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WRIGHTSVILLE WRIGHTSVBEILALCEH B EMAACGHA ZMIANGEAZINE OCTOBER 2022 • VOL. 23 • ISSUE 10 Hello Birdie Adaptive Reuse Honoring Michael Kersting Saniya in Red Saniya’s Style Black Bear Returns Outdoor Spaces Red Wolves
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Michael Kersting
Honoring his legacy
Hello Birdie
Tracking migrating shorebirds
Adaptive Reuse
Transforming a Market Street church
Hometown
Athlete
Comes Home
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Ashley High School graduate Saniya
Rivers practices with the NC State
women’s basketball team in July 2022.
The standout athlete, now back in her
home state, anticipates a successful
season with the Wolfpack.
— PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANDREW YATES/
NC STATE ATHLETICS
27 Into the Wild
By Pat Bradford
Red wolves, once feared extinct
in North Carolina and endangered
throughout the country, are making a
comeback with the help of a captive
breeding program.
31 Return of the Black Bear
By Robert Rehder
Successful wildlife management
efforts have increased the ursine pop-ulation
in North Carolina. That means
increased interactions with humans.
40 Inviting Outdoor Spaces
By Amanda Lisk
Creating an outdoor entertainment
area equipped with a kitchen sees a
significant return on investment. Three
homeowners share their designs of
inviting spaces, perfect for fall enter-taining
and family dinners.
46 Adaptive Reuse
By Amanda Lisk
A historic Market Street church
fellowship hall is transformed into
an industrial-modern office space
bursting with functionality.
52 Eye of the Beholder
By Amanda Lisk
Loose pieces of driftwood along
the Cape Fear River are like finding
gold to artist Helen Doemland.
Her sculptures of river-worn local
woods and paintings of scenes at
Wrightsville Beach are this month’s
Art Treatise.
60 Tasty, Budget-Conscious
Meals
By Fritts Causby
Two of the area’s top chefs share
suggestions for stretching the flavor
of meals without breaking the bank,
along with some favorite recipes.
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