Food & Drinks
Easy, Crispy Oven “Fried” Chicken
Everyone will love this crispy oven fried chicken recipe – it’s so easy to make but full of ‘fried chicken” flavor! Try serving it with…
Ribeye Roast For Easter Dinner
This Ribeye Roast makes for a delicious, hearty Easter dinner. Treat your family or entertain friends with this delicious main course! Ribeye Roast “The best…
Roasted Carrots with Candied Pecans and Goat Cheese
If you ask me, most vegetables are good, but they’re even better when you add things like cheese and candied pecans to them. With all…
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Roasted Brussels Sprouts
We’ve never met a Brussels sprout we liked until we tasted these. You won’t believe the difference roasting them, instead of boiling or steaming them,…
Easter Morning Recipe: Orange French Toast
Excitement is in the air! Easter is a favorite holiday and there’s no denying that when Spring is in the air! I love the reason…
Easy Pineapple Casserole
This recipe is indeed a crowd pleaser and goes well with EVERYTHING especially a big holiday baked ham. It is surely a staple in my…
Day Ahead Mashed Potatoes
The nice thing about this recipe is that it must be prepared a day ahead and then baked just before serving. Day Ahead Mashed Potatoes…
Classic Deviled Eggs
Classic Deviled Eggs Easter might be a bit of a different type of celebration this year, but there’s one thing that always makes us…
Special Section
The NC Azalea Festival
The North Carolina Azalea Festival, April 3 – April 7, 2024, has been throwing the best party in the south for 77 years! The Festival…
Azalea Festival Headliners
The 77th annual North Carolina Azalea Festival announced two concert headliners for its 2024 spring celebration Wednesday: one a well-known rapper, the other a big…
Garden Club Azalea Garden Tour
The Cape Fear Garden Club Azalea Garden Tour © is sponsored by the Cape Fear Garden Club, Inc. The tour has been featured in SOUTHERN…
Juried Spring Art Show and Sale
The 2024 exhibition will be the Wilmington Art Association’s 42nd annual Art Show and Sale and will be held March 30th through April 7th at…
Azalea Festival Parade
The 77th North Carolina Azalea Festival Parade will take place on Saturday, April 6, 2024 along 3rd Street downtown – we hope to see you…
2024 Azalea Paint Out & Art Sale
Event Dates: 4/5/2024 – 4/7/2024 Reception: – Sunday, April 7, 10am – 5pm Location: Azalea Garden Tour – Wilmington Azalea Festival Address: 1802 Hawthorne Drive (Garden…
Azaleas on Tour Porch Parade
Azaleas on Tour Porch Parade – April 3 to April 7, 2024 What is the Azaleas on Tour Porch Parade? The North Carolina Azalea Festival…
Azalea Festival Home Tour
Saturday and Sunday, April 6 & 7 (1PM-5PM) presented as part of the 2024 Azalea Festival Think of your Azalea Festival Home Tour ticket as…
Festivals And Events
Southport’s Spring Festival
Come out and welcome spring in style at the Southport Spring Festival, a tradition for more than 28 years. Running from 10am until 5pm on…
Thalian Hall Bluegrass Bash
The elegant Thalian Hall turns a little country during the annual Thalian Hall Bluegrass Bash, which is a fun event that features a wealth of…
Manteo First Fridays
First Friday is a fun-filled, family-oriented street festival held the first Friday of each month, April through December from 6 to 8 p.m. in Historic…
Outer Banks Taste of the Beach
April 12th through April 14h enjoy Outer Banks Restaurant Association’s Annual OBX Taste of The Beach! Each year the Outer Banks Restaurant Association looks forward…
Wilmington’s Fourth Fridays
Wilmington’s Fourth Fridays Art Walk is a self-guided tour featuring exhibitions of various artistic genres including oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, photography, wood, metals, ceramics, mixed…
Corolla Wild Horse Fund – Spring Open House
Come to Corolla Saturday, April 20 for the Spring Open House at the Farm! Meet the rescued Corolla horses currently in their care and chat…
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HOME & Garden
Perennial Blooms for Your Garden
It’s time to get cracking with that spring garden, and as we always say, why work harder than you have to? These perennials will last for years with some low-level maintenance.…
Explore Airlie Gardens: A Historical Garden by the Sea
Generations of locals and tourists travel to the historic property and leave amazed by the breathtaking display of elaborate gardens, local wildlife, historic structures, walking trails, sculptures, 10-acres of freshwater…
