Carolina Beach News

Black Friday is considered the busiest shopping day of the year. With consumers expected to spend less this holiday season, local merchants are stepping up their efforts to compete for sales with the national chains.

Last week's nor'easter helped deliver a message in a bottle that was tossed into the ocean 24 years ago from New Jersey to North Carolina.

Published: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 10:07 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 10:07 a.m. Walk off those Turkey Day dreams Create a little room for Thanksgiving dinner with the fifth annual Turkey Trot at 7:30 a.m. today at Wrightsville Beach Park, 1 Bob Sawyer Drive.

Myrtle Beach and shagging play a key role in "SOS," the debut mystery novelA by Wilmington native Barbara Arntsen .

The full presentation Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization to the Town Council on November 17, is contained within this report... KURE BEACH - During the Kure Beach Town Council's November 17, meeting, a presentation was given on a recent parking study conducted by the Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization.

Early last Wednesday morning, November 11, the Carolina Beach Police Department was informed that a car had driven into the Carolina Beach Lake just off Third Street.

The North Carolina Beach, Inlet & Waterway Association held their 2009 Annual Conference at the Marriott Hotel in Carolina Beach on November 16 and 17.

Left to right: Kure Beach Fire Chief Harold Heglar, Councilman Jim Dugan, U.S. Congressman Mike McIntyre and Councilman Deam Lambeth.

Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 9:45 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 9:45 a.m. A hike through the woods clears the mind but also stirs the thoughts.

Kimberly Munley and fellow civilian police officer Sgt. Mark Todd appeared on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' in an exclusive interview that aired Wednesday afternoon.

The members of the American Legion Post 129 in Carolina Beach held their monthly Fish Fry this past Friday, October 6th.

Michele and George Conett of the Carolina Beach Boardwalk Makeover group hang the lighted branches of a 26-foot Christmas tree that will be part of the boardwalk's first Christmas by the Sea event.

The Town of Carolina Beach Fire Department will be conducting its bi-annual hydrant flow testing throughout the community on Monday, November 16 through November 20, 2009 in the area west of Lake Park Blvd.

The folks who work in our newsroom told me the phones were ringing off the hook after we reported the local connection to the Fort Hood shootings.

Published: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 9:59 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 9:59 a.m. Downtown welcomes Blue Lotus , an Asian fusion eatery where owner /chef Freddy Wong is offering the Chinese-Indian cuisine of his Hakka Chinese upbringing in Calcutta.

We spent a great couple of days in Wilmington, visiting the land home of friends Tom and Debbie, who keep their sailboat at our marina in Annapolis.

Published: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 11:45 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 11:45 a.m. When the weather turns cool, lots of people's thoughts turn to soup.

Officials say Kim Munley saved countless lives by bringing an armed Major down at a shootout at Fort Hood, Texas.

Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 11:21 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 11:21 a.m. The civilian police officer credited with stopping the shooting rampage that killed 13 people at Fort Hood is a Carolina Beach native and graduate of Hoggard High School.

George Clooney stars in "The Men Who Stare at Goats," opening Friday, Nov. 6. A There's an interesting mix of new movie openings this week: A revamped Christmas classic, a wacky comedy based on real-life governmental happenings that's not "The Informant!", a thriller about alien abduction and another thriller about killing people you don't know.