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Monthly Archives: February, 2015
Lecture explores relationships in the post-slavery South, Monday, Feb. 23
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The Bellamy Mansion presents "A Slave No More? Reconstruction Realities," a lecture on the changing relationships between freed slaves and their former owners. Cape Fear...
Civil War symposium tackles issues of sacrifice and legacy, Feb. 27-28
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Confederate widowhood, the cult of sacrifice, and death among black Union regiments are among the topics to be explored during a Feb. 27-28 symposium...
State record falls in Wilmington’s first Race 13.1
Wilmington hosted Race 13.1, a new half marathon series, for the first time Feb. 22, and the race’s scenic course over the cross-city trail...
Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics, Kure Beach Boardwalk, Saturday, Feb. 21
The annual Polar Plunge at the Kure Beach Boardwalk, adjacent to the Kure Beach Pier, includes a plunge in the Atlantic Ocean and proceeds...
Former chairman earns coastal commission’s highest honor
A longtime N.C. Coastal Resources Commission member and former chairman was awarded the commission's highest honor yesterday.
Current chairman Frank Gorham presented former chairman Robert...
Flushing pipes improves town drinking water
Wrightsville Beach’s drinking water could soon be back in compliance with United States Environmental Agency (EPA) standards.
Residents were notified mid-January that water in part...
Streetscaping Wrightsville Beach
A Coral Drive sidewalk, new downtown crosswalks and an additional north end parking lot are a few of the transportation projects the Wrightsville Beach...
Facts, feelings weighed during offshore oil and gas meeting
Questions about benefits and risks assumed by coastal communities if offshore drilling operations set up in the federal waters off the North Carolina coast...
Town finds gray area in regulating alcohol sale
The Town of Wrightsville Beach relies on conditional use permits to regulate many businesses throughout town. But a CUP request during the board of...
