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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 […]

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% […]

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 […]

Launch of the elite 6.5-mile Surf to Sound Challenge. Source: Peter Newman/Aerial Images (2017)
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NC Surf to Sound Challenge Returns Following Hurricane Florence Hiatus

September 20, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Canceled last year following one of the worst hurricanes in state history, North Carolina Surf to Sound Challenge rebounds in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina November 1-3, 2019. “Hurricane Florence was a direct hit at Wrightsville […]

Surfers Healing, Wrightsville Beach, NC. Photo: Courtesy D.J. Struntz
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First of Three Epic Surf Gatherings in NC Coming This Weekend 

August 14, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Three headline surf events return to Wrightsville Beach in a span of ten days in August. O’Neill/Sweetwater Pro-Am Surf Fest First up, August 16-18, 2019, one of the largest surf contests on the East Coast […]

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 […]

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 […]

2018 Women's Elite Champion, Philicia Marion of Mt. Airy. Photo: Karen Pennington via NC Press Release
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US Open Fat Bike Beach Race May Double in Size in 2019

January 8, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Already the largest fat bike beach race on the East coast and named one of the Top-20 festivals and events in 2018 by the Southeast Tourism Society, the US Open Fat Bike Beach Championship may […]

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 […]

IndoJax Visually Impaired Surf Camp, Courtesy of Jesse Stephenson
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Special Needs Summer Camp — “If I can surf, I can do anything”

May 26, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

IndoJax Surf Charities is building self-esteem and confidence in children with special needs “If I can surf, I can do anything,” is the axiom of IndoJax Surf Charities, entering its eleventh year of teaching disadvantaged, […]

Start of the 2017 Surf to Sound Challenge. Photo: Peter Newman, Aerial Images ILM
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Surf to Sound Challenge Results for 2017

November 6, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

Canadian Larry Cain and USA’s April Zilg Repeat Victories Following a deceptively perfect launch with ideal weather and sea conditions, the second-half of the 7thaannual Surf to Sound Challenge turned brutal with headwinds of 15-20 […]

Airlie Gardens' Enchanted Airlie. Photo courtesy of Brett Cottrell, NHCNC
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Airlie Gardens, Fireworks, Flotilla to Launch Carolina Holidays

October 25, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

Flotilla Week Launches The Carolina Holidays Nov. 22-26 in Wrightsville Beach By Janine Powell (Enchanted Airlie, Airlie Gardens) and Shannon Friedrichs/Linda Brown (North Carolina Holiday Flotilla) Thanksgiving week, known as flotilla week in Wrightsville Beach, […]

Three-time Chattajack and four-time Surf to Sound Champion Larry Cain. Photo: Warren Won
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Olympian Larry Cain Returning for North Carolina Surf to Sound Challenge

October 4, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

By Mark Schmidt, wrightsvillebeachpaddleclub.com Larry Cain is a paddle monster. At age 21, Cain captured the Gold medal in sprint canoe for Canada in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic games. Today, at age 54, Cain […]

Jaylen Stanley with instructor Jack Viorel – Courtesy of Jesse Stephenson.
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Oprah Winfrey Network to Feature NC Charity on Aug. 12

July 30, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

World Premiere in North Carolina on August 10 By Robert B Butler, www.RBButler.com The Hero Effect, a one-hour documentary-series on the Oprah Winfrey Network, spotlights North Carolina’s Indo Jax Surf Charities on Saturday, August 12, 2017, […]

Annabel Anderson – 5-time winner of the Carolina Cup Graveyard Race. Credit: Samantha Black.
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Top Ten Results Released for 2017 Carolina Cup

April 25, 2017 Kay Whatley

Annabel Anderson of New Zealand Earns 5th Carolina Cup, Titouan Puyo of France Repeats in Men’s Division By Mark Schmidt (Wrightsville Beach Paddle Club) and Robert Butler (www.RBButler.com) “Winning once is hard, performing and winning consistently […]

2016 Carolina Cup Elite Champions: Annabel Anderson, New Zealand; Titouan Puyo, France. Source: Robert B Butler.
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Carolina Cup joins World Standup Paddleboard Tour

March 21, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Mark Schmidt (Wrightsville Beach Paddle Club) West Marine Carolina Cup, the world’s largest gathering of professional and amateur standup paddleboard athletes, has added the World Paddle Association’s World SUP Tour in 2017. The World […]

Carolina Cup file photo courtesy of Lumina News.
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“Biggest paddle race in America” Returns to NC

March 28, 2016 Kay Whatley

Scheduled for April 19-24, 2016 at Wrightsville Beach Released by Robert B Butler, ncpressrelease.org “I look forward to the Carolina Cup paddleboard race each year,” said Travis Grant of Australia, 2015 male champion in the Cup’s elite […]

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Barn owl. Source: NC Wildlife. Credit Peter K. Burian
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NC Wildlife Seeks Public’s Help in Barn Owl Sightings and Nest Box Placement

August 2, 2019

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is asking the public to report any sightings of barn owls to the agency. Commission biologists are seeking barn owl observations to help them learn more about habitat needs […]

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By Kay Whatley The definition of cavalier is “showing a lack of proper concern”. Climbers in Nepal have been cavalier — reportedly dropping their trash on Mount Everest for years. Nepal is now telling these […]

A colony of Adélie penguins in Antarctica. Researchers used the chemistry of penguin poo preserved in these sediments to reconstruct 6,000 years of Antarctic Ocean circulation. Credit:  Yuesong Gao
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Preserved Penguin Poo Reveals Past Antarctic Ocean Circulation Changes

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Shifts from feast to famine contributed to Adélie penguin population boom or bust over 6,000 years Preserved penguin poo may be the key to connecting past Antarctic Ocean conditions and penguin populations, shedding light on how the […]

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