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April Zilg, NC/USA, 2021 and 2022 Carolina Cup Graveyard Race Champion. Source: Robert B Butler
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Coveted Carolina Cup titles won by Booth of Australia and USA’s Zilg

May 5, 2022 Guest Author or Contributor

Crossing the finish line just four seconds ahead of four-time champion Danny Ching of California, Australian Michael Booth seized his third title in the grueling 13.2-mile Carolina Cup Graveyard Race. Meanwhile, North Carolina’s April Zilg […]

Cucalorus 2021 image. Source: Marika Adair, Cucalorus Film Festival
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Tickets on Sale Now for 27th Cucalorus Film Festival Nov. 10-14

October 25, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

Cucalorus Film Festival Rumbles into 27th year with Porcupine, Giving Birth to A Butterfly, and more The official schedule for the 27th annual Cucalorus Film Festival has been released and tickets are now on sale […]

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Wilmington, NC: Community to Host 1898 Commemoration Events Nov. 1-10

October 24, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

New Hanover County, North Carolina and the City of Wilmington are joining several local organizations and partners to commemorate the 123rd anniversary of the 1898 Wilmington Massacre and Coup d’état. From November 1-10, 2021, events […]

10th-annual Surfalorus Film Festival is September 22-25, 2021. Source: Dan Brawley, Cucalorus
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Surfalorus Film Festival Hits The Outer Banks with 4 Days Of Film, Music & Surf

July 27, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

Celebrate ten years of the Surfalorus Film Festival, presented by North Carolina Aquariums, during the final weekend of the Eastern Surf Championships, September 22-25, 2021. Surfalorus brings a stacked lineup of films including the trailblazing story of the […]

It’s Owl Good exhibit logo. Source: Airlie Gardens
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It’s Owl Good Art Exhibit On Display at Airlie Gardens

July 9, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

Airlie Gardens will showcase It’s Owl Good from July 9 through December 31, 2021, as its 9th Annual Art Exhibit. This exhibit features ten oversized, fiberglass owl sculptures and each owl has been uniquely decorated, painted, or […]

Logo sourse: Cape Fear Museum of History and Science, Wilmington, North Carolina
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Wilmington, NC: Visit Cape Fear Museum for Science Behind Sports Exhibition

June 12, 2021 Kay Whatley

How fast is your fastball? Do different floor surfaces affect your performance? How do you make a perfect bounce pass? These questions and many more are posed in the new traveling exhibition at Cape Fear […]

NC News. Photos: Frank and Kay Whatley
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Wilmington, NC: Smithsonian “H20 Today” Exhibit Opens at Cape Fear Museum

February 24, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

Water is the most vital resource for life on Earth; no living thing exists without it. H20 Today, a new exhibition at Cape Fear Museum of History and Science, examines the diversity and challenges of global […]

DocuTime 2021 Drive-in documentary on Linda Ronstadt. Source: Mary Bradley, WHQR
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Wilmington, NC: WHQR DocuTime Film Festival Tickets on Sale for Drive-In Film Jan. 30

January 22, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

Saturday, January 30, 2021 marks Wilmington, North Carolina’s 19th annual DocuTime one-day documentary film festival – this year at the Drive-In. DocuTime has established a solid reputation for bringing acclaimed documentaries to the big screen in Wilmington usually with a […]

Design by Peggy Vineyard and Helene Pasin takes 2020 1st place. Photo: Karen Pennington
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Carolinas: Art Inspired Floral Designs to be Showcased Jan. 7-10

December 11, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

Art & The Bloom Floral Design Exhibition Inspired by Art Leading floral designers in North and South Carolina will showcase their floral creations inspired by fine art, January 7-10, 2021. The four-day Art & The […]

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Film Production Resumes in North Carolina

September 16, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

Grant recipients to spend $107 million amid COVID-19 interruptions Five new productions have been approved for North Carolina Film and Entertainment Grants and will start production in the state by the end of October 2020, […]

