Category Archives: 2023 July

2023 4th of July Festival Schedule

The North Carolina 4th of July Festival is nothing if not huge. With so much to do, you’ll have to plan ahead to make sure you hit all your favorites, and sample a few new events as well. Here is

Oak Island Beach Day 2023

Our national founding isn’t the only birthday we celebrate during the NC 4th of July Festival. On Saturday, July 1, the Town of Oak Island celebrates 24 years since Yaupon Beach and Long Beach joined together with Beach Day, a

Beach Bowl: Oak Island’s Newest Beach Game

Don’t be surprised this summer if while you’re relaxing with your crew at the beach, a woman comes over and challenges you to play a form of beach Skeeball. Say yes. It’s tremendous fun, and you’ll be helping a neighbor.

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,