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THE FITNESS NICHE Willie Davis found a better version of himself through exercise and helps others do the same

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HIGH-FLYING FUN

The Town of Leland prioritizes parks and greenspace for the community. By Denice Patterson

A sampling of what’s coming up in our 2022 edition of Brunswick New Homes & Real Estate.

Author Jeanne Connolly shares the inspiration for writing two children’s books and the challenges and joys of raising her granddaughter. By Ashley Daniels

Cape Circus Arts Studio’s aerial arts classes offer a creative way to build strength, flexibility and courage. By Clay Abney

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31 SPIRITS

18 CONTRIBUTORS 22 WHAT’S HAPPENED What’s been going on around town.

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Extras you’ll only find online

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Brunswick Forest Garden Stroll, 20 Years of the North Brunswick Business Expo

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Roasted Red Pepper and Garlic Hummus

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Shannon Mims and Monique Haslam offer N.C. and S.C. craft beers, including 46 on tap, along with a vault full of wine in the fun, pet-friendly atmosphere at Brunswick Beer Xchange.

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Cape Fear Shamrocks teaches the sport of lacrosse as well as character-building life skills.

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Brunswick Community College’s Douglas Terhune Center for the Culinary Arts is up and running and already changing lives.

By Beth A. Klahre

79 HEALTH

Willie Davis found a better version of himself through exercise, and he helps others do the same at 3 Dimensional Fitness.

By Jo Ann Mathews

87 FACES & PLACES

Custom Home Furnishings Furniture Outlet Grand Opening

89 ADVERTISERS INDEX 90 CAPTURE THE MOMENT

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One of the many surprises of the pandemic years has been the massive increase in tourism and relocation in coastal North Carolina. For the last two years, more people than ever have been flocking to our beaches, and who can blame them? With more than 300 miles of stunningly beautiful beaches, combined with a long warm season, North Carolina is a magnet for beach lovers. The coast has seen not only an increase in year-round tourism, but also a rise in population as people ditch their city lives and move to the places they love.

The northern Brunswick County area is no exception. Visitation is increasing, and newcomers are moving in. The real estate market is highly competitive, and new businesses are popping up. There’s new energy in town, especially as winter transitions into spring. Everyone is looking forward to an invigorating upcoming season full of (mask-free) smiling faces and sunshine.

At North Brunswick Magazine, we have been busy trying to keep up with all of the changes while at the same time honoring the area’s rich history and dedicated long-term residents. We welcome the new residents and hope that our magazine provides them with a sense of the region’s culture and values.

Longtime residents of Brunswick County like their outdoor spaces, as you’ll see in our article about the Town of Leland’s renewed commitment to

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establishing parks. Since, as in other coastal areas, many people in the region are committed to health, we introduce you to several people on the path of health and fitness, including the crew at Cape Fear Circus Arts Studio, the coaches behind Cape Fear Shamrocks Lacrosse and Willie Davis of 3 Dimensional Fitness.

To reflect Brunswick County residents’ high value on education, we have a story about Brunswick Community College’s new Douglas Terhune Center for Culinary Arts. We also introduce you to a children’s book author whose writing is inspired by the experience of raising her granddaughter.

And because people in Brunswick County love to eat and drink as much as people everywhere, we hear from The Pub Scout on his experience at Brunswick Beer Xchange and give you some tasty recipes from our food editor, Sandi Grigg.

North Brunswick County is such a special and wonderful place. I hope you have the opportunity to enjoy it this spring. Meanwhile, we’ll be on the lookout for more great stories to bring you this summer

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CONTRIBUTORS

Clay Abney CONTRIBUTING WRITER

I am a freelance outdoor, adventure and travel writer who loves bouncing around the globe. I enjoy spending my days trail running, mountain biking, backpacking and kayaking. Over the last decade, I have written for various print and digital publications and have reviewed gear ranging from underwear to outerwear, backpacks and snowboards to sleeping bags and mountain bikes. While I enjoy traveling to off-the-grid destinations, I have learned to embrace the luxury travel aspect and can be right at home in a suite overlooking the vineyards in Austria or camping on a remote fjord on the world’s largest island. Some of my favorite adventures have been kayaking among icebergs in Greenland, swimming with penguins in Antarctica and standup paddleboarding down the Yukon River. My wife and I have returned to the southeastern Carolina coast after nearly two decades away. When I’m not gallivanting around the globe, I love exploring the blackwater rivers and salt marshes right here in my backyard.

Samantha Lowe CONTRIBUTING GRAPHICS

I am a two-time award-winning graphic designer based in Hampstead. After graduating from Kansas State University, I quickly became a senior designer for New Boston Creative Group. A move down South shifted me into the freelancing world, and after 15 years I have not looked back. I have worked for a variety publications across the Southeast as art director and designer. When people ask me to describe myself in a few words, I say: faith, family, design and dark chocolate.

Matt McGraw CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

I started out in newspaper world, shooting the NBA, NCAA and MLB in the Midwest. Those were awesome experiences that paved the way for my style of photography today. I started shooting weddings in 2002, and now I average around 50 weddings a year, along with about 150 family photo sessions a year.

With McGraw Photo Consulting, I am also a photo consultant, primarily in the dental business. I love traveling, and I love what I do for a living.

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WHAT’S HAPPENED

Chamber Announces 2021 Purse Bash Winners

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North Brunswick Chamber of Commerce held its Ladies’ Night In Live Purse Bash on Facebook in 2021 due to concerns from the pandemic, but the turnout was great.

Corning Credit Union hosted the event at their regional office on Federal Park Drive in Wilmington on December 9, 2021. Rita and Ashley from Corning Credit Union and Susan from Select Bank were the hosts and models. The chamber thanks everyone who purchased tickets to watch the event on Facebook, and in 2022 they hope to return to the live event.

Brunswick County Association of Realtors® Exceeds Donation Goal

Winners of the 2021 Ladies Night In! Purse Bash:

ATMC Changes Name to FOCUS Broadband ATMC has rebranded itself and is now doing business as FOCUS Broadband. The change in name was made to reflect the company’s evolution from that of a traditional telephone and cable TV provider to one that specializes in providing fiber optic–delivered, high-speed internet service. The rebranding also coincides with the launch of a multi-year project that will connect all members to fiber optic broadband along with further expansion into new markets in southeastern North Carolina. Along with the new name, the company has a new logo and changed its corporate web address from atmc.com to FOCUSBroadband.com.

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Brunswick County Association of REALTORS® (BCAR) and its affiliate members raised $19,550 during the association’s annual Holiday Giving Program in November, exceeding their goal by more than $2,000.

First Responders Enjoy Lunch from Brunswick Town Chapter NSDAR

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1. Kate Spade – Jason Gaver 2. Coach – Gina Carucci 3. Coach – Linda Rhodes 4. Coach – Karen Coyle 5. Coach – Nanette York 6. Kate Spade – Steve Stephenson 7. Michael Kors – Meleah Deiters 8. Michael Kors – Deb Pickett 9. Coach – Georgia Bland 10. Coach – Lisa Danford 11. Kate Spade – Bailey Davis 12. Michael Kors – Mackenzie Walters 13. Kate Spade – Amanda Goldrick 14. Kate Spade – Christi Cobble 15. Kate Spade – John McKloskey 16. Kate Spade – Nadia Mendoza 17. Michael Kors – Holly Schneider 18. Michael Kors – Lisa Little 19. Michael Kors – Janet Beachum 20. Gucci – Brandy Crandall 21. Michael Kors (donated by Corning Credit Union) – April Scott

Local first responders benefit from Brunswick Town Chapter NSDAR’s monthly luncheon meetings. When meeting in person, the chapter members deliver a catered lunch to fire stations each month. November’s lunch delivery went to Shallotte Fire Department firefighters. January’s lunch was delivered to the Holden Beach Fire Station.

Brunswick County Schools Holds Certified Job Fair Brunswick County Schools held the 2022 Certified Job Fair on Tuesday, February 22, at North Brunswick High School in Leland. Participants spoke with school and district administration about career opportunities and learned about the health, dental, paid leave and retirement benefits that come with the positions. The certified positions included opportunities with: Exceptional Children, Elementary,

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Arbor Landing at Compass Pointe Welcomes Residents

Middle School, High School, Career and Technical Education, World Languages, ROTC, Media Coordinator, Technology and Counseling.