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Garden Club Azalea Garden Tour
The Cape Fear Garden Club Azalea Garden Tour © is sponsored by the Cape Fear Garden Club, Inc. The tour has been featured in SOUTHERN LIVING and is one of the…
Manteo’s Elizabethan Gardens
Foliage fans and gardening enthusiasts from all over the country will love a day trip to the Elizabethan Gardens. Tucked away in Manteo within the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, this…
Planning A Spring Garden
If you’re getting antsy to put on your gardening gloves and get out in the yard, here’s a guide to planning and preparing your Spring garden. If you’re new to gardening,…
A History of Gardenias
The scent of a gardenia is unmistakable, the sweet delicate perfumy aroma brings to mind intoxicating light flowery smells of fresh-cut flowers. Just a waft in the breeze is a signature…
Travel
Manteo’s Elizabethan Gardens
Foliage fans and gardening enthusiasts from all over the country will love a day trip to the Elizabethan Gardens. Tucked away in Manteo within the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site,…
The Kindred Spirit Mailbox
For decades, thousands of visitors have made the pilgrimage to the Kindred Spirit mailbox on uninhabited Bird Island. All kinds of people, young and old, joyous and in pain have…
Wilmington Railroad Museum
For more than 125 years, railroading was Wilmington North Carolina’s chief industry. In 1840 the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad was completed and was the longest continuous rail line in the…
Exploring the Islands of NC
The coast of North Carolina is primarily made up of a number of barrier islands all offering a wide variety of Island Living Lifestyles. NC’s Brunswick Islands: At the southern…
Arts
New Bern ArtWalk
ArtWalk is a free self guided walk to over 30 different stops in the downtown New Bern area to visit stores and galleries. Join downtown…
2024 Azalea Paint Out & Art Sale
Event Dates: 4/5/2024 – 4/7/2024 Reception: – Sunday, April 7, 10am – 5pm Location: Azalea Garden Tour – Wilmington Azalea Festival Address: 1802 Hawthorne Drive (Garden…
Wilmington’s Fourth Fridays
Wilmington’s Fourth Fridays Art Walk is a self-guided tour featuring exhibitions of various artistic genres including oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, photography, wood, metals, ceramics, mixed…
New Mystery Novel Set In Coastal NC
Award-winning, island author Bob Adamov has released his 19th mystery adventure novel, Holden’s Promise. Adamov told us “A Facebook picture post of the Holden Seafood…
Life on the Coast
Read “The Real Varnamtown”!
Most wonder how Dale Varnam stayed alive. Dale wonders why. Back in the eighties, the quaint fishing village of Varnamtown, North Carolina—full of zany Southern…
Dale Varmnam’s Fort Apache
Sometimes we find some of the most interesting places along the NC Coast when we aren’t even trying! Dale Varnam’s 28-acre Fort Apache in Supply…
Bird Islands Cruise
Mark Your Calendar for the 2024 Cruise May 14th The cruise is an educational experience and viewing will be narrated by Lindsay Addison who will…
What Are the Seneca Guns?
While not unique to the Carolina coast, the Seneca Guns are certainly most common along our shores. The Seneca Guns are loud booming noises, most…
White Ibis Island Sanctuary
Battery Island, located in the mouth of the Cape Fear River just off of nearby Southport, NC in the Cape Fear River, is home to…
Spring Edition: Winterfeast At Tryon Palace
“Winterfeast: Spring Edition” will be celebrated on Saturday, March 9th, on the South Lawn of the Governor’s Palace. This annual foodfest of plump, steamy oysters,…
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History
Hallowed Ground Lantern Tour
The New Bern Historical Society’s newest storytelling event, the Hallowed Ground Lantern Tour, returns! Take a 60-minute guided, lantern-lit walk through the…
Outlander in the Palace Tour
Join historic interpreters and step into Tryon Palace in New Bern, NC to learn the facts versus fiction of Diana Gabaldon’s…
Southport Historical Walking Tour
The Southport Historical Society will make history come alive as you enjoy a relaxed self-guided, one-mile walk through charming Historic Southport. Transport…
The Rum Keg Girl
There’s a cemetery in Beaufort that’s simply called The Old Burying Grounds. It is undeniably an old cemetery, the earliest marked grave…