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Southport Suzie’s – A Sweet Spot for the Whole Family
By Patty Langer What’s better on a hot summer day than a bowl of frozen yogurt and a glass of wine?! You read me right – I said frozen yogurt and wine! That’s what they’re serving at Southport’s coolest new
Brunswick County WWI Veteran Receives Purple Heart
As we celebrate the birth of our nation, it seems natural to pay homage to those who sacrificed and fought to create our country and to protect our freedoms. One such man was recently recognized for his efforts during WWI,
Empty Bowls
In 1990, an art teacher in Michigan unwittingly started what is now a global grassroots movement to end hunger. For the past 33 years, schools, art associations, private artists, and civic organizations have held Empty Bowls events worldwide to raise
Service and Family: A Conversation With Rep Charlie Miller
Growing up in Southport in a family where community service was the norm laid a natural path for N.C. Representative Charlie Miller to follow a similar course. His path has led him a bit further, though — the small-town boy,
Try A Low Country Boil
Summer is here and that means lots of visitors and vacationers in our beautiful beach towns! And THAT means a lot of mouths to feed! We all know it can be tough to get restaurant reservations for a big group
It’s Summer Market Season!
I’ll admit it. Before the pandemic I thought farmers markets were just places hipsters went to virtue signal to each other by spending too much money on produce and handicrafts. Then the world went nuts, being indoors with other humans
Tourism Counts
There’s an episode of “The Simpsons” in which the town of Springfield is celebrating its annual “Snake Whackin’ Day,” during which, as you might imagine, residents whack any snakes they find with sticks. Lisa Simpson tries to put an end
Solstice Arts Fest
Celebrate the Summer Solstice with a day of music, arts and crafts, children’s activities and food trucks at the Solstice by the Sea Festival on Saturday, June 17 from 10 am – 8 pm in Southport’s Franklin Square Park. This
Mad River Tribute Support St. Jude
Dealing with grief is difficult, even when the loved one lost isn’t blood family. When Maureen Panko, one of the employees at Mad River Studio and Store in Southport, lost her life to cancer, owner Gwen Tanner found a way
Maritime Seeks Fishing Exhibit Help
The North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport is designing a new exhibit that showcases the rich history of commercial fishing in the Cape Fear region, and to help tell the full story, museum staff is seeking the community’s help. “We’re