The Wilmington area's newest senior living community is now open. Arbor Landing at Compass Pointe pairs an exceptional resort lifestyle with a world-class senior living experience. Future residents will find the active, independent lifestyle they desire, with access to the care and support they may one day need.

Brunswick County Association of Realtors® Installs 2022 Officers and Directors Brunswick County Association of Realtors® recently installed its 2022 officers and directors. Jennifer Brown of Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage is serving a second year as president, and Bob Percesepe of Blue Chip Real Estate is serving a second year as president elect. BCAR members approved additional terms for Brown and Percesepe in October of 2021.

“The BCAR team is thrilled to have Jennifer and Bob serve a second term as president and president elect since the pandemic got in the way of their first term,” says BCAR CEO Cynthia Walsh. “I am excited to see what 2022 holds with them at the helm once again.”

Joe and Moe Stanley Raise Funds for Brunswick Community College Men’s Basketball

BCAR’s 2022 Officers:

BCAR’s 2022 Directors: • • • • • • • • • •

ichard Barnes, Barnes Real Estate Services R Bonnie Black, RE/MAX at the Beach Calabash Robert Carroll, RE/MAX Southern Coast Cherri Cheek, Keller Williams Realty Clif Cheek, Keller Williams Realty Mark Irby, Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage Denise Pacula, Denise Pacula Realty Kathy Sherman, Keller Williams Realty Cynthia Walsh, Brunswick County Association of Realtors® Denise Young, Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage

Victory Lane Quick Oil Change Coming to Leland Victory Lane Quick Oil Change held a ground-breaking event on February 22. They are located at 3511 Rose Blossum Drive in Leland (near Tractor Supply). Many residents came out to meet the owner, Eric Smith. Victory Lane strives to improve the quick oil change experience by upholding a community that provides customers with honest, convenient, affordable and professional-grade vehicle service.

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•P resident - Jennifer Brown, Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage • President Elect - Bob Percesepe, Blue Chip Real Estate • Treasurer - Wilson Sherrill, Fred Thorne Realty • Past President - Brooke Rudd-Gaglie, Margaret Rudd & Associates

Brunswick Community College Foundation (BCCF) is excited to announce that more than $40,000 has been donated to support the Brunswick Community College (BCC) men’s basketball program. Brunswick County natives and brothers Joe and Moe Stanley raised the funds throughout the month of December 2021 by reaching out to businesses, family and friends. BCC leadership and coaching staff were kept in the dark as to how much the brothers raised until halftime at the January 5, 2022 game. When the total amount was unveiled, the crowd went wild.

Habitat for Humanity Hosts Brunswick County Birdie Brunswick County Habitat for Humanity's annual golf fundraiser, the Brunswick County Birdie, was held on Thursday, March 10, at Thistle Golf Club located on 1815 Olde Thistle Club Road in Sunset Beach. There were games, a raffle and a sit-down luncheon at the Thistle Golf Course.

Brunswick County Habitat for Humanity thanks all who came out to support this event.

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John E. Jacobs American Legion Post 68 Provides Scholarship to BCC Student Veteran

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Members of the John E. Jacobs American Legion Post 68 recently visited the campus of Brunswick Community College (BCC) to provide scholarship support to BCC student and Veteran Sergeant Andrew Burgmuller. The Post 68 scholarship is named after Private First Class John E. Jacobs.

Private Jacobs, a United States Army Infantryman, is the only service member from Leland who is listed as a casualty in the Vietnam War. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Service Medal and the National Defence Service Medal. PFC Jacobs is listed on panel 42W, line 057 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, DC.

been named the town’s first public safety director, and Wyatt Richardson has been named the town’s first community enrichment director.

Langlois has served as Fire Chief for Leland Fire/Rescue since August 2020. As public safety director, he will oversee the Fire/Rescue, Police and Emergency Management departments. The role was created to ensure the town’s public safety departments can continue to cohesively and strategically plan for the future in a more proactive manner.

Richardson has been with the Town of Leland since April 2018, serving as operations director. In his role as community enrichment director, Richardson will coordinate community engagement efforts and be responsible for ensuring the town government is serving the citizens and customers of Leland in the most effective way possible by building strong, meaningful relationships within the community. Langlois and Richardson started their new positions in January. Langlois will continue to serve as acting fire chief until that position is filled.

Tennants Provide Scholarships to BCC Culinary Arts Program

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The Brunswick Community College (BCC) Foundation is excited to share that local residents Betty and Jim Tennant of Sunset Beach have donated $2,000 to the Brunswick Community College (BCC) Culinary Arts program located on the main campus in Supply. Their donation will provide scholarship support for two culinary arts students. Mr. and Mrs. Tennant learned about the Culinary Arts program at BCC on the TV show “Our Hometown.” They liked the idea of this career path and decided to financially support the program. Mrs. Tennant says, “It feels so good to do something that supports the college and BCC students.” If

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you would like to learn more about establishing a scholarship at Brunswick Community College, contact Elizabeth Wassum, executive director, BCC Foundation at (910) 755-6530 or wassume@brunswickcc.edu.

Novant Health Adjusts Visitor Restrictions As COVID-19 levels have declined in our communities, Novant Health has adjusted visitor restrictions. The new visitation policies detailed below went into effect on Wednesday, February 16. Most patients hospitalized at Novant Health facilities in North Carolina will be allowed to have an unrestricted number of visitors aged 12 or older, with limits remaining in place in certain areas and/or as needed to allow for safe social distancing in waiting areas and patient rooms. Restrictions remain in place for COVID-19 positive patients who are hospitalized or in the emergency room, as well as patients who are being tested for COVID-19. Novant Health Medical Group clinics will now allow children of all ages to accompany adults to appointments if child care is not available.

All visitors must: Be healthy, with no symptoms of COVID-19; Pass a COVID-19 screening, which can be completed online before they arrive at NovantHealth.org/visitorscreening; Properly wear a mask at all times, including while in the patient’s room or exam room.

beauty, low housing prices and access to broadband as its top reasons for picking the town as one of the top 50 cities in the nation for remote workers.

“With the help of partners like Focus Broadband, we’ve focused on making Belville more attractive to today’s workforce,” says Belville Mayor Mike Allen. “We’re proud that experts in the field believe our hard work has been successful. We’re ready for the future.”

Belville is Named One of America’s Best Work-From-Home Cities for 2022 The Town of Belville is proud to announce that PCMag.com (formerly PC Magazine) has named Belville one of America’s “Best Work-from-Home Cities” for 2022. The article cites Belville’s small-town charm, its natural

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Based at Cape Fear Regional Jetport, Skydive Coastal Carolina changes lives through the thrilling adventure of skydiving.

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Standing on Solid Ground Through determination and a willingness to embrace change, the Clemmons family, owners of Heritage Fresh Market in Supply, has overcome challenges on the farm by keeping it fresh and local.

By Theresa Ravencraft

At Heritage Fresh Market in Supply, owners Jody and Lauren Clemmons proudly display their motto on a sign at the front door: “Welcome to Heritage Fresh Market, where farming is a family thing.”

With a new nonprofit named FPTower Inc., the owner of Frying Pan Shoals Light Station seeks help with preserving the historic tower 32 miles offshore.

By Melissa Slaven Warren

Eleven years ago, Richard Neal participated in a federal government auction in which he was the highest bidder for a tower sitting right in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

The tower, once a light station, sat all but abandoned for six years before Neal snatched it up for $85,000.

Brunswick County Troubadour John Cubito, aka Chicky’s Boy, sings the praises of Brunswick County on his new album, I Love It Here.

By Jo Ann Mathews

To prove how much he enjoys Brunswick County, John Cubito, whose professional name is Chicky’s Boy, wrote all 12 songs on I Love it Here about the area.

A New Classic The PCBLT — that’s code for extra delicious — combines two tried-andtrue favorites in one tasty sandwich.

By Sandi Grigg

I grew up with pimiento cheese as a staple in my home and have continued that tradition through my adulthood.

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RAPID RESPONSE

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Leland Fire/Rescue has launched the Senior Citizen KnoxBox program, designed to provide key safes for homes of older residents in the department’s response district.

The KnoxBox rapid entry system is a secure emergency access program developed for property owners and fire departments.

