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CHANGING OUR WORLD TOGETHER ONE FASCINATING STORY AT A TIME.
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21 One Love Goes International
Tennis legend Lenny Simpson’s nonprofit tennis pro-gram,
One Love Tennis, is reaching beyond Wilmington
and going global, creating connections for young tennis
players in both Israel and England. See what’s next for
One Love Tennis, and how it will continue its mission
of growing children through tennis regardless of race,
culture and economic status. By Rachel Logan
24 New Styles in Paint
Alexandra Morse, Allison Hunt Cooper and Gabriel
Lehman, three artists with roots in the Wilmington area,
are pushing the boundaries of paint, each defining a
unique, creative and memorable style. Discover their
eye-catching work and learn what motivates each to
paint outside the lines. By Kathryn Manis
30 With Laughter and Coffee
Amy and Ben Wright have created a stable, safe and
positive work environment for employees with intel-lectual
and developmental disabilities, making their
Wilmington coffee shop a unique and special place.
And one of the delightful unintended rewards is how
the coffee shop interactions are changing the way
people see people. By Claudia Thompson
42 Shifting Sand
When you spread out your towel and settle in to
enjoy a day at the beach, what are you really lying
on and what is below that top layer of sand? Explore
what is present at and below the surface of the sand
and consider the processes that shape the beach
as well as the geological story of our seashore.
By Roger Shew
ON THE COVER
Splash Into Summer
24 & 48
Our cover model, Alexandra
Morse, a diver and artist, gamely
spent more than two hours in
the YWCA Lower Cape Fear pool
with me to capture our July
cover. Thanks go to EL Morea of
Bangz Salon and Shana Ford of
LipSense for Alexandra’s makeup.
See pages 48-51 for more photo-graphs
from our shoot.
— By Allison Potter
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52 Painting the Edges of Memory
When Nicole Kennedy puts brush to canvas, she
creates more than a painting. She forms a visceral
emotional connection, allowing people to see them-selves,
their children or their past in her work. Her
Beach People series, inspired by Wrightsville Beach
revelers, heralds the season of high summer.
By Kathryn Manis
58 A Fisherman’s Life
Sammy Corbett is a lifetime fisherman, a legend
among local watermen. And he’s willing to pass
along what he has learned, along with a fish story
or two. As both chairman of the North Carolina
Marine Fisheries Commission and just about the
nicest guy one could hope to meet, Corbett has
some hilarious tales to tell. By Simon Gonzalez
68 #dreamy316
The Aldredge family’s Figure Eight Island summer
home, from its very inception, earned a fitting social
media hashtag: #dreamy316. Incorporating personal-ized
touches into an open and relaxed theme, the
home is a dream-come-true summer getaway for
this family of five, and a place to build memories
and traditions. By Danielle Boisse
86 Eat Them to Beat Them
The lionfish’s reputation as an aggressive and ven-omous
predator has led to the common belief that
it’s not good for eating. But local fishermen and chefs
say the lionfish is delicious. Serving the white, flaky
fish has the added bonus of ridding local waters of
an invasive species. By Simon Gonzalez
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17 Up Front
18 Shorts
21 Trending
48 In View
52 Art Treatise
93 Social Seens
100 Tide Chart
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32 Gift Guide
57 Gallery Walk
FEATURES
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A FISHERMAN’S
LIFE
Legendary waterman
Sammy Corbett
WITH LAUGHTER
AND COFFEE
The heart behind
Bitty & Beau’s
EAT THEM TO
BEAT THEM
Putting lionfish on
the dinner plate