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Great Egrets abound in breeding season By Susan Campbell Spring fever is upon us; it’s time for the breeding season! Here in coastal North Carolina we have some 16 species of waders that spend [...]

How the Wells Fargo Championship picked Wilmington’s Eagle Point By Jim Moriarty When the circus comes to town it brings a big tent, some high wire acts and a lot of attention. When the Wells [...]

Crook’s Corner Bar & Café honors a terrific debut novel By D.G. Martin More than a thousand books connected to North Carolina are published each year. There is no way to read them all or even [...]

Read before wearing By Isabel Zermani Merging fashion and all things literary, the New Hanover County Public Library hosted its third annual design contest and runway show for teens (ages 13–18) [...]

Things That Go Crunch in the Day Wilmington is akin to the Bermuda Triangle or Gilligan’s Island for a number of reasons, and one may be our affinity for carnivorous plants. Yes, pitcher plants, [...]

They picked a historic house — or did it pick them? By Isabel Zermani   •   Photographs by Rick Ricozzi “Everybody comes here by accident,” says Sydney Penny, actress and former Azalea Festival [...]

The adventures of Dram Tree Shakespeare continue with comedy By Nicholas Gray When Dram Tree Shakespeare thrust forth into our flourishing theater scene in 2015 with their inaugural production of [...]

Hollywood transplants create an oasis of relaxation artfully tucked behind a classic downtown Colonial Revival By William Irvine   •   Photographs by Mark Steelman O30ne of the most beautiful [...]

How several veteran performers ran away from the circus — and made Wilmington home sweet home By Mark Holmberg When it comes to towns where circus people come home to roost, the biggies are [...]

A gentle plea for local support By Clyde Edgerton A few years ago, the first board chair of the young Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County was called away after a short time at the [...]