The North Carolina Spot Festival is annual event that is anticipated by the Greater Hampstead area. This year, the event will be a three-day festival, beginning Friday, Sept. 25 and continuing through Sunday, Sept. 27. Located on US Hwy 17, south of the NC 210 intersection in Hampstead, the NC Spot Festival features the best beach music available. This year The Embers with Craig Woolard will headline Friday's...
SURF CITY – Character actor Christopher McDonald, known for his role as Shooter McGavin in Happy Gilmore, has joined Fireball Run this season. He, along with 50 teams, will roll onto Topsail Island Sept. 29-30 as the entertainment series films. “We will set one more placesetting for the Mayors’ Reception,” said Tammy Proctor, the area coordinator for Fireball Run . “This is an unexpected...
Pender County has a smorgasbord of dining choices. From Bandana’s in Burgaw to Sears Landing in Surf City, we are blessed to have the best seafood, barbeque, pizza, and steaks. We are often asked, “Where do the locals like to dine?” We like Daddy Mac’s, Gallaghers Bar and Grill, Beach Shop & Grill, and a host of others that can be found in Surf City and Topsail Beach. But join us as we tour...
At the juncture where Pender County and New Hanover County meet at US Hwy. 17 sits a beautiful antebellum home, the centerpiece of Poplar Grove Plantation. Named one of the Top 10 plantations to visit by USA Today, Poplar Grove Plantation offers tours of the manor house, outbuildings, and heritage crafts. On the 15-acre property is an animal sanctuary which currently includes horses, chickens, peacocks, and pigs. “We...
During the summer, more than 1,000 people per day stand in line to go to the hospital. The sea turtle hospital, that is. Known as the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, the hospital’s patients come from all over the Eastern Seaboard. They sometimes weigh hundreds of pounds. Sometimes they are stunned by cold and their little organs begin to shut down. Sometimes they are injured by boat...