Long Leaf Park is in Wilmington, NC. Source: New Hanover County Government
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New Hanover County Renames Wilmington, NC Park to Long Leaf Park

July 14, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

At its meeting on July 13, 2020, the majority of the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners approved changing the name of Hugh MacRae Park to Long Leaf Park. The name change is effective immediately. […]

Squirrels! Art Exhibit 2020. Source: New Hanover County/Airlie Gardens
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Artists Needed for Airlie Gardens’ Squirrels! Art Exhibit, Coming July 2020

February 17, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

New Hanover County’s Airlie Gardens is looking for artists, or teams of artists, to decorate, paint, and adorn one of ten oversized fiberglass squirrels for the gardens’ newest art exhibit, Squirrels! The artist-designed, four-foot-tall fiberglass squirrels will be […]

Earth Optimism 2020 Summit logo. Source: Smithsonian Conservation Commons
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Cape Fear Museum Selected to Participate in Smithsonian Affiliates “Earth Optimism Teen Conference”

February 12, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

  Cape Fear Museum of History and Science will host an Earth Optimism Teen Conference on Saturday, March 14, 2020, 12:30-4:30pm, in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution. Local high school students are invited to meet […]

Eastern Wake Fire, Knightdale NC, flags flying at half staff. Photo: Kay Whatley (July 12, 2017)
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Flags at Half-staff for NC Native Spc. Antonio I. Moore

January 27, 2020 Kay Whatley

  Governor Roy Cooper today ordered all United States and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff beginning Monday, January 27, 2020 in honor of Spc. Antonio I. Moore, who lost his […]

2018 First Place Award winner Connie Jo Goodson of Beulaville, NC. Photo: Scott Bittler
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“Art & The Bloom” Returns to Wrightsville Beach Jan. 9-12, 2020

December 30, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Canceled last January following one of the worst hurricanes in state history, leading floral designers in North Carolina will gather at Blockade Runner Beach Resort in Wrightsville Beach to showcase their floral creations inspired by fine art, January 9-12, […]

North Carolina Holiday Flotilla. Photo: courtesy Blockade Runner
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Excellent Weather Conditions Are in the Forecast for Flotilla Week

November 25, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Weather Advisory at Wrightsville Beach, NC Monday: Sunny, 64 high, 44 low, 0% chance of rain Tuesday: Mostly Sunny, 67 high, 50 low, 10% chance of rain Wednesday: Partly Cloudy, 71 high, 49 low, 20% […]

To the Moon: Snoopy Soars with NASA. Source: Barbi Baker, New Hanover County
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To the Moon: Snoopy Soars with NASA Exhibit Open at Cape Fear Museum

November 22, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Cape Fear Museum of History and Science announces the opening of our newest traveling exhibit, To the Moon: Snoopy Soars with NASA. Just before the first man landed on the moon, Charlie Brown and Snoopy […]

Best in Show – Captains Christina, Patrick, and Charlie Hudson – 2018 North Carolina Holiday Flotilla. Source: Ken Oots/Star News
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Flotilla Week and Airlie Gardens kick off the Coastal Carolina Holidays

November 11, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Thanksgiving week, known as flotilla week in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina launches the coastal Carolina holiday season with two long-running traditions, the 36th-annual North Carolina Holiday Flotilla, and Airlie Gardens’ 15th-annual Enchanted Airlie. A highlight […]

NC News. Photos: Frank and Kay Whatley
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WHQR Announces Search for New Wilmington, NC Station Manager

September 11, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The Friends of Public Radio, Inc.’s Board of Directors is beginning a search for a new Station Manager. Michelle Rhinesmith has decided to return to her home state of Florida. A Station Manager job posting […]

Robert and Philicia Marion of Mount Airy win top titles in 2019. Photo: Robert B Butler
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Mount Airy couple earn top awards in US Open Fat Bike Beach Championship

March 24, 2019 Kay Whatley

The 5th-annual US Open Fat Bike Beach Championship was held in Wrightsville Beach “Going into this race, one of our goals is to win it together,” said Philicia Marion in a January interview. “How awesome […]

