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More than 100 acres of open land on Topsail Island, which has slowly built up sand coming from the north end over the years, has been listed for sale at $7.9 million. This aerial image was taken by photographer Betsy Knapp in 2016. (Port City Daily photo/Courtesy Betsy C. Knapp)
After the land on Topsail Island's southern tip was listed for sale last week, conservation groups say there are no current efforts to protect it.
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One of seven horses rescued from the Woody family’s farm in Wilmington last month. (Port City Daily photo/Courtesy Horton’s Rehab Ranch)
Seven horses were found in severely malnourished condition on a Wilmington-area horse farm. Experts say, in general, these conditions wouldn’t have happened overnight. Some in the horse community think it was the result of selective neglect.
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WILMINGTON — A mile south of downtown Wilmington there’s an on old dive bar where — even if the air conditioning isn’t working on a Tuesday night — musicians take the stage for an open blues jam.
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Four new 20-barrel fermentation and carbonation tanks at Waterline Brewing Company have doubled the brewery’s cellar space as it aims to increase local distribution of its flagship Kölsch beer. (Port City Daily photo/Mark Darrough)
WILMINGTON — In a craft beer market crowded by variations on the India Pale Ale (IPA), Waterline Brewing Company is expanding production of its flagship Kölsch ale to meet a growing local demand for a beer known for its lightness and drinkability – a ‘gateway beer’ for those accustomed to traditional domestics.
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One of two water tanks supplying the Hampstead area that ran dry over Memorial Day Weekend, when the county’s water capacity reached 97 percent. (Port City Daily photo/Mark Darrough)
Two operators run the county’s only water treatment plant, earning a combined $84,000 from the county; adding two more positions would double the county’s water capacity. Nearly 40 days into a water shortage in the east, one commissioner said he was unaware of such a solution; another said she regrets the mismanagement of the water department.
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Mike Hicks, left, helps lift a grill onto his back porch in a flooded neighborhood on Alexis Hales Road near the Black River in Currie, North Carolina on Wednesday evening, September 19, 2018. (Port City Daily photo/Mark Darrough)
PENDER COUNTY — As the sun began to set Wednesday in the rural river town of Currie, North Carolina, a Charlotte Fire Department crew was staked out at the flood line on Borough Spur Road, near the Moores Creek confluence with the Black River.
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A Coast Guard cargo plane flies over Carolina Beach on Monday, September 17, 2018. Pictured is a flooded section of Atlanta Avenue and 4th Street just north of the Carolina Beach Lake. (Port City Daily photo | Mark Darrough)
CAROLINA BEACH — Carolina Beach residents lined up hundreds of cars deep before passing through a police barricade on the north end of Snow’s Cut bridge to return to their homes earlier this week.
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WILMINGTON — In the middle of the darkness that has come over downtown Wilmington in recent days, an old, seasoned bar owner with a thick Belarusian accent kicked on the generator, lit the candles, and opened his doors to those who had ridden out the storm.
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Chris Graham, left, and his father Larry load sheets of plywood at a Lowe's Home Improvement store in Porters Neck on Monday, September 10. "The older folks need to go," Chris said. (Port City Daily photo | Mark Darrough)
WILMINGTON — As Hurricane Florence intensified and continued its course toward the southeastern U.S. coast on Monday, residents of Wilmington were doing everything they could to prepare for an expected life-threatening coastal storm surge and flooding.
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WILMINGTON — This week’s photo series takes you right into the heart of Philadelphia Eagles country at the famous Copper Penny bar in downtown Wilmington.
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Charlie Bell with Taxi Taxi Company said that ride-share vehicles are crowding out spaces in downtown Wilmington marked as taxi stands, and the police are doing little to control the congestion. (August 23, 2018). (Port City Daily photo/Mark Darrough)
WILMINGTON — For Nick Hiteshew, owner of Wilmington NC Taxi, it’s only a matter of time before traditional taxi operations are run out of town by ride-sharing drivers from Uber and Lyft – and the city is doing little to stop it.
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WILMINGTON — This week’s photo series explores the streets of downtown Wilmington on a Thursday night, from The Whiskey to the Pour House and all the live music in between.
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WILMINGTON — Eleven bands in Wilmington have joined together to produce an eclectic album called “One Perfect Summer” to benefit Surfers Healing, a charity that helps kids with autism learn how to surf in camps across the U.S.
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