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I’ve come across an intriguing piece of propaganda put out 10 years ago by the Federal Point Historic Preservation Society. Entitled “Carolina Beach: The Mecca of Excursionists and a Delightful Ocean Resort,” it was published in 1897 by The Wilmington Messenger, and features facts and figures and observations about everyday life in our area back […]
A friend of mine, Jack Viorel, has opened up a new surf school in the area, Indo Jax Surf School, that emphasizes giving back to the community. Indo Jax provides surf lessons and outreach to medically fragile inner city kids, breast cancer survivors, and others, gratis. Of course it also provides paid-for surf instruction for […]
Carolina Beach approved the construction of a 191-room Hilton Garden Inn at the north end of the boardwalk, to be completed by 2010. While the town council approved the permit on Tuesday night, demolition to prepare space for the project began the next day. The Seaview Motel and Kings Beachware building will be gone within two weeks.
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When a product claims to be 100% all beef and turns out to be a hot dog, do we really presume the declaration is honest? Usually, no. And that’s pretty much how I feel about the Tuscan Grill in Carolina Beach. While it maintains the company of few other restaurants on the island by at […]