When a fire breaks out or there is a medical emergency, Knox products allow immediate entry into buildings and property without forced entry damage or delay. | CONTINUE READING ONLINE

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Lannin Braddock is named chair for 2022 Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center Foundation Board.

The Braddock Group is proud to announce the appointment of Lannin Braddock as chair for the 2022 Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center Foundation Board. The Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center Foundation mission is to engage and connect donors to Novant Health programs and initiatives that save lives and improve the health of the communities it serves. Gifts through the Novant Health Foundation enable Novant Health to accelerate innovation in care and provide better accessibility for quality healthcare. | CONTINUE READING ONLINE

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Brandon’s Battle Foundation offers ways to support pediatric cancer patients.

When Lisa Gettel heard the bell ring at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital in Hersey, Pennsylvania, she knew a child had just completed chemotherapy or radiation treatments, and she anticipated watching her son, Brandon Hohenadel, ring that bell.

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CUTTING-EDGE ENERGY STORAGE

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BEMC will add utility-scale battery energy storage to the local grid in Bolivia.

Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation (BEMC) has announced the planned installation of cutting-edge battery energy storage technology in Bolivia. The battery project will be integrated at an existing electric substation, adding local energy resources that will enhance system resilience and reliability for co-op consumer-members. | CONTINUE READING ONLINE

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The Town of Leland names Ronnie Hayes as fire chief.

The Town of Leland is pleased to announce that Ronnie Hayes has been promoted to fire chief. Hayes joined Leland Fire/Rescue in 2007, serving as captain, assistant chief of operations, and most recently, deputy chief of fire and emergency services.

Since the department merged with the town in 2017, Hayes has also served as the town’s fire marshal.

“Over the past 15 years, I have seen the growth of the town, community and fire department, so I am excited about what is to come and the opportunity to continue serving Leland and northern Brunswick County,” Hayes says. | CONTINUE READING ONLINE

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Novant Health offers an update on COVID-19 treatments.

All eligible adults and children 12+ should get a COVID booster.

Vaccination, boosters and masks are the best ways to reduce omicron virus spread. Amid a surge in COVID cases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance on who should get an extra dose – and when.

The interval between boosters and the primary vaccine series for Pfizer and Moderna has been shortened from six months to five. Boosters are still recommended for all adults two months after receiving a one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine. | CONTINUE READING ONLINE Spring 2022

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My spouse and I were at a fancy, white-tablecloth restaurant and one of the featured cocktails was a Kiwi Caipirinha. I had no idea what that was, but I love kiwi and take pleasure in ordering things that I have never had, so I had to have one.

The server explained that caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and consists mainly of ice, lime and cachaça (fermented sugarcane juice). This restaurant’s version used kiwi instead of lime, and it was very good, but I felt like something was missing.

I love to mix and match my cocktails, so I decided to create a similar version using vodka instead of cachaça to make what is known as a caipiroska instead of a caipirinha.

The next time we had a few friends over for a dinner party, the weather was warming up and I wanted to serve something unique, crisp and springy. The drink I had at the restaurant used brown sugar, but I substituted white granulated sugar in my version. I love the combination of coconut and kiwi, so I used coconutflavored sparkling water in my recipe also.

Everyone thoroughly enjoyed their cocktail, and I ended up making another round. The detailed build for real caipiroska is precise and worth following, but I much prefer to make it my own.

Try this version for a vibrant and sweetly chilled concoction.

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INGREDIENTS 2 cups kiwi, peeled and diced 12 mint leaves 6 teaspoons white granulated sugar 3 limes, juiced 2 cups high-quality vodka 2 cups coconut flavored sparkling water Ice 1 kiwi, peeled and thinly sliced and fresh mint for garnish

METHOD Prepare 6 glasses by filling each with 1/3 cup of diced kiwis, 2 mint leaves, 1 teaspoon sugar and the juice of half a lime. Muddle the contents of each glass until fully combined.

Fill each glass with ice and top off with 1/3 cup vodka and 1/3 cup sparkling water.

Stir and finish with a kiwi slice and mint for garnish.

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WHAT’S COOKIN’

Make Your Own Using this recipe as a base, you can create a world of hummus variations that are way better than store-bought.

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Yes, you can buy hummus in the grocery store, but it isn’t cheap and is not nearly as delicious as making it fresh at home. Hummus is simple to make and is super versatile. You can put almost anything in hummus, but my favorite type to make is roasted red pepper and garlic hummus.

The first time I tried hummus was in college. I went home with my best friend, whose family was from Israel. Her mom had prepared all types of dishes for our arrival, and one of them was homemade hummus served with pita points and carrots. It looked kind of bland, but to my surprise it was so smooth and creamy and it awakened my tastebuds. The basis of this recipe came from her — thank you, Nina!

The basic ingredients are garlic, tahini, beans or peas and lemon juice. The rest is up to your imagination. This version is prepared with roasted red peppers; however, you can omit the red pepper and roast garlic instead. You can also use edamame instead of chickpeas or incorporate sweet potatoes, pistachios or even roasted beets.

Hummus is a great vegan dip, as it has no dairy and no animal protein included. It contains lots of plant-based protein from the chickpeas, and it is calcium rich thanks to the sesame-based tahini.

This roasted red pepper and garlic version is great all on its own as a shareable dip, but it is also delicious on a wrap with turkey and cheese or mixed in the yolks when making deviled eggs. It can become a salad dressing when mixed with a bit of Dijon mustard and more lemon juice. It even makes a delicious pasta sauce when mixed with fresh basil, onion, sundried tomatoes and red pepper flakes.

Clearly, this is something to keep in your fridge, and it’s certainly a go-to for me and my family.

The world is your hummus bowl, so try this recipe and wow yourself with all you can create with it.

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Hummus is a great vegan dip, as it has no dairy and no animal protein included.

WHAT’S COOKIN’

Roasted Red Pepper and Garlic Hummus You will need a food processor.

INGREDIENTS 2 whole red bell peppers 1 15 oz. can chickpeas, drained, (reserve liquid) 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (1 large lemon) 1/4 cup tahini 2 garlic cloves 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus more for serving 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon paprika, plus more for serving pinch of salt Serve with pita points, bagel chips, your favorite cracker or fresh-cut vegetables such as carrots, celery and tomatoes — or all of the above

METHOD Preheat the oven to broil.

Core the peppers and cut into large flat pieces. Arrange the pepper pieces, skin-side up, on a baking sheet. Place in the oven and broil for 5 to 10 minutes until the pepper skin is charred.

Remove the charred peppers from the oven, let cool and remove the skin. Set aside one piece of pepper, slice lengthwise, and use for garnish.

Add the drained chickpeas, peppers, lemon juice, tahini, garlic cloves and olive oil to a food processor and process for 1 minute or until well combined and smooth.

Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl, add the cumin, paprika and salt and process another 30 seconds.

If the consistency is too thick, add about a tablespoon of the chickpea juice and process. Repeat this until the consistency is smooth and whipped.

Spoon the hummus into a bowl and lay the strips of pepper in the center. Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with paprika and serve.

Store in an airtight container and refrigerate up to one week.

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BEHIND THE BUSINESS

Here for the Beer

Shannon Mims and Monique Haslam offer N.C. and S.C. craft beers, including 46 on tap, along with a vault full of wine in the fun, pet-friendly atmosphere at Brunswick Beer Xchange.

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Shannon Mims, son Ryder Mims and Monique Haslam.

Finding both a lager and a stout in a place that calls itself the Brunswick Beer Xchange (aka BBX) should not be surprising.

Unless Lager and Stout, who greet you upon entering, have eight paws, two wagging tails and a propensity for snuggling at your feet while you sample some great beer.

Lager, a lovable, huggable, year-old mush-puppy silver Labrador, and Stout, a few months old and the definition of cute Corgi, have the full run of this pet-friendly beer and bottle shop in Leland.

Owners Shannon Mims and his wife, Monique Haslam, wanted a place where pets and families would feel at home, and they have it.

Of course, it helps to have 46 taps of N.C./S.C. beers, a bank vault full of wine, six flat-screen TVs and comfortable seating both indoors and out. And some of those N.C. beers hail from Haslam’s home stomping grounds of the Outer Banks.

In fact, BBX borrowed the famous OBX symbol after Haslam had an epiphany driving home to Southern Shores on the Outer Banks. That’s where, in addition to running a bottle shop and taproom that is exploding in popularity, this dynamo from Detroit somehow finds the time to manage five dental offices.

