September 2008
Mercury Rising
The first in-depth story about the threat to the public health and the environmental impact of the proposed Titan Cement plant
on the Northeast Cape Fear River. A lot has been written since. All but the final chapter. By Keith T. Barber
August 2010
Ocean Avenue vs. the Ocean
Once upon a time each summer, about 16 Wilmington families escaped the heat of town by moving into their summer cottages along
Wrightsville’s Ocean Avenue. By the 1920s and 30s, high tides and storms threatened to wash away the beach. Homeowners like the family
of George Clark fought
to protect their Ocean
Avenue properties, but
in the end, there could
only be one winner.
By Gretchen Nash
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WBM december 2012
