9 Presenting the very best of the Cape Fear region for 14 years. 72 FEATURES ON THE COVER 21 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. By Kemille Moore 29 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. By Marietta Muller Gwathmey 36 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. By Amy Kilgore Mangus 42 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. By Lou Anne Liverman 64 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. By Pat Bradford wbm MAY 2014 74 A Choir of Hillsborough Voices: Small-Town Literati Hillsborough has become a haven for some of the literary world’s best known and loved writers, who have trans-formed the town into an artists’ colony. Join them at the community’s independent bookstore, Purple Crow Books. By Elizabeth Woodman 80 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. By Johanna Kramer and Marimar McNaughton 90 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. By Caroline Hood 80 Between gusts of wind that sent flowers and napkins flying, I managed to capture a few frames of the beautiful farm table made possible by VIETRI, Fiore and Fetch. Chef Matt Fox’s goats and chickens kept the production team entertained over the course of the long day of shooting at his farm in March. — Allison Potter DEPARTMENTS 10 Up Front 12 Letters to the Editor 13 Beach Bites 94 Social Seens 98 Tide Chart Advertising Sections 25 Health and Wellness 40 Must Haves 59 Men in Business www.wrightsvillebeachmagazine.com WBM 29 36 42 64 21 90 74
Wrightsville Beach Magazine May 2014
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