up front
This year’s market was the real deal.
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IN the wildest
year any genera-tion
has seen, the
local real estate
market — already
red hot — went
completely crazy. Any
square foot of dirt was
a pot of gold. Appre-ciation
and sales were
through the roof
as buyers swarmed
the market, hungry
to purchase. Many
entered into bidding
wars to secure their
slice of the golden
pie we call home.
Enjoy our annual
look back at the
incredible sales in
Brunswick, Pender
and New Hanover
counties.
We also have a
flood insurance
primer from a respected insurance professional who takes what can be a frustrating topic and makes it easy to understand.
With health concerns at the peak of awareness, we offer a provoking look to natural ways to get that all-important blood
oxygen level up and keep it there.
Don’t miss our look at surprise avian guests. A flock of glorious white pelicans, that may have been lost or blown off
course, visited just before Christmas.
Robert Rehder has a doubleheader in this issue. He writes a thrilling and chilling true tale of a near nuclear detonation
over Goldsboro, North Carolina. Many details remained classified for more than five decades. And for our outdoorsmen
and women, fishing for speckled trout in the winter. There is also an intriguing true Fish Tale of the biggest flatfish (Pacific
halibut) we’ve ever seen.
Take a fresh look at Wrightsville’s Bordeaux Cottage in the historic square. The displays are really special in this newest of
the living history museums the town has to offer.
February is sweethearts’ month, and a perfect time to be reminded that we need more love in this world. The love chapter
of the Bible, 1st Corinthians 13, says what deep in our hearts we all know: the greatest gift, love, is the motivator of our lives.
We can have everything in the world, but without love, it profits us nothing. One day it will all vanish, but love will endure
throughout eternity. Live like it’s your last day!
Happy month.
Pat’s hair by Frank Potter, styled by Mason Chandler, makeup by Regan Daughtry all from Bangz Hair Salon and Spa.
What the world needs now, is LOVE. Pat Bradford taking aim in Burnt Mill Creek Park, Wilmington.
ALLISON POTTER