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Trail Supporters Set to Converge on Surf City
…Moores Creek National Battlefield, the Holly Shelter Game Land and the beach attractions in Surf City. The event, however, is more than just a showcase for the roughly 270-mile Coastal Crescent Trail, which was designated as part of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail by the North Carolina General Assembly in a unanimous…
A Handy Guide to the State Budget
…31, 2016. (14.21) Beach engineering studies — Directs three studies: (1) DEQ of benefits of beach engineering, reported by 11-1-16 to the NCGA; (2) Register of Deeds in 8 counties, list of all properties and whether owners have N.C. mailing addresses, reported by 11-1-16 to DEQ and NCGA; (3) Dept….
Coach Gilbert takes to the water as others take to the field
…coaching philosophy, and along the way winning two North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association Division 2 championships including, “… last season with a win over our arch-rival Forsyth Country Day School in Winston.” Paul and Rachel Gilbert enjoy a Wrightsville Beach sunset. Photo: Contributed Gilbert’s been teaching history at Cape…
Portion of NC 12 to Close for Construction
…24 to replace two cross pipes under the road. The closure will take place between Delmer Willis Road and Sunset Strip in Frisco. A marked detour route along the beach will be available for four-wheel drive traffic only between National Park Service ramps 48 and 49. Motorists using the detour…
The Starriest Sky on the East Coast
…they know what they’ve missed. Floodlights, streetlights, headlights, door lights, pool lights, security lights, porch lights — all conspire to dim the dazzle of the nightscape. Sunrise, sunset and rainbows may be the sky-candy that never fails to delight, but it is the stars and moon glowing, glittering in vast…
Fall Is Empty Beaches and Showy Skies
…a few weeks of these temperate evenings, though, the water temp drops into the mid-70s. It’s still warmer than the ocean, but that refreshing thing? It’s back. Empty beaches. In North Carolina, we’re lucky to have wide (in places) beaches, stretching to the horizon. During the summer, these beaches can…
Sam’s Summer of the Hummingbirds
…course, the yellow cloudless sulfur butterflies are everywhere to usher in a new fall. As my wife and I walked the beach and waited for the blazing orange ball to extinguish into the horizon, I began to reminisce about the fleeting summer and where all the time went. One event…
Derelict Boats Remain A Local Issue In NC
…this effort, only very strong support.” Wrightsville Beach has in place an ordinance, “Abandoned Vessel Unlawful; Removal Authorized,” which states “A. It shall be unlawful for the registered owner or person entitled to possession of a vessel to cause or allow such vessel to be abandoned as the term is…
“Path from Frisco Campground”
Photo of the Week: June 8-14, 2015 Photograph by Alex Goldstein, of Wilmington. Photographer Alex Goldstein captured this image during a sunset walk to the beach from Frisco Campground on the Outer Banks. This photo was submitted to Coastal Review Online’s photography contest. We want your best shots to tell…
Swim advisories issued for Carteret, New Hanover accesses
…the public access to Banks Channel at the corner of Waynick Boulevard and Sunset Avenue in Wrightsville Beach. Test results there show a running monthly average of 37 enterococci per 100 milliliters of water. The advisories are for waters within 200 feet of posted signs. Testing will continue at the…
Sanctuary’s Possible Expansion Raises Suspicions
NAGS HEAD — Soured by what they view as onerous government restrictions on fishing, boating and beach driving, Outer Banks divers are skeptical of a proposed update of the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary that would include any possibility of future expansion. But sanctuary officials said the draft plan does not…