Tomorrow evening (Friday 8/27) at 6:30 there will be a FREE Summer Concert Series held at the Fort Fisher Military Recreation Area in Kure Beach. Bring blankets and chairs for the whole family and prepare to boogie the night away. Please do not bring pets or beverages. Beverages will be for sale. To learn more about the free summer concert or Wilmington real estate contact me at 910-431-9395 or visit my website at www.livingbythecoast.com.
Come down to the beach strand directly in front of the Boardwalk in Carolina Beach and enjoy the best fireworks display the Island has to offer. Be sure to bring your blanket, beach chairs and food and prepare yourself for a show like none other. Fireworks begin at 9pm and are free and open to the public. To learn more about the Pleasure Island Fireworks or Wilmington area real estate contact me at 910-431-9395 or visit my website at www.livingbythecoast.com.
This is an article from the Raleigh News & Observer about Britts Doughnuts at Carolina Beach. If you have not been there before, now is the time to check it out!:
Traveling 129 miles from Raleigh to the beach to try an 80-cent doughnut is to put faith in those who have come before, to trust in their ability to judge grease and glaze.
Because even with rhapsodic testimonials posted across the Internet, driving that far to eat Britt’s Donuts is a gamble because there are no choices. If you prefer chocolate, and your buddy eats jelly-filled, that’s fine, but you can’t have either. Britt’s sells only fried glazed doughnuts.
There is a simple reason for this, insists owner Bobby Nivens.
“When we get busy,” he says of his airy, hand-cut delicacies, “we don’t have time for other doughnuts.”
After the first one, you might not either.
Sold warm and served in a white paper sack, the doughnut has welcomed visitors to the Carolina Beach boardwalk since 1939. Nivens bought the business in 1974 from originator H.L. Britt.
Nivens knew the tiny kitchen well, having worked there in the ’50s while in high school. Today, at 71, Nivens very literally makes the doughnuts the same way he did as a teenager. The recipe has not changed. He uses the same rolling pin.
On Saturday, the small stand opened its dual garage doors to welcome regulars and first-timers alike. Maureen Bannon, who lives near Charlotte, stopped by with friends enjoying a girls weekend to try the famous doughnut she’d heard so much about. Was it worth it?
“Oh my God, yes,” she says. “You’ll probably see us again in a few hours.”
The doughnut has devoted fans, but Nivens isn’t the sort of cook who shares his techniques with friends. Only he and his wife, Maxine, know the exact recipe. One of them has to mix the dough so the employees can make the doughnuts. Even their daughter isn’t privy to the doughnut’s innards, although she knows where the recipe is written down in case anything happens to the secret-keepers.
Nivens dreamed years ago of expanding his deep-fried empire to include shops in other cities, but he eventually decided against the plan. Money, he says, isn’t everything. Plus he and Maxine enjoy their time off, which is pretty much October through March.
The shop opens at 8:30 a.m. every day during the summer. It closes each night when business slows, and Nivens never shuts the garage doors if there are people in line.
“I don’t want to get killed,” he says, laughing.
To learn more about Britts Doughnuts or Wilmington real estate contact me at 910-431-9395 or visit my website at www.livingbythecoast.com.
Get ready to run, walk or shuffle… Scenic Fort Fisher will be your route as this race starts and ends at the aquarium. This flat, mostly asphalt course is scenic with views of the ocean, maritime forest, and historic Fort Fisher Civil War site. Tag timing will be provided by Brunswick Timing Services. The first 200 pre-registered runners are guaranteed an organic cotton t-shirt. Afterwards, enjoy live music by The Casserole, refreshments, and vendors booths. Prizes will be awarded to top 3 male and female overall finishers, top 3 finishers in the masters categories and top 3 in each age group. Registration is at 7am race begins at 8am. To learn more about this race or Wilmington area real estate contact me at 910-431-9395 or visit my website at www.livingbythecoast.com.
This weekend the Sun Coast Cruisers present their annual Car Show Preview and Cruise. On Friday, March 12 cars line up at Food Lion parking lot at 7pm and cruise down to the Fort Fisher Recreation Area. Saturday, March 13 there will be plenty of vehicles displayed at Fort Fisher Recreation Area. This show is FREE to the general public. This is a rain or shine event. To learn more about the car show or Wilmington real estate contact me at 910-431-9395 or visit my website at www.livingbythecoast.com.
The 6th Annual Polar Bear Plunge will take place on Saturday at 11am. Meet at the big tent on the Carolina Beach boardwalk starting at 11am and be ready to take the Plunge at 3pm into the Atlantic Ocean to support Special Olympics New Hanover County. There will be live music, a costume contest, a silent auction, food, art, Hot Rods and more. In order to participate in the 6th Annual Polar Plunge, you must raise a minimum of $50 ($30 for students) per plunge. To learn more about the Polar Bear Plunge or Wilmington real estate contact me at 910-431-9395 or visit my website at www.livingbythecoast.com.
Ever wonder how animals pair off in the ocean? Come to this camp and discover all the amazing adaptations animals have for finding mates and keeping dates. Games and activities demonstrate just how hard it is to survive, even with plenty of fish in the sea. Children are invited to participate in a special day at the NC Aquarium. Live animal presentations and more are all part of this exciting program. Come and join the fun! Snacks are provided. The camp is on Saturday at 9am. To learn more about the NC Aquarium at Ft. Fisher or Wilmington real estate contact me at 910-431-9395 or visit my website at www.livingbythecoast.com.
