extremely loud booms that sound like cannon fire or bombs. Social media blew up with comments and questions.…
Read MoreJ is for Jam
Whether you fancy strawberry blackberry or muscadine the time is now for creating the ultimate simple summer treat.
Read MoreLet Them Eat Cake
Raleigh pharmacist Doug Bettenhausen died at age 50 in 2013 from Multiple System Atrophy (MSA). This is a rare progressive neurodegenerative disorder sharing similarities with Parkinson’s disease making it hard to diagnose. MSA has no cure no treatment. It affects both movement and the part of the nervous system that controls involuntary action including blood…
Read MoreHonoring Fathers & Sons: Bill Josh & Chris Curry
Brothers Chris and Josh Curry carry a sense of effortless grace humility and good old-fashioned Southern hospitality a legacy passed down from their surf legend father Billy Curry.
Read MoreShorts
Beach Chair Church: Oceanfront every Sunday in the summer Starting May 5 a beachside church service is held Sundays through the summer at the end of CAMA beach access # 4 East Oxford Street in Wrightsville Beach. Worshippers bring lawn chairs or blankets to the 30-minute informal services that start at 8 a.m. The services…
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