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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
Art-Full Show & Sale
Fifteen local fine artists are joining forces to host the Art-Full Home Show and Sale, an independent exhibit and sale of fine art and home decor, on Saturday, June 10 at the St. James Community Center, 10 am – 4
Youth Sailing Camp
The best summer youth programs make the most of the local environment, and here in Brunswick County, that includes anything in and around the water. Tying into the regions’s rich boating history, the Cape Fear Yacht Club (CFYC) offers a
