July 2018

By Jim Dodson This is a story about two beautiful dogs, one that I’ve known for a decade, the other for less than an hour. One is my canine soul mate — my God Dog, as I think of her. The other [...]

The big bird in the sky By Susan Campbell Very large birds flying high in the sky tend to get people’s attention — even if they are not birdwatchers. Here in North Carolina we have a number of [...]

A history of the psychedelic ’60s By Stephen E. Smith The stoner who said “If you remember the ’60s, you weren’t really there” got it wrong. Most of us who lived through those times recall what [...]

By Ash Alder Trumpet creeper is blooming. In the kitchen, tea is steeping on the stovetop — sugar bowl on the table — and Papa’s shucking sweet corn on the front porch.  July is sensuous, [...]

By Chris E. Fonvielle Jr. Hope springs eternal! The old adage was on the minds of members of the Public Archaeology Corps when they met with city officials and a representative of a real estate [...]

There is no need for fancy cooking at the beach, especially when local shrimp are running By Jane Lear There is something freewheeling about beach house cookery. All the familiar props, from [...]

Action-packed planets rule the July Sky By Astrid Stellanova Mother Nature provides far more reasons than fireworks on the Fourth to look skyward, Star Children! Come July 15, a crescent moon [...]

Summer Boy The summer we were seventeen I watched you in the sun. Blond and blue Beside the pool Teasing girls you hardly knew. Jackknife off the high dive — Daring other golden guys. I watched. [...]

Mutiny on the Battleship The Caine-Mutiny Court-Martial, based on Herman Wouk’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Caine Mutiny, has been adapted by the Thalian Association Community Theatre [...]

A few minutes with Pam Sander of the StarNews By Dana Sachs Pam Sander Job: Executive Editor, Wilmington StarNews First moved to Wilmington: 1986. Then left. Then came back again Favorite spots: [...]