In today’s Star News there was some information about where to send questions and comments regarding the environmental impact of Titan Cement moving into our area:
The Army Corps of Engineers will accept questions and comments regarding the environmental impact statement process of the proposed cement plant in Castle Hayne. In conjunction, a public meeting […]
With all the recent news coming to the surface regarding the toxicity of Bisphenol-A(BPA)– a chemical used in hard plastics such as water bottles, baby bottles, and other consumer goods– I’ve decided to trade in my beautiful, yellow, 32 oz Nalgene water bottle for a slightly less-sexy but dependably non-leaching stainless steel model.
There have been […]
I want to draw special attention to the article Catherine Welch, news director of WHQR, recently posted on the news wire: “Titan Cement Meeting in Hamstead”.
Titan Cement is being wooed by New Hanover County Commisioners to build a giant cement plant in Castle Hayne. While new industry and jobs are good for the community, a […]
The Wilmington chapter of the American Association of University Women presents the Greenhouse Wine Tasting & Silent Auction
Barack Obama campaign officials announced his visit to the Port City in a conference call Friday morning. Which would have made him the first presidential candidate to campaign publicly in Wilmington leading up to the primary. One day after this announcement, Hillary Clinton’s campaign officials announced that Hillary will visit the Port City on Sunday.
Hillary […]
In the parking lot behind the now defunct Cinema Grill East is a bright and funky-painted building with a “Flaming Amy’s BOWL” marquee.
The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) occurs naturally only within a 100 mile radius of Wilmington, North Carolina. Which is wonderful boasting rights for our state, but that limited range of distribution has put the little meat eater in danger.
“When You’re Serious About Gardening” reads the marquee of the pleasantly obscure garden and landscape center on South College Road. And while I can’t say that I qualify as a “serious” gardener, I can say that I am a serious Zone 8 fan.
If you leave your computer on 24 hours a day it could be responsible for releasing up to 1,500 pounds of CO2 into the atmosphere every year. That’s not good.
But Dave Connell, a marketing manager for The Nature Conservancy, suggests a way to turn it into something good: By joining climateprediction.net, a distributed computing network […]
Though we didn’t really travel to Italy last Wednesday night, mentally and sensually we were traipsing through the volcanic ash-enriched vines of Taburno and tasting the dark, rich cherries of Puglia as they burst in our mouths, all while attending an Italian Wine Class hosted by the Wilmington Wine Shoppe.
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