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With polling lead, U.S. Senate candidate visits Wrightsville Beach to tout environmental record
A leading challenger for one of North Carolina’s U.S. Senate seats visited Wrightsville Beach last Sunday to promote her environmental views and present her...
24-hour paddle fundraiser sees donations double
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By Jennifer Fisk
Intern
In between her sessions of the 24-hour paddleboard event last Saturday in Wrightsville Beach, Tracy Skrabal was staffing the donations tent when...
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...
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...
Blockade Runner to re-open Valentine’s Weekend
Blockade Runner Beach Resort, a historic landmark and oceanfront icon of North Carolina for 55 years, announced it will reopen in time for Valentine’s...
Flotilla organizers encouraging boat entries, seek other prize money sponsors
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While organizers seek to encourage entries for boats, the North Carolina Holiday Flotilla has again secured the Blockade Runner as the host site for...
Wrightsville Beach marketing committee looks for ways to make larger impact
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By Allyson Beckman
Intern
Correction: An early version of this story inaccurately attributed a quotation to John Andrews.Â
Seeking to make more of an impact in local...
After cancer fight, local team finds faith in 24-hour Wrightsville Beach paddleboard fundraiser
Throughout the day and night on Saturday, paddleboarders criss crossed the waters of Banks Channel in Wrightsville Beach, fulfilling a mission to complete 24...
Cooper to urge White House to exempt North Carolina from offshore drilling at Monday Wrightsville Beach event
By Mel Beasley
Intern
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper will use Wrightsville Beach as a backdrop for a press event this Monday opposing the White House’s...
PHOTOS: Swing dancing lights up Lumina Daze
Lumina Daze is popular for its celebration of Wrightsville Beach history, usually expressed through the shag dance that has become the dance of the...