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BEHIND THE BUSINESS

Haslam splits her time between the Outer Banks and accessible for both in-house consumption and/or take-home Leland, and she often brings down N.C. beers that most folks enjoyment. can’t get here, like Hatteras Red from Lost Colony Brewery At least six of the taps are set aside for tap takeover nights in Manteo, Weeping Radish Dark Lager from Jarvisburg and in which different breweries will come to show off their stuff.

1718 Brewing’s Hooker’s Pants from Ocracoke. I confess that On the night we visited, as fate would have it, Edward Teach my taste-mates, Dave and Jimmy, and I were all enamored of Brewing, nearby in Wilmington, was coming in with a full Hooker’s Pants. menu of quality beers.

Simmer down. It’s an IPA, and it’s On my visit, we arrived a tad earlier than Mims’ favorite as well. their regularly-scheduled opening at 3 pm Haslam and Mims, whose main gig is so we would have an opportunity to chat as a firefighter at ILM, opened BBX in — and to quaff. I ordered a flight of the If 46 taps do not suit late October of 2021, and that was after OBX beers, and it arrived on a wooden slab your fancy, a treasure with four little mini Mason jars with Mims (who’s also a contractor) had to essentially gut the building to raise it handles. In fact, all the tap beers come in trove of bottles and — Phoenix-like — from three former large Mason Jars, another Haslam idea and cans is also readily identities. The place was once a drypreference, like the rather unique ladies’ accessible for both in- and men’s room door plaques. cleaners, a bakery and a bank — hence house consumption the large wine vault.

Mims has contributed more than muscle Neither entrepreneur was deterred by and contracting knowhow to the interior and/or take-home the many obstacles they needed to ambiance of BBX as well. When you go, enjoyment. overcome to open their dream bottle shop, check out his Heroes’ Wall. It’s a map of including a solid steel vault and a concrete the Tar Heel state surrounded by various deposit drop box built into the wall. Their flags of first responders: Corrections, toughest compromise came when trying to decide how many Nurses, Police, Fire, Military, EMS and Dispatch. Any guest taps BBX should offer. Mims, the beer nut, wanted 50 to 60, who can claim an association with any flag gets to sign his or while Haslam, the businesswoman, wanted 20 to 30. So, they her name on the Heroes’ Wall in permanent marker. It’s a settled at 46. Which sounds reasonable. If 46 taps do not suit neat touch, for sure, especially considering Mims’ chosen your fancy, a treasure trove of bottles and cans is also readily vocation.

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Shannon Mims and Monique Haslam and their 46 beer taps.

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Where Farming is a Family Thing.

Brunswick County residents are flocking to Heritage Fresh Market in Supply for fresh produce and local specialty foods. The large, rustic market, owned by Jody and Lauren Clemmons, opened in November 2020 and offers a variety of goods that pay homage to their North Carolina roots.

After farming row crops for four generations, the Clemmons family added produce to their farm production in the fall of 2019. They began with strawberries, and the community quickly embraced their small, open-air stand. A dream was born to expand further and build a year-round market.

Fast-forward to spring 2022, they will soon begin harvesting their third season of strawberries and a variety of other fruits and vegetables. The customer excitement is evident, in-store and on social media.

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So where did the idea to open a bottle shop and taproom come from?

Turns out Mims once drove a beer truck in the late ’90s and the spark was lit, even though “I delivered mostly Coors Light and other mainstream beers,” he says.

According to Haslam, the clientele at BBX is a decidedly savvy group, especially when it comes to good beer.

“We’ll get an occasional young patron who comes in wanting to know if we carry six packs of mainstream stuff, because they’ll look at the board not-knowing what an IPA, a red ale, a stout or dark lager is,” she says. “So, they usually go somewhere else.”

That’s perfectly fine with Haslam because she knows (as the stepmother of five stepchildren) that many young folks are more interested in slamming than savoring their beer.

“They have a goal in mind, and detecting and analyzing the nuances and flavor notes of various craft beer isn’t it,” she says. So, leave your funnels at home.

Various food trucks are now making BBX a regular stop, and they usually appear at around 5 pm. The shop is open seven days a week, but no food

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trucks are on premises either Monday or Tuesday. There is, however, a Waffle House right next door, should you get a hankering.

Haslam’s keen business sense was honed by her many experiences, including running a steel company in her youth. And she has goals for growing this business.

“We’ll soon give our customers the opportunity to order kegs for home use,” she says.

When asked where she’d like to see herself and BBX in three years, she replies with a cheery, “Maybe I’ll open more BBXes to grow the family!”

Not a bad goal for a gal who, upon arriving in Leland, sat at the intersection opposite her current business, pointed to a dilapidated, under-used building and told Mims, “That’s where I’m putting our shop!”

Meanwhile, Mims has started the BBX Brew Crew Club for his fellow beer lovers.  Spring 2022

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SPORTS

On and Off the Field Cape Fear Shamrocks teaches the sport of lacrosse as well as character-building life skills.

BY MELISSA SLAVEN WARREN PHOTOGRAPHY BY MATT MCGRAW

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It’s the start of high school lacrosse season for coaches Eddie Jones and Steve Philipp. While they are busy creating and running plays and managing game day and practice schedules for their Brunswick County high school players, they are also thinking about the upcoming summer season for the Cape Fear

Shamrocks. Something they’ve been doing for 10 years now.

Cape Fear Shamrocks is a youth travel organization that Jones and Philipp first started in 2012 as a way for local youth players, including their own sons, to get seen and recruited by colleges.

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“Both Steve and I were coaching our own sons’ youth lacrosse teams and thinking about their collegiate opportunities,” Jones says. “We got some advice: Start a travel team and get them into tournaments. Steve found one in Hilton Head, we took two teams, and it was an incredible experience. The next thing you know, the parents are saying, 'When's the next one?' The rest is history.”

Now in its 10th year as a nonprofit, Shamrocks Lacrosse operates on a mission for every player to have a competitive lacrosse experience that builds character and integrity.

Parents of the players often praise the organization and their staff for the contributions they provide to their children beyond the sport.

“There is a genuine commitment to excellence in this program that exceeds most children’s sports activities I have witnessed in this region,” says lacrosse parent Jon David.

“The value of this program goes beyond learning how to play a game. The lessons gleaned from this activity are highly translatable to building the life skills I desire to instill in my son. Coach Steve Philipp and his staff do a phenomenal job in reinforcing the message that a commitment to family and education take precedence over lacrosse.”

Philipp, operations manager for the Shamrocks, agrees, saying, “For us, it’s always been family, then academics, then lacrosse in that order. If a kid is struggling in school, we want him at home working on his academics. There are no exceptions.”

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Off the field, the organization and their teams participate in community service projects including food drives, Habitat for Humanity, Toys for Tots and First Love, to name a few.

The nonprofit, funded by donors and sponsors, offers opportunities for all players. “[Shamrocks] has never turned a child away who makes it on a team because they couldn’t afford to play, and we never intend to,” Philipp says.

Shamrocks Lacrosse will provide more than 30 scholarships for the summer program, which is roughly 20 percent of their players. The scholarships help families pay for travel and equipment expenses.

For the most part, lacrosse is a relatively easy game to learn, with straightforward rules. Players use the head of a lacrosse stick to carry, pass, catch and shoot a ball into the goal.

Currently, Shamrocks Lacrosse offers both summer and fall traveling teams for boys in grades 3 through 12. Teams generally play four to five tournaments per season from as far away as Delaware and south to Florida. They currently have seven teams with approximately 200 players. To date, Shamrocks teams have competed in more than 500 events in eight different states and have won national level events in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.

The large number of players is indicative of the sport’s rising popularity. The game calls for skill, athleticism and hand-eye coordination, but it’s an accessible sport that doesn’t

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necessarily rely on a particular physical framework. And it appeals to a wide range of athletes because it’s non-stop action.

“The kids are constantly playing,” Jones says. “If you’re in a game, you’re in a game. There is no sitting around waiting for your turn at bat like in baseball. It more closely resembles basketball and soccer in terms of the momentum of the game.”

Shamrocks Lacrosse has 30 coaches on staff, and all area high school and middle school coaches are involved in their program. There are three coaches assigned to every Shamrocks team, including an offensive coordinator, defensive coordinator and a goalie specialist.

