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Monthly Archives: February, 2017
Returning champion to defend title at fat bike beach race
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By Taylor Doss
Intern
In its third year, the U.S. Open Fat Bike Beach Championships will feature the return of one of the top bikers in...
From a last place finish to newspaper publisher – My path to Wrightsville Beach
My journey to Wrightsville Beach started after I crossed the finish line dead last.
Exhausted, having just run four miles between the piers and paddleboarded...
C-SPAN to bring Wilmington to a national audience
By Johanna Ferebee
Contributing Writer
The secrets of Wilmington’s past will soon be be spilled to a national audience when public affairs network C-SPAN will reveal...
February weather continues to impress – Hook, line & sinker
One could not ask for much better outdoor weather than our area has experienced the past couple of months, but especially February in particular....
PHOTOS: Waves, weather draw crowds to Wrightsville Beach
With summer like temperatures approaching 80 degrees, the unseasonably warm late February weather once brought crowds to Wrightsville Beach today. Sizable waves also brought...
PHOTOS: Hospitality ‘Olympics’ pits restaurants, hotels in friendly competition
While some withered and sank in the waters of Banks Channel on Sunday, others managed to keep their cardboard crafts afloat as their teammates...
Mason Inlet catching more boaters
More boaters are getting stuck navigating Mason Inlet and the problem could become worse soon, according to a local tow boat service.
The dredging that...
Chat with the Chief tonight at 6 p.m.
Wrightsville Beach Police Chief Dan House will deliver an update on the department, release quarterly crime statistics and be available to answer questions from...
Passing of the torch
By Staff
Lumina News publisher/editor Pat Bradford has turned the weekly newspaper’s publishing and ownership over to news director Terry Lane. Bradford, 63, founded Lumina...
New parking contract would replace meters
As part of a proposal to renew its contract with Lanier Parking Solutions, Wrightsville Beach moved forward with plans to upgrade the town’s electronic...