April 2018

A hymn to a few of my favorite (spring) things Story and Photographs by Virginia Holman When we moved to the Cape Fear region nearly 15 years ago, I complained each spring and fall that I “missed [...]

April is Azalea Festival month in Wilmington. Here are the winners of this year’s High School Writing Contest, as selected by the Azalea Festival committee. Congratulations to Katherine Neilsen [...]

Bright and cheerful — a true sign of Southern spring By Susan Campbell “Chirpity, chirpity, chirpity, chirp.” Or is it “teakettle, teakettle, teakettle, tea”? Or maybe it’s more like [...]

How carbonated water can bring your “mocktail” to the next level By Tony Cross At the beginning of the year, some folks embark on the journey known as “Dry January.” Maybe some of you reading [...]

An ode to Cape Fear azaleas By Barbara J. Sullivan Quick! Word association game. What comes to mind when you see the word “azalea”? Funnel cakes? Marching bands? Sleeveless gowns with long white [...]

Three generations of a busy family turned to designer Liz Carroll to transform their house on Figure 8 Island into a serene retreat that’s easy to share By William Irvine   •   Photographs by [...]

The 1st Earl of Wilmington finally has his say As a fellow Britisher sang many years later, please allow me to introduce myself, I’m a man of wealth and taste. It’s a trifle odd that I have to [...]

A supernatural risk for John Hart By D.G. Martin John Hart, who grew up in Salisbury, is the author of five New York Times best-sellers, The King of Lies (2006), Down River (2007), The Last Child [...]

71st Annual North Carolina Azalea Festival North Carolina’s largest festival of its kind and Wilmington’s premier community celebration is here. The Azalea Festival is a Wilmington institution, [...]

Veteran film seamstress Mache Mitchem’s remarkable career By Dana Sachs Not long ago, Mache Mitchem had a conversation about retirement with one of her colleagues. “Mache,” the woman said, “I [...]