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Monthly Archives: June, 2016
Chicks hatch at Wrightsville’s south end sanctuary
In Wrightsville Beach’s south end bird sanctuary, black skimmers are looking after their recently hatched chicks while least tern chicks learn to fly. Lindsay...
A mission in Moldova
A friendship has been building between the congregation of Wrightsville Beach Baptist Church and residents of a tiny, landlocked European country called Moldova, and...
Wilmington approves project for Water Street parking
In a not-quite-unanimous vote, the Wilmington City Council took its first step to approve an agreement to redevelop the Water Street public parking deck...
Wrightsville’s new marketing strategies prove successfulÂ
During the past fiscal year, Wrightsville Beach adjusted its marketing strategy to keep up with the public’s ever-changing methods of consuming media, and the...
Wilmington City Council struggles with short-term rental definitions
A staff briefing to the Wilmington City Council did little to draw out a consensus on the controversial topic of short-term rentals in the...
Important dates
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Thursday, June 23
Wilmington Historic Preservation Committee special
meeting on brick streets policy, 5:30 p.m.,
Lord Spencer Compton conference room,
City Hall, 102 N. Third St.
Tuesday, June 28
Wrightsville...
Wilmington screening of Fly Fishing Film Tour will benefit Masonboro
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By Sarah Sullivan
Intern
Tickets are now on sale for a fishing film festival that will raise funds for the local nonprofit organization that helps preserve...
Letter to the editor
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Unprofessional behavior
During the early evening of Monday, June 20, 2016, there was a large number or people — primarily adults — on beach access...
Our thoughts
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By Simon Gonzalez
The annual corn day at the Williams’ farm by the airport took place last Saturday. Friends, family and neighbors came to help...
Hook, line and sinker
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Monday marked the official start of the summer season, but with some of the heat we’ve been experiencing one would think it has already...