“We have a diverse group of coaches, some who have played lacrosse at division one and two levels,” Philipp says. “Most of our coaches coach either middle school or high school in the area. And we don’t just hire coaches off the cuff. Our head coaches are what we call old, fat and gray like Eddie and me!

They are seasoned. But they aren’t just coaches, they’re mentors. And not just for the game, but life.”

Additionally, some of the organization’s former players who are currently playing lacrosse in college come back and help coach in the summer. One of them is Philipp’s own son, a first line midfielder senior for West Point.

“Like we always say, the lacrosse piece becomes secondary,”

Jones says. “It’s the academic piece that’s first. That’s where [scholarship] money is.”

Lacrosse isn’t just a sport for young men. Shamrocks Lacrosse partners with Coastal Rays Lacrosse organization with a mission to provide a safe and fun environment for all players, coaches and families to learn and develop girls’ lacrosse.

They offer travel lacrosse teams for middle school and high school girls.

Additionally, they host clinics and offer individual and small group coaching.

Both Jones and Philipp are encouraged by the growing popularity of lacrosse in the area.

It’s a sport that allows for an easy transition from other sports.

“Lacrosse correlates to a lot of different sports,” Jones says.

“As coaches, we encourage kids to play soccer and basketball and football, so they are playing something year-round. We want our kids to be athletes.” 

Want to know more?

For more information on Shamrocks Lacrosse, visit their website at shamrockslacrosse-nc.com or contact Jones via email at director@shamrockslacrosse-nc.com or Philipp at operations@ shamrockslacrosse-nc.com.

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Green

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The Town of Leland prioritizes parks and green space for the community.

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With a nearly hundred-year history as a rural community separated by the Cape Fear River from historic downtown Wilmington, the Town of Leland was officially incorporated in 1989. Now bursting at the seams with impressive development, the leaders of this popular suburban city are determined to obtain and develop or preserve natural spaces for the community.

PHOTO BY MARK STEELMAN

Westgate Nature Park includes a boardwalk, outdoor classroom, trail, event lawn and playground.

“The town has worked strategically to acquire property for the growth of our parks and green spaces in recent years,” says Town of Leland Community Enrichment Director Wyatt Richardson, A 10-year strategic plan released in 2021 paints the municipality as home to a variety of green spaces that include three parks and a community garden as well as many natural streams for kayaking and trails for walking, running and biking. The town is now actively expanding these spaces.

Leland has acquired land for future parks located on both Kay Todd Road and Trade Street. Richardson confirms that a tract of 135 acres was recently donated to the town by a developer and that the town acquired green space from NCDOT as well. The NCDOT tracts were transferred to the town in November 2021, and plans are to conserve the land as open space for now. This includes one tract of nearly 100 acres near the Juniper Creek Subdivision that was developed as a wetlands mitigation site.

Green Space & Conservation The green space movement dates to the 1950s, when communities began to promote healthy lifestyles.

Connecting people and places, greenways share common features like conservation areas, trails and amenities. Leland’s master plans have adhered to this philosophy from the start.

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expand and rezone Leland’s current conservation district to include an additional 120 acres it recently acquired. The annexation and rezoning will include potential for future acquisition of sensitive areas adjacent to estuaries, streams and wetlands as well as historically and archeologically significant sites. This will allow the land to remain undeveloped and in its original and natural state.

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Located at 844 Appleton Way, Cypress Cove Park is made up of 25 acres of wetlands and includes waterfront access along Sturgeon Creek (top).

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The first park the Town of Leland developed is next to Town Hall. Eight-acre FOUNDERS PARK is homebase for community activities and includes a playground, picnic area, gazebo and paved multi-use path. The park’s community garden has plots available for rent and a complimentary water source. The popular 9-hole disc golf course there will be moving soon to a new park on Trade Street.

CYPRESS COVE PARK along Sturgeon Creek has nearly 25 acres including wetlands with waterfront access.

There is a dock, a kayak and canoe launch, and an overlook. There is also a handicap-access fishing area and an outdoor classroom.

WESTGATE NATURE PARK is a 150-acre site that preserves open spaces and conserves a sensitive tract along Jackey’s Creek. The park includes a trail, a playground, a raised boardwalk and an event lawn. The multi-phase development plan includes a total of 5 miles of trails that complement the town’s goals of adding to its walkable communities.

Richardson is pleased with the progress Leland is making.

“The completion of the recent multi-use path along Old Fayetteville Road and Village Road is another great recreation-based element for our community,” he says.

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At nearly 30 acres, the new Loblolly Park is located on Kay town to provide a more permanent home. The new course Todd Road. At this writing the park was undergoing survey will be doubled in size to 18 holes. and site work including land clearing of understory growth.

The Town of Leland also has plans to develop the new Following this work, staff will determine through a design 36-acre Sturgeon Creek Park along S. Navassa Road in the process what amenities to include there. coming years. This will provide a second water access for the “We also have many exciting projects that are upcoming community. such as renovations to Founders Park and the new disc golf “We continually explore opportunities to increase our park course that will be located at the yet to be named park on and green spaces throughout the town,” Richardson says. “With Trade Street,” Richardson says. master plans completed for other parks, we have well-thoughtThe $6 million Founders Park renovation plan includes a out plans for the future of our park system as well.” complete overhaul of the park and construction of a new The Town of Leland currently owns several hundred acres splash pad and amphitheater. This revitalization requires the that include both uplands and wetlands in different parts of relocation of the disc golf course. The renovations are town. Some of these green spaces are held in conservation or partially funded by a grant from for future parks. One plan the N.C. Parks and Recreation includes the Leland Greenway, a Trust Fund. multi-use path connecting The Trade Street tract is near Leland’s Westgate Nature Park to the Windsor Park neighborhood.

Brunswick Nature Park, which is It is approximately 11 acres, and owned by Brunswick County. $160,000 has been funded to Leland’s annual budget develop an access road, parking showcases the importance of lot and the new disc course. The green spaces to the community. disc course was highlighted as a The 2020-21 budget of $27 desired amenity in a 2018 Parks million included more than $1.1 and Recreation Master Plan and million for parks and recreation. was initially installed as a With all of the recent temporary amenity at Founders developments, the future of The map above shows the Trade Street Park Park, so it was important for the Leland is looking very green.  site parcel boundary.

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BRUNSWICK COUNTY TOP SALES IN 2021

704 SHOALS WATCH WAY, BALD HEAD ISLAND

15 E. BEACH DRIVE #187, BALD HEAD ISLAND

2815 HARBORSIDE WAY, SOUTHPORT

Address

Selling Date

Listed Price

Selling Price

DOM

Price per sq. ft.

Selling Agent

Selling Company

Listing Agent

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930 NICKLAUS ROAD, BOILING SPRING LAKES

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MOST EXPENSIVE HOMES SOLD IN BOILING SPRING LAKES 930 Nicklaus Road, Boiling Spring Lakes

10/4/2021

$366,326

$366,326

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$212.36

Edward M. Schaack

exp Realty

Tracy Vincent

Kingfisher Homes and Sales, LLC

161 North Lake Drive, Boiling Spring Lakes

9/16/2021

$299,000

$327,500

2

$204.69

Ginger Harper Real Estate Group

Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage

Randy Wilson

Port Realty, Inc.

860 Eden Drive, Boiling Spring Lakes

4/1/2021

$259,000

$266,185

10

$145.70

Sara Hauser

Hauser Real Estate Company

Sara Hauser

Hauser Real Estate Company

242 Pine Lake Road, Boiling Spring Lakes

4/2/2021

$265,000

$263,500

26

$175.20

Jennifer Bullock Team

RE/MAX Executive

Kim Skipper Anderson

Art Skipper Realty, Inc.

