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Aug 29, 17 •
153 Views • ARTSY SMARTSY, FEATURE MAIN, Theater, Uncategorized • encore • No Comments
The life leading up to some of our favorite characters are explored in many ways in literature, film and onstage. Take “Wicked,” for example: showcasing the lives of the witches before “The Wizard of Oz.” A few years ago,...
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Aug 29, 17 •
128 Views • Books, EXTRA! EXTRA!, FEATURE SIDEBAR • Gwenyfar Rohler • No Comments
Wilmington’s literary community keeps gaining accolades (two National Book Awards nominees in 2015) and attention in the press. With multiple established publishers in the state (Algonquin, John F. Blair) and new smaller presses gaining traction (Eno, Bull...
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Aug 29, 17 •
123 Views • Art, ARTSY SMARTSY, FEATURE MAIN • Emily Truss • No Comments
In 1998 local artists Pam Toll, Gayle Tustin and Dick Roberts founded the No Boundaries International Art Colony. The annual artist residency on Bald Head Island is coming up on its 20th year of providing artists from all over the world a few weeks of...
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Aug 29, 17 •
113 Views • ARTSY SMARTSY, FEATURE SIDEBAR, Music • encore • No Comments
“A black heart is a dead heart,” punk-rocker Chuck Mosley explains over the phone last week. “A blue heart has just been stomped and beaten, stabbed, chewed up and spit out—but it’s still beating. It’s bruised but it’s not dead.” Mosley,...
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Aug 29, 17 •
103 Views • FEATURE MAIN, Live Local, NEWS & VIEWS • Gwenyfar Rohler • No Comments
“I’ve figured out the ellipse!” Elise called. We turned and looked at her. I was skeptical; we just had an unproductive 20 minutes trying to figure out the alleged ellipse, made of 21 feet of string that ended with me saying, “It’s just not possible...
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Aug 29, 17 •
146 Views • FEATURE BOTTOM, News, NEWS & VIEWS • encore • No Comments
Unclear on the Concept In early August, Volusia (Florida) County Beach Safety officers banished 73-year-old Richard G. Basaraba of Daytona Beach from all county beaches after it was discovered he was handing out business cards to young women, reading...
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Aug 29, 17 •
126 Views • FEATURE SIDEBAR, NEWS & VIEWS, Op-Ed, Views • encore • No Comments
The Wednesday, August 23, four-hour meeting of the state’s Environmental Review Commission—to discuss Chemours’ contamination of the Cape Fear River and drinking water supply for five counties, provided Senator Michael Lee with the floor, twice, with no...
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Aug 29, 17 •
199 Views • FEATURE MAIN, News, NEWS & VIEWS • encore • 2 Comments
Time is short. What a concept to learn in life. We see it firsthand in the growth of kindergarteners turning into college graduates. Just like that, they’re carrying diplomas into adulthood. We smell it in the sweet puppy breath of a bumbling, 6-month-old...
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Aug 22, 17 •
159 Views • EXTRA! EXTRA!, FEATURE MAIN, Food Features, GRUB & GUZZLE, Nonprofit • Shannon Rae Gentry • No Comments
Wayfarer Delicatessen & Bistro closed its doors for the final time earlier in June. However, the space has quietly reopened last week with new tenants Promised Land Kitchen. On the lunch menu last Tuesday was teriyaki chicken with veggies, with coconut...
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Aug 22, 17 •
168 Views • FEATURE SIDEBAR, GRUB & GUZZLE, Restaurant Reviews • Rosa Bianca • No Comments
Freakin’ finally. A lively, exciting place to dine, smack dab on the riverfront. Not to hate on our old-school staples who have been serving shrimp and grits on the downtown water for decades—and not to overlook you, Anne Bonny’s (your shining moment is...
