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Parking enforcement starts Friday in Wrightsville Beach
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Wrightsville Beach’s higher parking rate will go into effect this Friday, as visitors will now pay $3 per hour, or $17 per day.
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Artists puts personal touch on Blockade Runner murals, artwork
Working at a feverish pace, a Winston-Salem artist with Wilmington roots provided the vision for the newly-reopened Blockade Runner Beach Resort.
Angelina Taddeucci, a self-taught...
Wilmington City Council recognizes post-Florence contributions of Port City Proud
After raising nearly $100,000 in donations, and saving members of the community as much as four times that amount, the Wilmington City Council on...
Standup paddleboard surf contest to return to Wrightsville Beach
Ready to keep its spot as one of the top surf and paddleboard towns in the world, Wrightsville Beach will once again host a...
With tourist season approaching, Wrightsville Beach businesses spring back to life
South Beach Grill, Blockade Runner, Shell Island Resort all prepare for reopening
Sprawling across a wall in the newly reopened South Beach Grill, the missing...
Wahoo bite drawing anglers from all around
Wahoo is exactly what many offshore anglers in the Cape Fear area have been saying recently, as the prized game fish has been biting...
Mt. Airy Couple aims to sweep top titles at Wrightsville Beach’s Fat Bike Beach Championship
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By NCPressRelease.org
Robert “Fear the Beard” Marion captured the men’s elite title in the 2016 US Open Fat Bike Beach Championship. Two years later, Philicia Marion...
Azalea Festival unveils official 2019 artwork
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The North Carolina Azalea Festival selected Hampstead artist Bergen Deleeuw’s "Wrapped in Blooms" as its official artwork for the 2019 festival. Bergen said she...
Retail unit slated for Atlantic View development in Wrightsville Beach
A business focusing on retail offerings will occupy the commercial space at the Atlantic View condominium complex now under construction by Johnnie Mercer’s Pier...
After announcement of decommissioning, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Diligence returns from patrol
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence returned to Wilmington on Saturday, following a 42-day patrol in the Caribbean and the announcement that it...