Category Archives: Currents
Cover Competition!
Back by Popular Demand! Southport Magazine is having another cover competition! August is our ART issue and we want to showcase a local artist on our cover! One entry per artist please! Send you entry to editor@southportmag.com Your art can
Reuse, Recycle, Repeat; Turning Trash into Treasure
The Painted Mermaid opens second location Story by Carla Edstrom My mother was born in 1931 during the Great Depression. Growing up in that era brought about a certain mentality to most Americans – all about saving. She always liked
Easy Recycle Tips
Doing your part is simple; here’s how Doing your part to help the environment is easy. Now some people go full speed, installing solar panels, composting toilets, wind generators and electric cars! YES! That is great. But some of us
Spring Fest is Here
Arts, Crafts, Plants and Family Fun Story by LISA STITES Spring right into the season with a fun-filled day at the Southport Spring Festival on Easter weekend. Activities scheduled on Friday, March 30 and Saturday, March 31 will keep families
April Fun for All
A breath of fresh Spring air for April activities Story by LISA STITES Spring is about new growth, renewal and fresh starts. There are plenty of opportunities this month to fully shed the remnants of winter. Get your body moving
All In Bloom
Spring Into All In Bloom Local garden center brings the blooms all year By Kass Fincher Business partners Kim Everhart and Tina York live in Oak Island and operate All In Bloom Garden Center and Landscapes on Howe Street downtown
The Results are in, and the Maggie Goes to…
The results are in and everyone is a winner in our book! It is with great pleasure that we unveil and announce the winners of the 2018 Southport Magazine Maggie Awards! 2018 marks the fourth year of the Southport Magazine Maggies.
Historic Graves
John N. Smith Cemetery needs your help Story by Ami Brown February is not only the month of Valentines Day, but we also celebrate Black History Month. Southport’s John Smith Cemetery was the segregated burial grounds in the past. There
Baking up Cakes!
The Confectionary delights with wedding day sweets STORY by Kass Fincher Bobbie Blackmon of The Confectionary doesn’t remember when she learned to cook. “I’ve always been a cook,” she relates. “My mom owned a restaurant but I didn’t really bake
Longest Marriages
Two of Southport’s oldest couples give us the scoop on love and making it last. By Kass Fincher Though they didn’t know each other, two of Southport’s longest-married couples shared several things in common – the same ages, a strong
