November 2018

Romance, Recklessness and Destiny For the November-born, excitement is written in the stars By Astrid Stellanova Creative Ole Abe was an Aquarian, like four other notable U.S. Presidents. But [...]

After the Storm Over cold ones at Flying Machine, writer Kevin Maurer remembers the impact of Hurricane Florence By Wiley Cash   •   Photographs by Mallory Cash When I moved to Wilmington in [...]

The Wisdom of Stars When in doubt, look up . . . and within By Jim Dodson “When I have a terrible need of — dare I say, ‘religion’? — then I go outside at night and paint the stars.” — Vincent [...]

Forster’s Tern Acrobats of the autumn air By Susan Campbell It is the cooler time of the year — and not when you would expect to see terns along our coastline. In summer, there is an abundance of [...]

The New French Re-imagining a classic plantation house at Shandy Point By William Irvine   •   Photographs by Rick Ricozzi Shandy Point is one of the most scenic neighborhoods in Wilmington. A [...]

Sugar Redux Upping the dessert drink game By Tony Cross We’ve all been there. The server walks over to your table, dropping off dessert menus after you and your friends have finished stuffing [...]

The Art of  Letting Go With self-effacing charm and the soul of an artist, Wilmington-born Anne Brennan has transformed the Cameron Art Museum into a Cape Fear treasure By Jim Moriarty Photograph [...]

Civility Lives Every kind word helps By Bill Thompson I don’t believe civility is dead although some folks already mourn its passing. Reports in the media notwithstanding, I like to think that [...]

Go Fly a Kite Join hundreds of serious kite flyers for the 13th annual Cape Fear Kite Festival, which is open to amateurs and professionals alike. Organized as a “fun fly” without competition or [...]

It’s a Sign A conversation with two small friends By Clyde Edgerton In a recent Star News letter to the editor, the writer suggested that the presence of a “Thank You, Jesus!” sign in a certain [...]