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on the cover — On January 6, WBM creative director Teresa Kramer and director of photography, Allison Potter,
oohed and ahhed over the USS North Carolina collection of correspondence and momentos that once belonged to love-birds
separated by service to their country. Some of our favorite items were a wedding dress and cake topper from Paul
and Jean Wieser’s marriage celebration. We couldn’t have navigated our way through the collection without the help of
museum services director, Kim Robinson Sincox, and curator of collections, Mary Ames Booker. —Allison Potter
6 Up Front
14 Social Seens
66 Tide Chart
Advertising
Sections
13 Must Haves
42 Health & Wellness
57 Real Estate
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8 Bejeweled
Gemstone bling, fine metal jew-elry
and vintage keepsakes cast in
resin are showcased. Sneak a peak
behind the scenes with Star Sosa,
Mitzy Jonkheer, and Kathy Babb and
Virginia Colantuano in this Artist
Studio trio. By Courtney Houston
18 Odes
A love affair with the Cape Fear
region inspired this collection of odes,
penned by novelists, book authors,
writers and playwrights invited to col-laborate
with director of photography
Allison Potter on this tribute.
24 Love Letters from
the Battleship
The girls next door and the sweet-hearts
waiting on shore inspired
the fighting men of the USS North
Carolina to pour their hearts out on
fine onion skin parchment, sealed
with a kiss. By Michelle Saxton
31 The Lucky Ones
They’ll tug at your heartstrings. Meet
rescued dogs and cats that found a
new lease on life. This ninth annual
People and Their Pets feature might
appropriately be renamed Pets and
Their People. By Jenny Yarborough
36 Best Doctors®
Need a specialist? America’s Top
Doctors’ database compiled by Best
Doctors, Inc. unveils its picks for
Wilmington.
39 In Great Hands
Medical care is one of the fastest
growing industries in America today
and the state of the medical commu-nity
in New Hanover County has never
been more robust. By Jason Frye
47 Sea Change
The data has been analyzed, the
numbers crunched and the results
reported in this annual look back on
the 2011 real estate market. Who
was the market’s top-selling Realtor?
Including the Top 12 county sales,
plus there are more surprises in store.
By Pat Bradford
61 Reservations
The choice of where to dine your
Valentine can befuddle even the most
romantically inclined. With location,
ambience and the cuisine to consider,
we took the guesswork off of your
plate, just make those reservations for
Manna, Jerry’s Food.Wine.Spirits and
The Fortunate Glass. By Cole Dittmer
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