Over 8,000 gallons of wastewater spilled in Sunset Beach
On a quiet stretch of Brunswick County coastline, more than 8,000 gallons of untreated wastewater spilled into the waterways near Sunset Beach. Not a slow
The Handbook
Every entry I've written for buyers working the Carolina coast — flood zones, HOA fine print, insurance, and the questions worth asking before you sign anything.
As NCDOT weighs Cape Fear bridge designs, locals ask: Is
Every time NCDOT floats a new design option for the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge replacement, the public meetings fill up with people who aren't really there
UDO proposal would cut 450 units on 141 acres
The numbers in a proposed development always look most impressive on the day someone presents them to a planning board. 450 units on 141 acres sounds like
The Proximity ushers in short-term rentals, CB council
The Carolina Beach Town Council voted to approve short-term rental use at The Proximity despite the planning commission recommending against it. That's
Barclay West developer seeking to lift density cap on
Barclay West is a master-planned community in Brunswick County, out past Leland toward the Bolivia corridor — not a neighborhood most people can find on
Two developments propose 450 homes in Brunswick County
Brunswick County, North Carolina keeps adding homes the way a boat takes on water in a slow storm — one proposal at a time, each one manageable on its own
How to Get Deodorant Stains Out of Black Shirts
Learn how to remove fresh white deodorant marks and set-in underarm buildup from black shirts without fading the fabric or setting the stain.
The Proximity and Short-Term Rental Approval: Understanding
Wilmington has a short-term rental problem. Not in the "it's broken" sense — in the "nobody can agree on what the rules actually are, and they change
County will clear roadsides to increase beach access parking
Brunswick County announced plans to clear roadside vegetation along several beach access corridors — the goal being to create more informal pull-off
Homeowners Insurance Costs Hit Another Record High of $209
Last spring I walked a waterfront lot in Sunset Beach with a buyer who'd already run the mortgage numbers three times. He had the purchase price locked
Winnabow residents seek court review of controversial
The lawsuit didn't surprise anyone who'd been paying attention. Winnabow residents — a community that sits along US-17 in Brunswick County, a few miles
Dare County works to speed N.C. 12 pumping response after
Last July, a stretch of NC 12 through Pea Island went underwater — not in a dramatic, named-storm way, but in the grinding, tide-and-rain way that's