Sonni Hönscheid at the 2018 Carolina Cup Championship. Photo: Laura Glantz
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World Champ Returning to Carolina Cup to Defend Title

March 12, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

The Carolina Cup is One of the World’s Largest Paddle Festivals Germany’s Sonni Hönscheid, winner of the women’s Paddle League World Title in 2018, returns to North Carolina April 24-28, 2019 to defend her Carolina […]

HeART of the Gardens logo. Source: Airlie Gardens
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Airlie Gardens “HeART of the Gardens” Exhibit: Call to Artists

February 6, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

New Hanover County’s Airlie Gardens is looking for artists, or teams of artists, to decorate, paint, and adorn one of ten oversized fiberglass hearts for the gardens’ newest art exhibit, HeART of the Gardens. Artists may choose to submit […]

A 2018 aerial photo of Blockade Runner Beach Resort, Wrightsville Beach, NC. Source: Robert B Butler
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Blockade Runner Rebounds from Hurricane Damage, Reopens Valentine’s Weekend

January 24, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

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 Weekend. Blockade Runner closed in September to repair substantial damages sustained […]

The North Carolina Holiday Flotilla. Photo courtesy of Ned Leary Photography
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The Show will Go On: NC Holiday Flotilla and Enchanted Airlie to Open Thanksgiving Weekend

November 16, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

Just two months following a direct hit by Hurricane Florence, two nationally renowned holiday attractions return to Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, in November. “The show will go on,” stated Linda Brown, Committee Chair […]

The Night of the Griots storytelling event flyer. Source: Mary Bradley, WHQR Gallery
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Special Evening of Storytelling at MC Erny Gallery on Oct. 25

October 22, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

WHQR will host “The Night of The Griots: Family, Community, Inspiration, Hope” on October 25, 2018, 7-8:30pm. The public is invited to this free event, to be held in the newly renovated MC Erny Gallery, 254 […]

Blockade Runner is a popular place to stay at Wrightsville Beach. Photo: Courtesy of Blockade Runner Beach Resort
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Hurricane Florence Closes North Carolina Landmark for Renovation

October 10, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

The Blockade Runner Beach Resort, a North Carolina landmark and icon of Wrightsville Beach for 55 years, announced today it will close for renovations due to damages sustained from Hurricane Florence. Said Mary Baggett, co-owner […]

Source: Jessica Loeper, New Hanover County (NC)
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Food Waste Accepted at New Hanover County’s HazWagon Starting Aug. 6

August 5, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

Beginning Monday, August 6, 2018, New Hanover County residents can bring unpackaged food waste in reusable containers to the county’s HazWagon. The food waste will be transported to the New Hanover County landfill for composting. New […]

Concrete castings re-used as artificial reef materials. Source: NC Department of Marine Fisheries
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NC Artificial Reef Program to Unveil Reef Enhancement Plan at Public Meetings

August 2, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries’ Artificial Reef Program will hold four public meetings in August to provide information and solicit public comment on a proposed four-year artificial reef enhancement plan. At each meeting, […]

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The Strange-ness: Creepy, Sad, or Just Humans Having Fun with Curiosity Rover

November 6, 2015

According to NASA, part of the make-up of NASA’s Curiosity rover is the ability to sing “Happy Birthday” every year on the anniversary of its Mars landing. The Rover celebrates its birthday on August 5. […]

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The Strange-ness: Missing Garner NC Radioactive Tool Recovered

August 25, 2017

 A measuring tool with a radioactive component was recovered Friday, August 25, 2017, after it was reported missing Thursday evening from a Garner NC construction site. The device’s disappearance spurred a recovery effort by the […]

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The Strange-ness: NUFORC Data Shows North Carolina #12 in UFO Sighting Reports

November 19, 2019

Compiled by Kay Whatley, Editor The National UFO Reporting Center, or NUFORC, contains UFO sighting reports for the State of North Carolina going back to the mid-20th century. According to NUFORC data, North Carolina ranks […]

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