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love spending my summer weekends in Wilmington, PHOTO BY ANNA-RHESA VERSOLA North Carolina. After a sunny day at Carolina beaches. I enjoy hunting for Beach’s Freeman Park, I like pretty shells while my husband is fishing and our daughters are to eat at The Kitchen Sink for dinner. Afterward, I head jumping the waves. over to Boombalatti’s for – Anna-Rhesa Versola, the best nondairy coffee ice managing editor, cream or walk next door to Chatham Magazine Edward Teach Brewery for their signature B.A.D. Lager. love getting out to the Visit Airlie Gardens, eat an mountains, specifically Blue acai bowl at Zeke’s Beans and Ridge Parkway around Bowls, relax with a drink at Blowing Rock in the spring High Tide Lounge and summer. I love to camp out & Tiki Bar, at Julian Price Campground, have some coming up to town to get coffee from breakfast at Blowing Rock Bespoke, eat Market and then coffee at the tastiest Camp Coffee Roasters. I will brunch spend the day out on the at Blue parkway, whether on bike
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y family’s happy place is Ocracoke, a tiny barrier island off the coast of North Carolina. From Pittsboro, it’s about a fourhour drive to Cedar Island where you roll onto a ferry. Two hours later, you follow Highway 12 to the only village on the island. We usually rent a home at the edge of Springer’s Point, a nature preserve along the sound. We ride bikes to small shops, like Mermaid’s Folly, and restaurants like Dajio. Our favorite eatery is Thai Moon, which has the best Thai food in the state. During the day, we hang out at one of the many
n state, I am heading anywhere there is a spa whether that’s Pinehurst (The Spa at Pinehurst), Blowing Rock (Westglow) or Cary (The Umstead Hotel & Spa). For some beach time, Sunset Beach is my favorite destination to relax and unwind.
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ach summer, my family heads east and rents a house on south Topsail Island. By day, we swim in warm water, look for dolphins and walk. For casual eats, we grab a burger or mahi sandwich at SurfDog Bites & Brews. Another favorite is Beach Shop & Grill on Topsail Beach where we can shop while we wait for our seafood meal. With my kiddo in tow, the retro putt-putt, arcade and icecream shop Patio Playground is always on our list. – Jenna Parks, publisher, Heart of NC Weddings
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love a quick getaway with girlfriends to Wrightsville Beach. It’s less than a twohour drive from here. We stay at the newly renovated and modern Holiday Inn to save a buck, eat at cute, casual beach bars for great
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