The subtle saltwater complexity of oysters provokes an elemental hunger. And there’s no wrong way to eat them By Jane Lear For most folks, their first oyster is a rite of passage, often viewed, [...]
Beneath the fingers of jazz impresario James Jarvis, the keys of any piano produce magic By John Wolfe • Photograph by Mark Steelman Hunched on a worn bench he sits, his face low and focused [...]
Songs I want to hear again By Bill Thompson No matter how hard we try, how much attention we pay to details, how much research we do or how committed we are, we can never create another first [...]
One man’s vision of helping others with “radical hospitality” is spreading common goodness and love across the country Story & Photograph by Virginia Holman Nearly 30 years ago, when my [...]
Something primal awakens within you on the first day of spring. You rake the lawn, re-seed bare patches, feed the compost, prune the fruit trees, repair the wooden trellis, and celebrate the new [...]
The distinguished reign of a poet laureate By Stephen E. Smith I have seen the ones I love leave this world as shadows without wings. The purple martins that come up every year from Somewhere [...]
The circuitous path that led Wilmington artist Joe Seme back to the easel By Jim Moriarty • Photograph by Andrew Sherman Joe Seme is wedged in. The chair at his cramped drawing table creaks [...]
Pull these bottles out of your hat at your next cocktail party By Tony Cross In your lifetime, I’m sure you’ve heard someone say, “Oh, no. I don’t drink (insert tequila, gin or other spirit here) [...]
The Cargo District downtown lifts all boats By J. Michael Welton • Photographs by Andrew Sherman Back in mid-2017, Wilmington-based interior designer Danielle Boisse was looking for new [...]