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SAFETY TIPS: Holiday shopping

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director
Friday, November 23rd, 2012, 1:35am
SAFETY TIPS: Holiday shopping

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - It's Black Friday and thousands of people will be out trying to grab the best deals.

The Wilmington Police Department has released the following safety tips for holiday shopping:

Holiday Safety Tips from the Wilmington Police Department

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Beach reads on sale for 50 cents at Northeast Library

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer
Friday, July 20th, 2012, 7:08am
Beach reads on sale for 50 cents at Northeast Library

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Paperback books will be on sale for 50 cents each on Saturday.

The Friends of the New Hanover County Public Library group is holding a beach reads paperback books sale from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Northeast Library, located at 1241 Military Cutoff Road in Wilmington. Mysteries, romances, thrillers and sci-fi paperbacks will be available. No children’s books will be at the sale.

The library accepts used books, CDs, DVDs and other materials throughout the year. Then the Friends of the Library organize three sales each year (fall, spring and summer). The sales raise about 20% of the funds used to buy new materials, according to Assistant Library Director Paige Owens. The fall sale is scheduled for September 28 through October 3.

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Barbeque for Boobies fundraising event planned for next week

Submitted by Ashlea Kosikowski, WECT News
Thursday, July 19th, 2012, 3:36pm
Barbeque for Boobies fundraising event planned for next week

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Blush Haus of Beaute and Cameo 19 Hundred are teaming up to help local women battling breast cancer. Owners of the two local businesses are hosting Barbeque for Boobies, a two-day fundraising event that starts Thursday, July 26 with a kickoff party at Cameo 19 Hundred.  

Elisha Wendt, owner of Blush, is the chair of the New Hanover Regional Medical Center Foundation’s Pink Ribbon Project and all proceeds from the fundraiser will go to that group. The NHRMCF Pink Ribbon Project provides mammogram vouchers and comfort bags to local women battling cancer. The comfort bags include a fleece blanket to keep patients warm during chemo treatment, a satin pillow case for women who lose their hair and a journal to help women express their thoughts and feelings through the process.

Elisha’s mother, Donna Ricks, passed her journal down to Elisha when she lost her battle with cancer. The fundraising effort will be held in her memory.

Brian Parke, owner of Cameo 19 Hundred, will host the kickoff party at his restaurant on Thursday, July 26 at 7 p.m. The five-course dinner that will be served at the event is inspired by the color pink (see menu below) and designed by Chef Kirsten Mitchell, who was recently recognized by Food + Wine Magazine for her culinary skills.

WECT’s Frances Weller is the emcee of the event. Wear pink and you are automatically entered for to win some fabulous raffle prizes. Tickets are on sale now for $100 each. They can be purchased at Cameo 19 Hundred or Blush.

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Beach reads on sale for 50 cents next Saturday

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer
Saturday, July 14th, 2012, 1:08pm
Beach reads on sale for 50 cents next Saturday

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Paperback books will be on sale for 50 cents each on Saturday, July 21.

The Friends of the New Hanover County Public Library are holding a beach reads paperback books sale from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Northeast Library, located at 1241 Military Cutoff Road in Wilmington. Mysteries, romances, thrillers and sci-fi paperbacks will be available. No children’s books will be at the sale.

The library accepts used books, CDs, DVDs and other materials throughout the year. Then the Friends of the Library organize three sales each year (fall, spring and summer). The sales raise about 20% of the funds used to buy new materials, according to Assistant Library Director Paige Owens. The fall sale is scheduled for September 28 through October 3.

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Open house for Parade of Homes

Submitted by Crystal Clark, News Producer
Friday, April 27th, 2012, 9:04am
Open house for Parade of Homes

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Homes on the market in New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender counties will be open to the public on Saturday, for the 26th annual Parade of Homes.

This year, 49 homes built by local builders will be on the tour, ranging in prices from $130,000 to more than $2 million.

The parade is from noon until 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and it is sponsored by the Wilmington Cape Fear Home Builders Association.

Admission to the homes is free.

For more information on the parade, call 910-799-2611, or visit the official website, www.wilmingtonparadeofhomes.com.

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YMCA to host Healthy Kids Day

Submitted by Crystal Clark, News Producer
Friday, April 27th, 2012, 8:21am
YMCA to host Healthy Kids Day

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – The City of Wilmington and the YMCA are celebrating Health Kids Day on Saturday, April 28 with free community events.

Families can visit Empie Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for activities including tennis, soccer and basketball. Other events include a bicycle obstacle course,  fantasy face painting, Zumba, Yoga and boot camp for children.

Parents and children can tour health education booths, a farmer's market and get health screenings. There will be appearances by Harry the Dragon, Elmo, the Seadawgs and Seadolls, Wilmington Tigers, UNCW women's tennis team and more.

The event will include 50 helmet giveways, among other prizes. Admission is free.

For more information, call 910-341-4631.

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CFCC students take over popular restaurant

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, April 25th, 2012, 12:29pm
CFCC students take over popular restaurant

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC (WECT) – CFCC students replaced the kitchen and wait staff at Bluewater Grill Wednesday to raise money for student scholarships.

The school’s hotel and restaurant management program took over the kitchen and dining room for a special foodraiser dinner, according to spokesperson David Hardin. Tickets were sold for $35 each, and they included a two-course meal, two glasses of wine and a dessert.

The menu reportedly included:

  • A choice of: mixed greens and spinach salad with strawberries with lemon poppy-seed dressing or gazpacho
  • A choice of: seasonal fish with mango, pineapple and cilantro salsa with dirty rice and green beans or pesto chicken with sun-dried tomato cream sauce over penne pasta or jerk porterhouse pork chop with apple cinnamon marmalade, cheese mashed potatoes and green beans
  • Dessert table set up with chocolate dipped strawberries stuffed with cheesecake filling and graham cracker crust and lemon custard tarts topped with blueberries and strawberries  with a coffee station

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