Lifestyles + Connections | Community Involvement

Wilbur Jones keeps the city’s WWII history alive

Dec 7, 2023 • 5 min. read

Historian Wilbur Jones is helping Wilmington capitalize on its status as a World War II Heritage City, and he plans to pursue this and other endeavors to commemorate the area’s military history. ...

Lifestyles + Connections | Activities

Living like a local: Exploring The Cotton Exchange

Nov 30, 2023 • 3 min. read

Living Like a Local columnist Karen Bright recently spent an afternoon exploring The Cotton Exchange, a historical building in downtown Wilmington that now houses shops, restaurants and galleries....

Lifestyles + Connections | Community Involvement

Helping hands: Smooth sailing

Oct 25, 2023 • 4 min. read

Helping Hands is a recurring feature that spotlights volunteer opportunities for older adults across the Wilmington area. Volunteers at the N.C. Maritime Museum at Southport help the organization run a tight ship for visitors....

Lifestyles + Connections | Activities

Helping hands: All aboard

Sep 13, 2023 • 5 min. read

Helping Hands is a recurring feature that spotlights volunteer opportunities for older adults across the Wilmington area. At the Wilmington Railroad Museum, a team of about 30 active volunteers keep the organization on track....

Lifestyles + Connections | Entertainment

New Wilmington band brings the heat

Aug 30, 2023 • 6 min. read

When one thinks of hot flashes, it is usually linked with dreaded hormonal changes and that stage of life. With the Wilmington group, The Hot Flashes, it is quite the opposite....

Lifestyles + Connections | Activities

Muni course on par with founding vision

Aug 24, 2023 • 6 min. read

Nearly a century after it was developed, Wilmington Municipal Golf Course continues to lure golfers of all ages to its links, an 18-hole championship course whose landscape is dotted with clusters of pine trees....

Lifestyles + Connections | Activities

Living like a local: A place in the sun

Aug 24, 2023 • 4 min. read

While Labor Day is typically seen as the end of summer, in sunny Southeastern North Carolina, the warm weather is far from over. Living Like a Local columnist Karen Bright shares her recommendations for enjoying local beaches during the final, quieter months of summer....

Lifestyles + Connections | Activities

Older adults nurture lifelong passion for music at local academy

Aug 16, 2023 • 5 min. read

For older adults taking classes at Brooklyn Arts Music Academy (BAMA) in downtown Wilmington, learning to play the cello, harp or violin is more than a fun pastime; it’s a way to improve their quality of life....

Lifestyles + Connections | Community Involvement

Helping hands: For the birds

Aug 9, 2023 • 4 min. read

Helping Hands is a recurring feature that spotlights volunteer opportunities for older adults across the Wilmington area. Each spring and summer, dozens of Wrightsville Beach Bird Stewards advocate for the birds hatching and nurturing their young on the beach's south end....



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