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Swinging back  Golf guru Sara Bush aims to give women a boost in the male-dominated world of golf, by teaching the ladies how to play with the big boys. Like many teenagers, Sara Bush began playing golf because it was a fun way to spend the summer. Fast forward a decade. As head professional at the Country Club of Landfall, Bush now concentrates on ensuring the club’s members enjoy their time on the course as well.

The 2008 Top Chefs Wilmington is a dining destination, no doubt about it. From fresh local seafood and Southern cuisine to Asian-influenced creations and exotic dishes, our area boasts a wide-range of top chefs who’ve brought their culinary expertise to the region’s fine dining establishments.

Chadsworth Cottage Should your kayak spring a leak in front of Chadsworth Cottage, Jeffrey L. Davis’ Figure Eight Island home, you may be reluctant to drag your boat to shore, climb the dock and ask to use the phone.

Senic Wonder FROM A SCENIC PERSPECTIVE, comparing golf courses in New Hanover County to their neighbors to the south is unfair.

The lost tribe In the early days of colonization, the Cape Fear Indians were a vibrant people spanning across Southeastern North Carolina. Then, they vanished. A search for an all-but-forgotten history.

Piece by piece The white two-story house at 320 N. 18th St., looks as if it were born on the spot. Oaks, maples and pines surround the 153-year-old Greek Revival like guardians, older siblings even, to the gnarled and leafy trees that once reached skyward where the home now does the same.

The Most Scenic Golf Holes in Brunswick County WE PLAY GOLF HERE in the Cape Fear region, year-round. We wear polo shirts through the sweltering steam of sun-baked August afternoons and don light cashmere to chase the chill of March mornings.

Mike Giles keeps a close watch on the Cape Fear River Mike Giles likes to use two five-gallon tanks of pungent marsh water as a vivid demonstration to how we can keep our coastal waters clean. He drops a couple of oysters in the tanks and in less than an hour – like some high-school science project – the water is clear and odorless.

The House Whisperer Dream kitchen takes on a whole different connotation in the 1917 home Brooks Carey redeemed from its dilapidated despair. One night she literally dreamed how the heart of her home would evolve.

Beginnings of familiar people and places Newcomers to Wilmington always get a good laugh when they first learn that the intersection of College Road and Carolina Beach Road actually has a name – Monkey Junction. Many assume Tregembo Animal Park had something to do with it, but it doesn’t. It does, however, actually have to do with a monkey.

Southern Exposure People to know in the Cape Fear

Aquarium, redux Just a few hours north, in the seaside town of Pine Knoll Shores, the tides of change have given birth to an extraordinary attraction.

Flower power hits Wilmington ONCE A YEAR, the Cape Fear area comes together in praise of one small flower – with one huge celebration. The 60th annual North Carolina Azalea Festival offers a nearly weeklong festival highlighting the pink, red, white and purple passion of the native azalea, a short-blooming flower that holds court in so many Port City backyards.

A ‘fresh’ start Chef Keith Rhodes stands proudly in his recently opened restaurant ‘Catch,’ which serves fresh seafood entrees. The Wilmington eatery is a product of years of hard work and careful planning.

Resurrecting Dudley After two centuries of changes and turmoil, the former governor’s mansion gets a makeover

Figure Eight Island bridge It’s rare enough when people get a second chance. But bridges?

The historical Perspective Most people who have lived in Wilmington any length of time have heard that the city was named after Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington. But few people know the man behind the title.

Bottled History Though the old brick building no longer houses the winery used for bottling various n.c. wines, its preservation keeps alive a unique piece of Wilmington’s past

Sounds of the City Wilmington is a far cry from larger U.S. cities where some of the best music today was born. In New Orleans, there’s jazz. In Chicago, the blues. In Seattle, the birth of grunge rock. But here in the Cape Fear region, we don’t lay claim to one particular type of music. Instead, we have it all – from bluegrass to pop rock, from classical to world music.

Dance fever While only a few years ago it struggled to showcase its art, Wilmington’s dance community has exploded into adulthood, now attracting troupes from across the nation and world. Welcome to the new face of dance.

Thinking globally dining locally Gourmet food store owner offers a taste of culture at her dinner parties

Shall we dance? Ballroom, two-step, tango, foxtrot, swing - how to reinvent yourself on the dance floor.

Garden grandeur Throughout area backyards, landscapes and art are merging to birth unique creations

Camels in the Desert are NOT Wilmington