898 Boros Road, Boiling Spring Lakes

4/26/2021

$259,000

$259,600

8

$142.09

Hank Troscianiec & Associates

Keller Williams Realty - OKI Brunswick County

Sara Hauser

Hauser Real Estate Company

704 Shoals Watch Way, Bald Head Island

7/27/2021

$6,300,000

$6,150,000

289

$1,181.10

Steve P. Prokop

Carolina Plantations Real Estate

Stephanie Blake

Intracoastal Realty

15 E. Beach Drive #187, Bald Head Island

8/18/2021

$4,250,000

$3,950,000

36

$848

Wendy Wilmot

Wendy Wilmot Properties

Barbara Adams Miller

Landmark Sotheby's International Realty

4 Stede Bonnet Close, Bald Head Island

12/9/2021

$3,950,000

$3,750,000

22

$833.15

David B. Wray

Intracoastal Realty

Doug Oakley

Intracoastal Realty

9 Wood Duck Trail #L16 & 17, Bald Head Island

8/12/2021

$3,825,000

$3,650,000

50

$799.04

WWP Ward Team

Wendy Wilmot Properties

Barbara Adams Miller

Landmark Sotheby's International Realty

202 Row Boat Row, Bald Head Island

5/28/2021

$3,295,000

$3,037,500

127

$929.47

Wendy Wilmot

Wendy Wilmot Properties

Wendy Wilmot

Wendy Wilmot Properties

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Selling Price

Price per sq. ft.

Selling Date

Listed Price

2815 Harborside Way, Southport

8/10/2021

$1,495,000

$1,840,000

23

$459.77

Rick C. Cavaliere

St. James Properties, LLC

Lisa S. Frye

St. James Properties, LLC

220 River Drive, Southport

8/9/2021

$1,995,000

$1,800,000

22

$460.12

Linda M. Pukenas

Sea Glass Realty, LLC

Edward F. Mintz

Art Skipper Realty, Inc.

6249 Pebble Shore Lane #145, Southport

9/10/2021

$1,695,000

$1,535,000

72

$450.01

Kay Jolliff

Margaret Rudd & Associates, Inc.

Bonner D. Herring

RE/MAX Southern Coast

2769 Pinecrest Drive #8 & 9, Southport

11/19/2021

$1,585,000

$1,500,000

3

$225.36

Robert Sidden

St. James Properties, LLC

Hank Troscianiec & Associates

Keller Williams Realty - OKI Brunswick County

2775 Pinecrest Drive, Southport

5/27/2021

$1,425,000

$1,425,000

4

$216.99

Kathy Ross

Palm Realty, Inc.

Lisa S. Frye

St. James Properties, LLC

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Selling Agent

Listing Agent

Selling Company

Listing Company

MOST EXPENSIVE HOMES SOLD IN SOUTHPORT

MOST EXPENSIVE HOMES SOLD IN OAK ISLAND/CASWELL BEACH 3707 E. Beach Drive, Lot #4, Oak Island

10/12/21

$1,899,500

$1,961,650

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$653.88

Wanda Crider Adkins

Better Beach Sales & Rentals

John G. Hamilton

Better Beach Sales & Rentals

6807 E. Beach Drive, Oak Island

12/3/21

$1,949,900

$1,949,900

10

$633.08

Christine Camp

Carolina Exclusives

John G. Hamilton

Better Beach Sales & Rentals

5528 E. Beach Drive, Oak Island

11/5/21

$1,949,000

$1,875,000

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$436.96

Bethany Jackson

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Robert Carroll

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205 Caswell Beach Road #3, Oak Island

12/8/21

$1,725,000

$1,725,000

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$704.37

Burt Elmore

Lynda Haraway Group, Inc.

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Non Member

111 E. Beach Drive, Oak Island

9/27/21

$1,700,000

$1,700,000

0

$638.14

Aimee Freeman

Keller Williams Realty

Non Member

Non Member

1042 Carberry Lane, Leland

6/4/2021

$1,175,000

$1,156,250

223

$274.12

Douglas S. Terhune

Carolina Plantations RE-Leland

Leslie E. McIntosh

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1426 Cape Fear National Drive, Leland

8/10/2021

$969,000

$955,000

0

$269.01

The Rising Tide Team

Intracoastal Realty

Kevin T. Murphy

Nest Realty

5033 Creswell Drive, Leland

5/14/2021

$869,000

$865,000

223

$249.64

Douglas E. Kesling

Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage

Domin & Schwartz Real Estate Group

Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage Midtown

2138 Cokesbury Court, Leland

2/26/2021

$875,000

$855,000

113

$193.61

Jason Allen

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Carolina Premier Properties

Will Musselwhite

Landmark Sotheby's International Realty

1054 Marshside Way, Belville

7/28/2021

$849,500

$850,000

3

$209.88

Amy W. Brown

Keller Williams Realty

Ronel Austin

Coastal Realty Associates, LLC

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3707 E. BEACH DRIVE, LOT #4, OAK ISLAND

1042 CARBERRY LANE, LELAND

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TOP 20 BUILDERS IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY IN 2021

BY PERMITS BUILDER

PERMITS

DR HORTON 500 131 Racine Drive, Suite 201, University Corporate Center 2, Wilmington, NC 28403 (910) 742-7946 DrHorton.com CEO: David V. Auld LOGAN DEV

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H&H CONST

206

BILL CLARK HOMES

205

TRUSST BLDRS

138

STEVENS BLDG CO

133

MCKEE HOMES

112

JURNEY W HOMES

95

CAPSTONE VENTURES

82

REALSTAR HOMES

81

HAGOOD HOMES

68

PULTE HOME CORP

66

LENNAR CAROLINAS

63

KENT HOMES

61

CAVINESS & CATES

52

WINDSOR HOMES

46

TRUE HOMES

43

RIPTIDE BLDRS

41

CLAYTON PROP GROUP

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TEEITUP VENTURES

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TOTAL*

3,402

*Total includes all all permits pulled in Brunswick County in 2021 including those outside of the top 20 listed here.

Source: Stats compiled by M.O.R.E. (Market Opportunity Research Enterprises®) and are based on permits pulled between January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021.

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TOP BROKERAGE FIRMS

CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS

1426 CAPE FEAR NATIONAL DRIVE, LELAND

5033 CRESWELL DRIVE, LELAND

TOP FIRMS IN LELAND Firm - General Brokerage

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TOP FIRMS IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY Volume

Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage

1,103.50

$329,617,820

Keller Williams Realty

326

$93,157,060

Intracoastal Realty

308

$92,411,450

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Carolina Premier Properties

190.5

$50,768,943

EXP Realty

143

$40,241,115

BlueCoast Realty Corporation

88

$25,825,716

Nest Realty

85

$25,671,127

RE/MAX Essential

77

$21,348,094

RE/MAX Executive

65

$20,354,174

Coastal Properties

57

$16,164,217

Firm - New Home Developments

Sides

Volume

Firm - General Brokerage

Sides

Volume

Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage

3278.5

$938,882,067

Keller Williams Realty

1580

$496,218,968

Intracoastal Realty

1202.5

$464,121,375

RE/MAX At The Beach

819

$265,676,998

Margaret Rudd & Associates

575

$184,994,506

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Carolina Premier Properties

629.5

$164,131,383

PROACTIVE Real Estate

533

$157,605,199

Wendy Wilmot Properties

217

$137,407,249

EXP Realty

410

$130,025,386

Coldwell Banker Sloane

409

$122,882.50

St. James Properties, LLC

401.5

$122,093,037

Brunswick Forest Realty, LLC

330

$121,583,240

Southport Realty, Inc.

371

$101,787,554

Better Beach Sales & Rentals, Inc.

162

$98,649,930

Brunswick Forest Realty, LLC

326

$119,172,740

D.R. Horton, Inc.

362

$96,363,325

D.R. Horton, Inc.

258

$70,126,013

Art Skipper Realty, Inc.

420

$92,448,885

Pointe South Realty, LLC

127.5

$43,613,181

Lynda Haraway Group, Inc.

304.5

$91,653,003

The Bluffs Real Estate Company

77

$11,513,613

Discover NC Homes

290

$90,496,730

Pulte Home Company, LLC

33

$9,621,725

Carolina Plantations Real Estate

310.5

$83,920,729

Century 21 Sunset Realty

312

$69,217,475

St. James Properties, LLC Marina Office

207.5

$66,987,791

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When Brunswick County resident Doug Terhune heard that the cafeteria at Brunswick Community College was sitting empty, he made it his personal call to action to put it to good use. The cafeteria had been used by early college high school students, but when those students were shifted to the main

Doug Terhune in the instructor's area of the Douglas Terhune Center for Culinary Arts

cafeteria on campus, it was left vacant.

Terhune, who has served on the Brunswick Community College (BCC) Foundation Board for nine years and in June will have served on the BCC Board of Trustees for eight years, had been looking for a way to give back to the college.

