ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

from North Brunswick Magazine Fall 2022 Edition

WHAT’S HAPPENED

FOOTWORK AND FUNDRAISING

by Kathy Blake

In competitive dance fundraising is part of the routine, as Leland’s Coastal Dance Academy very well knows.

At the end of June, at their season’s final event, hundreds of young people from several Southeastern states journeyed to the Sheraton Myrtle Beach Convention Center to dance.

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JAZZING IT UP

by Jo Ann Mathews

The NC Jazz Festival livens up Wilmington in February.

Jazz lovers can celebrate because the NC Jazz Festival is scheduled for February 2,3 and 4 in 2023. “I want people to realize they will hear 19 different musicians at the festival,” says Sandy Evans, president of the NC Jazz Festival since 2005. “It won’t all be Dixieland.”

The venue for the Jazz Festival is the ballroom at Hotel Ballast in Wilmington.

TRAINING TOMORROW’S FIREFIGHTERS

by NBM Contributor

Leland Fire/Rescue launches a Volunteer Firefighter Recruit/ Sponsorship Program.

Leland Fire/Rescue has launched a new Volunteer Firefighter Recruit/ Sponsorship Program as part of its ongoing efforts to better serve the community and attract the best candidates to the growing department.

BRUNSWICK STEW

by Theresa Ravencraft

It’s not named for our county, but it’s delicious and this recipe makes it easy.

Brunswick Stew is widely considered a favorite Southern dish.

Virginians and Georgians have had a rivalry for years about which state claims to be the birthplace of Brunswick stew. Each state has a Brunswick County, as does North Carolina, but the origins of this meaty dish are most clearly documented by Virginians, which suggests that Brunswick Stew indeed belongs to the state of Virginia.

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SIMPLIFYING POLICE BUSINESS

by NBM Contributor

Leland Police Department implements new technology to streamline the arrest process.

The Leland Police Department has implemented new technology to simplify the arrest process, allowing officers to better serve the community. The technology consists of the Video Magistrate System, an Automated Fingerprint Identification System and an Intoximeter. These items mean that officers can fully process someone who’s been arrested in-house, rather than making trips to and from the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office in Bolivia.