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KEEPING BRUNSWICK COUNTY CLEAN
by SBM Contributor
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BCAR members participate in NCDOT Spring Litter Sweep.
Members of the Brunswick County Association of Realtors® (BCAR) recently did their part to clean up Brunswick County’s roadsides. Over the course of two days, 10 teams of volunteers gathered more than 60 bags of trash between Southport and Calabash as part of the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Spring Litter Sweep program.
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TEACHING OUTSIDE THE BOX
by Jo Ann Mathews
Cedar Grove Middle School teacher Betsy O’Hara is the Hybrid Remote Teacher of the Year.
Betsy O’Hara considers interacting with students in the classroom one of the most rewarding roles of a teacher, but she faced a challenge when COVID-19 entered the picture. In March 2020 teachers in Brunswick County Schools were mandated to teach from home via the computer.
SISTER RESTAURANTS ON THE SOUTHPORT WATERFRONT
by Kurt Epps, a.k.a. The PubScout
Eat and drink on the Southport waterfront at sister businesses The Frying Pan and American Fish Company.
Southport, NC, being the charming little city it is, attracts loads of visitors. It gets hopping for real after Memorial Day, and the hopping doesn’t stop until — maybe — after Labor Day. I’ve been there on weekends in October where the lines were 50 to 75 bodies long to get into the waterfront restaurants. Weekends especially place a premium on parking spaces and seating at its many excellent restaurants.
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READY FOR MARKET
by SBM Contributor
Sunset Beach Summer Market kicked off Thursday, May 6.
Pure Markets is proud to announce that the Sunset Beach Summer Market has returned bigger and better after a tough 2020 COVID season. Opening day was Thursday, May 6 from 9 am to 1 pm. The weekly market was held at Silver Coast Winery during the month of May. The market will return to Sunset Beach Town Park as soon as the town allows.
POSITION FILLED
by SBM Contributor
Ocean Isle Museum Foundation Executive Director Terry Bryant announces that Joan Wilt is the new volunteer coordinator for the Museum of Coastal Carolina and Ingram Planetarium. In addition to her other duties, Wilt will coordinate volunteer recruiting, scheduling and training at the museum and planetarium.
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PRODUCT REVIEW – SANDY BUMZ
by Sandi Grigg
Sandy Bumz makes life with beach babies so much easier.
As a new mom, one thing I had been looking forward to was getting my 8-month-old son out on the beach. I couldn’t wait to see his face light up when the waves crashed, and I was eager to watch him play in the sand. I envisioned the sun shining bright and him, in his cute little outfit, playing with his toys on the beach.