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“When I learned about the cafeteria becoming empty, I put two and two together,” he says. “I felt that the college and the community could benefit from a culinary program.”

Originally from Ridgewood, New Jersey, just outside of New York City, Turhune moved to Wilmington in 1999 from Boston, where he had held a job in industrial automation for the previous 20 years. When he came to Wilmington, he started a new career in real estate. Last year his firm, Carolina Plantations Real Estate, welcomed 500 new families to Brunswick County.

“Look around,” he says. “We have four barrier islands and a whole load of visitors in Brunswick County. We are a hot bed for hospitality.”

Terhune credits his mother, Ginny, with cultivating his interest in the culinary arts, or as he more simply puts it, a love of eating.

“My mom, a housewife, did an excellent job with dinner every night by being creative on a budget,” Terhune says. “My father insisted on dessert. So Mom had to change it up. She did a great job. The key was variety.”

With the motivation of his culinary interests and his well-honed business development skills, Terhune worked closely with BCC Vice President Greg Bland, economic workforce development leaders, continuing education teams and BCC Foundation Executive Director Elizabeth Wassum in getting the school off the ground. Terhune describes it as “an excellent collaboration.”

“We communicated with local owners, toured commercial kitchens, observed employee-employer interactions, conducted interviews with an advisory team and made every effort to ensure that our plans Terhune stands in the kitchen, which boasts industrial appliances. focused on the success of Brunswick County restaurant owners,” Bland says.

The result is the state-of-the-art Douglas Terhune Center Experts from Horry Georgetown Technical College in for Culinary Arts. The center is equipped with 10 cooking Myrtle Beach provided counsel on how to configure the stations featuring hot plates that turn on and off in seconds culinary space and what equipment was required. Terhune’s and strategically placed large-screen monitors so students initial personal gift of $115,410 set the renovations in can closely watch the instructor prepare everything from progress.

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hors d’oeuvres to pastries to main courses.

Classes at the culinary center target three groups of potential students: job seekers who are competing with other applicants in the region, incumbent employees who are seeking a way to advance at their workplace, and local residents looking for personal enrichment. Current class offerings that incorporate hands-on culinary lab experiences include foundational skills as well as specialty courses for smoking meat, Mediterranean cuisine, holiday desserts and entrees, and authentic soul food. ServeSafe® teaches basic food preparation, food service terminology and procedures, tools and equipment, food sanitation and safety resulting in certification after passing an exam. A fourth course tackles event planning for meetings, weddings, conferences and

conventions. Embedded in all courses are soft skills, people skills, customer service, respect, presentation and work ethic.

BCC planned ahead during the reconfiguration, installing infrastructure to enable remote learning in the future.

“The option of learning virtually with our instructional team in the comfort and safety of your own kitchen has generated a lot of excitement,” Bland says.

An important criteria of the program is consistency. Bland notes, “One of the main lessons that we learned from our local experts is that at an early stage, programs should ensure that students are consistent. Our focus has not been extremely complex. We have been very consistent with preparing a pipeline of talent for our region.”

Long term, BCC intends to offer an associate’s degree in culinary arts and hospitality.

“With a little skill and passion, graduates from our four Brunswick County high schools can learn culinary arts rather easily,” Terhune says. “The graduates will have been taught basic business skills like purchasing food and supplies, keeping the books, hiring and firing in addition to hands-on cooking and baking. The degree will open the doors to owning a restaurant.”

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main goal of the culinary center is simple: “To help change the lives of as many residents in Brunswick County as we can.” But there is a more profound purpose, too. While he believes that food is utilitarian, Terhune says food is also an expression of creativity and love and an opportunity to express one’s self.

Terhune says he is happy when he is at his grill or stove crafting meals for his family and friends.

“I love cooking Italian food,” he says.

“And I do steak on the grill better than any restaurant in the world! My Brunswick stew has received accolades over the years.”

Terhune says he never looks at his time in kitchen as boring, adding, “I never make the same dish twice. I always change it up.”

Douglas Terhune Center for Culinary Arts has recently generated interest from local restaurant owners and individuals. A donation by Bella Cucina, a restaurant in Southport, and a private donation provided scholarships for 23 students, with more expected. Since its inception in 2021, the program has served 38 adults, and Wassum says it is already changing lives.

“We are so pleased to utilize generous gifts from our community to create high-quality learning spaces for our students,” Wassum says. “I am most excited about the progress our current classes of culinary students have made in their existing workplaces due to their participation in the program at BCC. Their successes in the classroom have led to promotions and pay raises which contribute to improving the quality of life for them, their families and their communities. The BCC Foundation is honored to be a part of connecting our community of donors to tangible impacts on the lives of our students.”

Terhune concludes, “Anyone in Brunswick County can help change the life of another person with just a little bit of effort. Want better restaurants in Brunswick County?

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Because it’s not for the glory and it’s not for the money, and the challenges are great.”

Connolly, a nurse for more than 30 years, didn’t hesitate to step in as a dual mom-nana when she knew she needed to, but her decision doesn’t come without its share of both struggles and

joys in tow. She and Kevie moved from Fayetteville to Leland in 2017.

“A lot of people say that she’s so lucky to have me, and I say I’m the blessed one because even though my life is crazy and it’s exhausting, I am more content and grounded than I have ever been,” says Connolly, 62. “I think the saddest thing about raising Kevie is that I’m not the fun, spoiling nana all the time now; I’m the disciplinarian and Spring 2022

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I’m the caregiver.”

Connolly isn’t the only one in this situation in the Wilmington area. The only difference is that she is a grandparent who doesn’t shy away from talking about it. As of 2018, the number of grandparents stepping in to care for their grandchildren skyrocketed over the last decade to 2.6 million grandparents in the United States, with nearly 100,000 of those in North Carolina. Children who are left to foster care because of their parents’ drug addictions rose 6 percent in the last five years.

“The sad thing is that most grandparents won’t talk about it because they feel that it’s a reflection on themselves – that their child screwed up – and people point their finger too quickly, like they must have done something wrong,” she says. “I’ve learned through these years with Kevie to address it straight on, embrace it head on, answer questions and share my story because there’s

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no embarrassment. The only embarrassment is the fact that more people won’t come out.

“I’ve always been very honest with Kevie,” Connolly continues. “I never built Kelly up, but I never put her down either. When she asked, ‘Why did my mom leave? Or why did she give me up?’ My response was, ‘Girl, no one gave you up. Your mom gave you to me.’ It was maybe when she was 8 when I told her that her mom left because of her bad choices on alcohol and drugs.”

Connolly has gone as far as publishing two children’s books to

express that loving grandparentgrandchild reversed relationship and to spread awareness of the growing opioid epidemic. The Dinner Tree and Fishing with Nana were released by WestBow Press in 2017.

“I’ve always written,” Connolly says.

“And I would tell Kevie stories at night and make them up and one was The Dinner Tree, which started with us walking in the field and we come across a brown cow in the field and asked him to share dinner with us. So that’s how the first book originated. I never thought I would write children’s books, but I’m a very good if it rhymes. Honestly, I never wrote the books to make money; it’s been more of a labor of love and therapeutic.

They’re just sweet books. … Maybe the books will make a difference to another grandparent.”

Connolly says Kevie was very much involved in the process – especially when the illustrator sent Connolly the first draft of what Nana would

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“They made me look like Barbara Bush with pearls around my neck, and Kevie said, ‘Oh no, Nana has to be sassy,” she says with a laugh.

Today, Nana Jeanne is busy getting Kevie to and from school plus soccer practice and Dynamic Footworks classes and struggling together through third grade math homework.

On top of that, Connolly also travels to

hospitals throughout the county, working as a nurse in the ICU, and helps out with the nonprofit Honor Bridge to promote organ tissue donation in the healthcare system. Last year, she says New Hanover Regional Medical Center, part of Novant Health, did 29 transplantable organ donor procedures in the middle of COVID. In 2018 U.S. Congress passed the bipartisan Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act to create a pool of resources to support grandparents raising grandchildren.

“The big challenge for me is financial because I’m going through my savings and I went through my retirement,” Connolly says. “I’m not looking for a handout because I’ve worked all my life and this and that. I just think we all need that acknowledgement and affirmation … and just, financially, if there were more resources out there for us.

