Southport Magazine

The show must go on. We’ve all heard that, but what if the audience isn’t allowed to gather? What if the venues are closed? How do musicians keep reaching their audience? They improvise, of course, and use whatever online options

We had  a chane to connect with Dewayne and Brittany Hedrick at the Southport Tap and Cellar to talk about how they are making the best it. We spoke to them for a Cheers column when they first opened a

Two months after opening The Saucy Southerner, Matt Thorne had to shift gears to turn his new restaurant into a take-out only operation.  “The biggest changes learning to do more with less staff,” Thorne said. “I never know what each

How do you operate a Bed and Breakfast when everyone is being told to stay at home? Suzanne Foster, Innkeeper of La Polena is preparing for a different sort of travel season. What have you done to keep your business

When she had to close the doors to in-store customers Cattail, Cottage owner Pam Sexton took the opportunity to clean, re-organize and even re-paint the store. We loved her knack for making the best of difficulties so we asked her

As the world is trying to make sense of a global pandemic, many small businesses have had to close their doors as social distancing has become our new reality. One of the hardest-hit groups of the self-employed is professional artists

One of our favorite places is the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport. The staff is amazing, the displays are engaging and fun, and there’s always something fun to find in the little gift shop. We spoke to Katy Menne,

Missy Ronquilo is one of those people who just makes us smile. We talked to her about how she is helping people use art to relieve some of the stress of all of this.  What have you been doing to

As Lower Cape Fear LifeCare, like healthcare agencies across the country, faces shortages of PPE, LCFL Board of Directors Member Dave Pearce and his friend and neighbor Jim Gerlach are 3D printing face shields for clinical staff members. Lower Cape

Our lives can be filled with stress each and every day. And with the ongoing pandemic we are facing, many of us are experiencing higher stress levels than ever before. I know I have felt it, what about you? Stress