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Make Mine a Double With a splash of Geritol By Annie Gray Sprunt “Call Dickie Andrews! Call Dickie Andrews!” was the early-morning mantra of my grandfather for the last several years of his life. [...]

Pied-Billed Grebe A charismatic swimmer By Susan Campbell Here in North Carolina, winter is the season for waterfowl. On the coast we have multiple species of loons and geese, as well as more [...]

March This month’s five essential dates 3/6 – 9 Now in its fourth year, Cinema Sisters International Film Fest is a celebration of narrative films and documentary works from women around [...]

A Springtime Soup Yes, the sun is stronger and the days are longer. But when the breeze picks up, it’s easy to remember that the chill of winter is still behind it — which is why we crave food [...]

As spring approaches, the curtain lifts Story & Photograph By Virginia Holman When my family moved to Carolina Beach over a decade ago, I noticed something a bit odd: The weather on the [...]

In 1970s Moscow, Martha Peterson led a double life — embassy worker by day, CIA agent by night By Kevin Maurer Martha Peterson let the hollowed-out log fall to the base of a lamppost outside a [...]

A Close Shave What’s old may be new By Clyde Edgerton If I use a plastic drinking straw, I get grief from my family. As I should. So I decided to stop using plastic straws and plastic razors — [...]

The Quest Excerpt from Tuxedos and Pickup Trucks: Forever Riding on the South Wind By Bill Thompson It may sound too sentimental, but horses have probably had as much influence on my life as any [...]

Fred Flynn has been the spirits director and head barman at the acclaimed Wilmington restaurant manna since early 2019. A seasoned professional in the hospitality industry for more than 20 years, [...]

In Porters Neck, a young family finds a perfect site for their new coastal contemporary house — at the tip of a peninsula overlooking Futch Creek By William Irvine   •   Photographs By Rick [...]