Growing up in Texas, Troy Knight had no questions about what was considered barbecue. It was beef brisket, of course. But when he married a North Carolina girl and came here, most people disagreed with him. Barbecue was pork. Knight
This year you can celebrate Leap Day with a leap into the ocean on Oak Island, and it’s all for a great cause. The Brunswick County Special Olympics Polar Plunge is more than just a winter dive into the sea,
Born on the Italian Riviera in Imperia, Italy in 1956, local artist and Brunswick Community College painting instructor Joseph Bardani Gargagliano has had a life-long love for all forms of art. As young children, Joseph and his brother Franco lived
Just steps from the beach, the town-owned 801 Ocean Events Venue just may be the perfect place for your next celebration. When did you open, and who is the owner(s)? Do you have a background in this type of business?
Though they passed away years ago, George and Edith Vanderbilt might still be enjoying the lavish lifestyle of the Biltmore House outside Asheville. Some visitors there claim to have seen George’s shadowy figure in the library when there is a
The Sergei Foundation Dog Games are coming to Southport’s Yacht Basin on Saturday, March 21 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. This year’s event has moved to the springtime rather than the November timeframe last year. ““We wanted to get
In the winter of 1865, Fort Anderson, known as The Gibraltar of the South, was all that stood between Union forces and the port of Wilmington. The end of the Civil War was in sight. By dawn of February 19,
The good times are set to roll on Oak Island at the 2020 Oak Island Mardi Gras by the Sea Parade and Festival on Saturday, March 7. here the festival and car show await on the Middleton Park soccer fields.
This story submitted by a reader simply defines what makes this place so special. From moving to your vacation spot to finding love in a chance meeting to, well, PIRATES, we thought this tale screamed Southport. I have to tell
Story By Lisa Stites The cast of characters at Walt Disney World are known for giving guests happy memories that last a lifetime. One Leland couple who worked there years ago took their role as memory makers a bit further