Cape Fear Pride

At the end of Shipyard Boulevard lies the port of Wilmington. The name of the road is a reminder of what was in the port's place during World War II. Full story...

Part of what makes so many people proud to call Wilmington home is the city's rich history. Much of that history is housed in the Cape Fear Museum. Full story...

We continue our Wilmington edition of this week's Cape Fear Pride series with a look at the evolution of UNC-Wilmington. Full story...

One of the country's most stirring monuments to war time service sits in the Cape Fear River -- the battleship North Carolina. The ship and its sailors have a remarkable history. Full story...

Most of us simply call it Hampstead. But it's also known as the seafood capital of the Carolinas. Full story...

Did you know one of the oldest pharmacies in North Carolina -- and quite possibly the entire country -- is right here in our area? Full story...

Not many of us can say we've lived and worked in the same place for more than half a century. One Topsail Beach couple made their mark on the town. Full story...

Longtime residents of Topsail Island have seen plenty of changes over the years. Doug Medlin has lived in Surf City for more than 50 years. While the town has grown, Medlin says one thing hasn't changed -- the emphasis on family. Full story...

A lot of history has been made on topsail island... Including a top-secret military test. You've more than likely seen the old towers used in Operation Bumblebee scattered around the island. Full story...

Gil Bass says with a name like his owning a fishing pier was his destiny. Bass has run the pier for the last three decades, watching many of the same people return year after year. Full story...

Virgil Roberts's grandfather, Peter Robinson, owned half of Holden Beach in the '30s. Now Roberts's real estate company owns about 90 percent of Holden Beach. Full story...

The Sunset Beach swing bridge is actually a barge with a house and roadway built on top. It's only one lane. A traffic light at each end signals drivers, coming and going, when it's their turn to travel from the mainland to the island. Full story...

A walk down the shore of one Brunswick County beach town will bring you to bird island. There, a lone mailbox holds the private thoughts of visitors, who are brought together in spirit. Full story...

Niels Jorgensen's success story starts far from Burgaw in a small island village in Denmark. As a high-schooler Jorgensen went to South Carolina as an exchange student quickly falling in love with the American south. Full story...

You've probably heard of places described as railroad towns -- that was Burgaw back in the day. Two decades after the last train rolled through, the old train depot still holds a prominent place in town. Full story...