Tag Archives: Southport NC

Life in Full Bloom

As the red and pink blossoms of azaleas peek out for the first time this year, the Southport Spring Festival will get underway to welcome the warmth and sunshine Easter weekend. Musical entertainment, children’s activities, and the annual Kiwanis plant

Let’s Roll!

As the streets of Southport start filling up with more and more people, one thing being added this year is a daytime tour company to take residents and visitors through the history and beauty of the City of Southport. There

Big-Easy Flavor

The town of Oak Island burst with New Orleans flavor as the second annual Mardi Gras by the Sea Festival gumbo cook-off began boiling. Folks ushered into Flying Fish Cafe and encountered five types of gumbo—ranging from the brothy to

Local Cartoons

Do you remember when Oak Island was Long Beach? Robin Schuster, the community center manager for the Town of St. James does! Check out her cartoon about the good ol’ days here, and be sure to leave a comment about

Legal checklist for newlyweds

By: Grant Steadman and Rick Parrotte, local attorneys at law The months preceding and following a marriage are an exciting and busy time in a couple’s life. Among the hustle and excitement, it is important for a newlywed couple to

Sweet Serendipity

When architect Stephanie Seeber, then Stephanie Van Noordt, first began spending time with Don Seeber, she wasn’t looking for love or even a deep friendship. She was only extending a kindness she’d been bestowed years before. As she suffered through

How Much is Enough?

Planning a wedding is one of life’s great pleasures and great frustrations. One way to cut expenses without cutting corners is to choose a venue that allows you to provide your own beverages. You can also provide a better quality

Cater Away

A wedding is not only a celebration of a couple’s love but should also be a celebration of things the couple loves together. As for dining, it is an opportunity to enjoy a bride and groom’s favorite cuisine and to

A Storyteller’s Song

What: Rupert Wates When: Thursday, February 28 Doors: 6 p.m. • Show: 7 p.m. Where: Playhouse 211 4320-100 Southport-Supply Rd. St. James, NC Cost: $12-15 Info: www.playhouse211.com Gently yet rapidly picking his handmade Irish acoustic guitar, Rupert Wates serenades his

Think Outside the (Chocolate) Box

 

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