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Rebirth of the Burgwin-Wright House By William Irvine   •   Photographs by Rick Ricozzi John Burgwin was a mover and shaker in Colonial North Carolina. Born in Hereford, England, in 1731 and [...]

And the art of being remembered By Bill Thompson My friend J.B. had wanted me to come by to see him, so I did. It wasn’t easy getting to his house. I had to leave the paved road and follow the [...]

By Ash Alder September is the golden hour of summer. Soon, the squash blossoms will disappear. Ditto fresh okra, watermelon, sweet corn and roadside stands. The crickets will grow silent, and the [...]

An oral history recounts the grim realities of slavery By Stephen E. Smith Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo” is an oral history as told by Cudjo Lewis, a 95-year-old former slave who [...]

At Bespoke Coffee and Dry Goods By Wiley Cash Photographs By Mallory Cash Bespoke Coffee and Dry Goods at the corner of Princess and 2nd streets in downtown Wilmington seemed like a good place to [...]

Nothing says Southern cooking more than a plate of fried green tomatoes By Jane Lear The tomato is a tropical berry — it originated in South America — and so it requires plenty of long, hot sunny [...]

A new mentorship program grows interest in beekeeping across the Cape Fear region By Virginia Holman When I was a girl, bees weren’t kept by my neighbors. Bees were common and everywhere — [...]

Watson Brown’s eye for the beauty of backroads North Carolina By William Irvine For Watson Brown, it was all about coming home. After a successful 30-year career as a city planner in Tarboro and [...]

Finding meaning in the universe, however large or small By Jim Dodson While digging out an old flower bed this summer I found, of all things, a beautiful blue marble buried more than a foot deep [...]

Dragon Power! A part of Chinese culture for more than 2,500 years, dragon boat racing is now a worldwide competitive sport. On Sept. 14 and 15, the sixth annual Carolina Beach Dragon Boat and [...]