Since moving to Greenfield Lake, we have longed for a good neighborhood bar. Let’s face it, there are a lot of bars in and around Wilmington. Since downtown is less than 4 miles away from my front door, any of the bars in downtown could theoretically be a contender.
I love cupcakes. Brownies are my favorite, but cupcakes are a close second. For a long time, to get a cupcake in Wilmington you had to head to one of the chain grocery stores or know someone with a killer recipe, and even then you were limited to the ordinary flavors: chocolate, vanilla, and the occasional variation on the theme.
Every time I visit A Taste of Italy I’m happy I did. Whether I go for an eggplant parmesan on a roll or a meatball wedge, pick up some fresh mozzarella or a little antipasto, the food is always fresh and delicious, and the service is top-notch.
The place does booming business and yet all [...]
Three words that should drive fear into the hearts of produce departments in major chain grocery stores: Country Fresh Produce. Located at 2069 Carolina Beach Rd, my wife and I have become regulars at “Country Fresh” for two reasons: 1) it’s affordable and 2) most of the produce sold there is from our region.
Sunday 10AM, 90 degrees. It’s worth it
There’s a lot of good car washing in the area, but I think Coastal Car Wash, on Carolina Beach Road right at Monkey Junction, stands out.
The owners seem like great people, and spread it around by hiring, in my experience, serious and extremely hard-working young washers, by writing irreverent and funny and sometimes useful [...]
It’s no big secret that Wilmington and the surrounding areas host their fair share of bars. In downtown, for example, you can’t walk ten feet without passing one… literally. But some bars are more eclectic than others, and to them I raise my glass.
We went to stay at the Inn at Celebrity Dairy last weekend. It happened to be one of the three “Farm Days” weekends they have each year, so when we arrived there were dozens of families playing in the hay barn, eating goat cheese, coursing through the paddocks, petting pigs, chasing chickens.
When we first moved to Wilmington over four years ago, we enjoyed Giorgio’s for its cheap traditional Italian dishes and its huge portions. A plate of spaghetti, for example, cost about $9 and typically made two or three meals. We have since moved on to other favorite eateries (Flaming Amy’s, A Taste of Italy, Nikki’s, to [...]
It was shortly after the Tift Merritt show at the newly renovated Greenfield Lake Amphitheater a few weeks ago when driving down Carolina Beach Road my wife, Tanya, spotted a curious announcement displayed upon the LED marquee in front of Legion Stadium which read “Steve Miller, October 26.”
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