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We Are Not James Harriott
By Dr. Ali Travis, River Road Animal Hospital It doesn’t seem that long ago that we practiced medicine like James Herriot, the famed British veterinary surgeon who treated all comers in the countryside with experience and ingenuity, but little else.
Showing A Holiday Home
By Patty Langer Growing up in a historic New England town, Christmas was always my favorite time of year. The season was defined by old colonial houses with candles in every window, wreaths hung on front doors, and garland draped
Solar Brewing: Oak Island’s First Brewery
Sitting in the newly opened Solar Brewing with the lovely and talented Lisa, two pints of freshly brewed beer on our table, I had a “moment.” You know, one of those times when things just kind of strike you out
Bringing In The Christmas trees
By Ashley Park Before the Halloween candy has even cleared the shelves, the Christmas decorations start rolling out, giving us our first dose of the holiday spirit seemingly earlier and earlier every year. But around here everyone knows it’s not
Holiday Traditions
By Lisa Stites Traditions and holidays go hand-in-hand. Whether it’s having all our favorite dishes on the table or picking out the perfect tree, we all have things we want to be “just so” for our holidays. Recreating our favorite
Prohibition Holidays
By Liz Fuller As hosts and hostesses throughout Southport plan their annual holiday parties, they can take for granted their ability to serve their guests the champagne, wine, beer or liquor of their choice. But of course, that has not
Youth Business Fair
When we walked through the first Southport-Oak Island Chamber of Commerce Youth Business Fair in November of 2019, which feels like a thousand years ago, we were aspiring entrepreneurs, people with a plan and working toward a goal, but not
Meet A Local Author
Everyone deals with the empty nest syndrome in their own way. Cindy Horrell Ramsey became an author and found a new sort of family — veterans who served on the USS Battleship North Carolina. Ramsey’s book ”Boys of the Battleship
Biz Q&A: April Scott, BCC Small Business Center
For this Small Business Month edition of the Biz Q&A we spoke with April Scott, Director of the Small Business Center at Brunswick Community College. April is one of our community’s most enthusiastic supporters of small business and her work
Womanpreneur Summit
The Small Business Center at Brunswick Community College is seeking to help address the specific challenges facing women business owners at its Womenpreneur Empowerment Summit. The three-day event runs all day Nov. 14 and 15 with a networking event to