“But, again,” she adds, “Kevie is my connection to purpose, and I now have the ability to change a life. And I think there’s a saying that sometimes it’s not about what you do in life, but it’s about who you raise. The struggles are great, but the joys are greater.” 

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Fun Cape Fear Circus Arts Studio’s aerial arts classes offers a creative way to build strength, flexibility and courage.

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus entertained guests for 146 years, and during those decades its aerial performers captivated audiences with seemingly effortless feats of sky-high athleticism. While The Greatest Show on Earth held its final performance in 2017, Cirque du Soleil has continued inspiring future generations of aerial acrobats.

Over the last decade, the popularity of aerial arts has grown exponentially, and aerial studios have opened in numerous cities around the country, bringing the benefits of circus-like acrobatics to the general public.

Cape Fear Circus Arts Studio in Wilmington is one such gym that is working to take individuals and their fitness to new heights. The studio currently offers classes

in aerial silks, aerial hoop, partner acrobatics as well as flexibility sessions.

When studio owner Jamie Poletti first began, she would drive two hours just to take a one-hour class. And with that, she was hooked. Her ascension began in 2009, and she founded her studio in 2014.

Growing up, the North Carolina native was a competitive gymnast who embraced a love for floating through the air while also challenging herself. She became a certified aerial yoga instructor in early 2013 and completed her NECCA (New England Center for Circus Arts) training in August of 2015.

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Having graduated from college with a degree in elementary education, Poletti has always loved teaching and sharing her passion for this extraordinary activity.

“Our workouts are very therapeutic,” Poletti says. “The only prerequisite that we have is that we ask people to come with a willingness to try.”

Aerial silks (also known by a variety of other monikers including aerial

contortion, ribbon and tissue) involves the person utilizing a special nylon fabric suspended from the ceiling to perform aerial acrobatics. The routines are a mix of strength and flexibility, all while the participant is seemingly floating in the air, twisting and twirling with the aid of the “silk.”

Classes take students from beginner to intermediate levels at the studio.

Advanced practitioners of aerial silks

often perform jaw-dropping routines that include free fall drops that can include rolling oneself into the silks, twisting and rotating before landing in a different pose. This form takes years of practice, strength, flexibility and, of course, courage (to say the least).

“It’s like a dance class but taking it up a level (or two),” Poletti says.

Unlike the silks, the aerial hoop, which resembles a hula hoop, is a rigid

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The only prerequisite that we have is that we ask people to come with a willingness to try. metal hoop suspended from the ceiling.

Students can learn to perform aerial acrobatics using a single hoop. This form of aerial display has become quite popular in recent years.

“We think of this as an alternative form of fitness,” Poletti says.

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improve flexibility while embracing a performing art.”

Obviously, Cape Fear Circus Arts Studio is not your typical gym, but at the same time they are dedicated to their students in a very supportive environment.

“We focus on individual performance in a very supportive, non-judgmental and nurturing atmosphere while also providing the utmost safety for our

students,” Poletti says. “We want potential practitioners of this aerial art to explore their own creativity while engaging in a unique form of expression.”

So, what about safety?

“Students are allowed to progress at their level of comfort,” Poletti says.

“We start people off where they may only be just six to ten inches above the floor with a mat below them as well.

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And if that is where their comfort zone remains, we never push anyone beyond that.”

The studio is currently open to students ages 16 and older. There’s no upper age limit as long as the person is comfortable.

“We currently have students in their sixties but have had past performers that were in their seventies,” Poletti says. “There are truly no limitations.”

Due to the nature of these artistic expressive classes, the studio limits the number of students for each session.

This allows the instructor to provide a safe environment for all students.

Poletti also provides open studio time in which students can come and practice what they have previously learned in class. An instructor is available during these open times to provide that safe environment.

Just like other businesses, Cape Fear Circus Arts Studio had to adapt during the pandemic.

“Pre-COVID, two people shared a fabric,” Poletti says. “Now, each individual has their own fabric and this has limited our class size. However, we have adapted to the changing climate to continue catering to our students.”

In addition to the in-person classes, the studio also offers a few online-only classes that can be done in the privacy and safety of your own home. Current online classes include a flexibility and hoop fitness course.

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A Leland native, Davis is proud of his heritage. “I’m

homegrown,” he says. “I’m a down-to-earth country boy.”

Davis and his wife, Rose, who is in software development, live in Leland with their son Roman, 4, and their two 12-year-old Labrador retriever mixes. Named after his father and grandfather, Davis is the youngest of four children. His dream growing up was to be a professional basketball player.

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fizzled when Coach Scott Myers took the North Brunswick High School basketball team to Chapel Hill to see the Tar Heels practice.

“When I saw the sheer size and difference in skill between college and high school, I saw that that was not what I was going to do,” Davis says.

His passion wasn’t only basketball. He loves music and played saxophone in the North Brunswick High School marching band. He wanted to play drums, but because of the noise he couldn’t play drums at his house. However, he played drums in a local band for about 10 years while in his 20s, but didn’t have the desire to make music a full-time career.

Instead, Davis held a series of jobs after graduation and says with a hearty laugh, “I’ve been fired from every job I’ve ever had.” The statement is only partly true because he quit five of the eight. He had a long string of misses on the job front until he hit on his passion for fitness.

The first job he quit after only a few months was the

telemarketer position. “It was one of the worst jobs I ever had,” he says. He wasn’t always sure what time zone he was calling, so it might be eight o’clock on a Sunday morning.

“People would curse me out,” he says.

Next up was Independence Mall, where he worked a series of retail jobs, often two part-time jobs at once. Davis was pleased to get a full-time job at Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company in Wilmington where he delivered the products and stocked shelves at eight grocery stores. It lasted one year. “I got fired,” he says, explaining that he finished half his route early one day and decided to go back to his apartment to take a nap, intending to finish the route when he woke. He didn’t realize that a Pepsi supervisor lived in the same apartment complex. The man saw the truck and reported the incident.

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machines. When the company introduced a coffee brand, Davis took that route, even though it included stops in Conway, Myrtle Beach and Little River before going to Jacksonville and New Bern. Because he spent about eight hours a day driving, he had a lot of time to think and decided

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he wanted to change his 150-pound scrawny appearance and bulk up to 200 pounds. A friend put him in contact with a trainer, and he learned to eat healthy foods.

“I got to 205 pounds and didn’t like it,” he says. “My body isn’t a natural 200 pounds.” He maintains his weight now at 180 pounds.

People noticed his transformation and wanted to work out with him, so he turned his garage into a gym. This endeavor took time away from delivering and installing coffee machines, which he had done for a half-dozen years. “I got behind on the job and was fired,” he says.

But Davis had found his niche. He took a course from the National Academy of Sports Medicine and became a certified trainer.

“The hardest part of opening my business was not being afraid to open it,” he says. “It was scary. I was nervous about it.”

His business thrived and outgrew his garage, so after three 3 Dimensional Fitness owner Willie Davis (center) with trainers Olivia Femia (left) and Courtney Seymour (right).

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years, Davis rented a unit on Division Drive and indulged in another passion: tattoos. He says he idolized basketball star Allen Iverson, who is covered in tattoos.

“I waited ’til I knew this job was going to work, then I went crazy getting tattoos,” he says.

Davis hasn’t kept count and doesn’t have any order to them, but they cover much of his skin. He also invested in a set of drums that he plays on weekends when no one is around to hear them.

Things ran smoothly at 3 Dimensional Fitness until the pandemic hit, and Davis closed down for a year. His landlord allowed him to keep the unit, saying no one else would rent during the lockdown. “That really helped me,” Davis says.

Now that his business is growing again and he shares the unit with five other trainers, Davis is looking to move to a bigger space. He has created 3 Dimensional Fitness to be family oriented and says, “Everybody here gets along. We will literally have you laughing while you are getting in shape. I make it a point to know everybody’s name and every other trainer’s clients.”

One of the best outcomes for him? “I like transforming clients into better versions of themselves,” he says. 

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20 Years of the North Brunswick Business Expo  North Brunswick Chamber of Commerce held its 20th annual North Brunswick Business Expo on February 26 at Leland Cultural Arts Center. More than 30 educational, service and commercial vendors set up at this event, which was open to the public. Food was available courtesy of 2 Bros Coastal Cuisine Food Truck and Fuzzy Peach Frozen Yogurt.

South State Bank offered a free shred event, and there were door prizes, a raffle and a cash drawing.

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