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The largest full moon of the year (which created the highest and lowest tides of the season) peaked through storm clouds over the SunSpree Resort at Wrightsville Beach NC. I had a great time on my “staycation”. Thanks to Ann Marie, Joe and the rest of the friendly staff for a wonderful visit! Notice the [...]

Since I posted “The Glorious Oyster” in September, I have come to understand that it has been published in several Wilmington magazines that the Heck of a Peck Oyster Bar has closed. It has not closed. We just came from a wonderful dinner there where I took this picture of the almost full moon peering [...]

We like to shop the farmers markets and small roadside vegetable vendors. One that we really like moved behind this fence because her stand was hit by a passing car. No one was hurt. This is the only sign she currently has. It has been just as you see it for weeks now with the [...]

Not only has Wilmington NC lead the nation in the “big switch” to digital TV signal, but tomorrow Saturday September 27 you can drop off pretty much any old electronics that has a chord and save our landfills from toxic chemicals. Do the right thing and don’t just through them away. Tomorrow’s drop off is [...]

Author Hector Bolitho wrote in ‘The Glorious Oyster’ (1929), “Oysters are the most tender and delicate of all seafoods. They stay in bed all day and night. They never work or take exercise, are stupendous drinkers, and wait for their meals to come to them.” I love seafood and especially oysters. I love them raw [...]

Want to learn about our area’s most colorful bird, the painted bunting? Join us with host Dr. Jamie Rotenberg ornithologist and from UNCW. Dr. Rotenberg will discuss the PBOT, Painted Bunting Observation Team, study going on through UNCW. Find out about how bird studies are conducted. This free workshop will cover all the basics including [...]

What happens when a world class chef and a master restaurant manager get together? The answer is Mason’s Haunt. Chef & proprietor David Herring and manager Jim Wright are definitely doing it right. They were kind enough to let me roam around the kitchen with them – watch the short video below. All I can [...]

Doug Pray’s documentary SURFWISE posts an intriguing question: just what is the true American dream? By 1956, Paskowitz was successfully rising in the worlds of medicine, sports and politics. He had easily conquered one version the American success story, but his idea of the “dream” found its realization in the then, relatively small nomadic community [...]

Calendars make great gifts any time of the year! Just let me know what month of the year you want to start on and your full 12-month calendar will continue into the next year. My 2008 Calendar with photos I have taken this past year is available here for only $20.00. This is perfect size [...]

I am proud to be a part of this wonderful project. See CooksCanvas.com. Cook’s Canvas 2 the perfect gift for any occasion, but don’t wait as this wonderful cookbook will sell out. Order online or print out an order form for mailing! Cook’s Canvas 2 supports the children’s programs at the Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, [...]

Percy Glaspie was employed at Cape Fear Country for over 50 years as the Green’s Keeper. A self taught golfer and member of the Port City Golf Association. Percy has done it all in golf. His drive and determination has won him numerous trophies. He was the “Tiger Woods” of his era. Come out and [...]

The largest undisturbed barrier island along the southern part of the North Carolina coast is Masonboro Island, located approximately five miles southeast of Wilmington NC. The Masonboro site is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway to the west, Masonboro Inlet to the north and Carolina Beach Inlet to the [...]