- The "Michigan Left" comes to the Junction
- Carolina Beach has great news
- Sheepdog interrupts 67-year-old crime scene
- This weekend on the peninsula
**We hope you like the Snow's Cut Update. We'll tell you something you don't know, give you some ideas for the weekend and show you some cool links.
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Art for you and me
You don't have to be super wealthy to buy fine art and Creative Wilmington will prove it to you. On November 22, over 200 local artists will gather at the Hanover Center on Oleander Drive to offer their work to you for very low prices. 
Creative Wilmington isn't trying to make money on the event, so you'll pay the artist directly. Everything will be priced below $250, with many pieces being well below that. The artwork will be pottery, painting, fiber, mixed media, jewelry, photography, watercolor, wood, metalsmith, digital, collage, illustration, mosaic, screen printing, sculpture, printing, glass, drawings and more.
The event is in the warehouse behind Stein Mart. It's a 30,000sf indoor facility so don't worry about the weather.
The "Michigan Left"
Are you wondering what all of those traffic cones in Monkey Junction are? Yes, it's the beginning of the Monkey Junction superstreet. After fits and starts (mostly revolving around what brand of light pole to use) the project is moving forward. This link will help you to understand.
By January (most likely)the intersection by the post office will be reconfigured. So if you're heading north on Carolina Beach Road you will not be allowed to take a left into the KFC. If you want that bucket of chicken, you'll have to drive through the intersection, take a U-turn (at a new light just for U-turns) and then take a right into the KFC.
Look closely and you'll see where they have already widened the roads for the U-turn areas.
New businesses are opening
Rumors were running rampant that Staples was backing out of the Village at Myrtle Grove (home of the Home Depot), but we were informed that they'll be opening next Friday. (November 21) The developer also tells us that Citi Financial, Massage Envy and the Hibachi Grill have signed leases. We haven't found out just yet what exactly the Hibachi Grill is (formal, casual, sit down?), but we do know that it will be in one of the units closest to the post office.
Meanwhile, over at the Beau Rivage marketplace (home of Harris Teeter) a gift and home store will be opening in time for Christmas. The Purple Mermaid will be next door to PT's Grille. Check our December issue for news about this shop.
An old business is moving
Last the last newsletter, I reported that the Lime & the Coconut was closing for good. I was only half right. Owner Carole Taylor tells me that she is not closing, just moving. She will shut down for a few months this winter while she scout new locations in Wilmington and gets married. (Congratulations Carole.)
She will be trimming her inventory, so the part about finding great deals this winter remains accurate. Stop in and see her.
Carolina Beach gets another $67,500
In the November edition of SCM we told you that Carolina Beach was applying for a grant to put moorings and a dinghy dock in Myrtle Grove Sound. Well, good news, they got it. The town will recieve $37,500 from the US Fish & Wildlife service for the project. (The town has to match the grant with $12,500 of their own.) Click here for our November article.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation looked under the cushions of their couch and found $25,000 to put a sidewalk on Lake Park Blvd. in front of Island Kite & Surf and the Unique Boutique. They're also putting in a crosswalk at Atlanta Ave. & Lake Park Blvd. that will include a raised pedestrian refuge island in the middle of Lake Park.
Finally, the Boardwalk Makeover Committee was presented with a check for $5,000 from the Cape Fear Garden Club to help with their landscaping efforts.
Only in Carolina Beach
About 20 minutes ago, I needed a break from writing this newsletter so I took my dog for a walk and stumbled on a crime scene investigation on Raleigh Avenue. It turns out that in 1941 a 36-year-old woman and her daughter went missing. The two of them and their car were never found.
Curiously, the day after she was last seen, her husband poured a concrete floor under their house that stood on pilings. For years the family has insisted that he killed them and dumped the car in Snow's Cut. Today an investigative team was doing sonar testing to see if a body (or two) was under the slab.
I asked the owner of the home if he'd ever experienced anything paranormal in the home. His reply: "I lived here when I was single - this is Carolina Beach. There was paranormal $%#@ happening all the time!"
Meanwhile, my faithful companion, Buck the sheepdog, managed to slip into the crime scene and sniff the sonar equipment. Good boy.
This weekend on the Cape Fear Peninsula
Check out the SCM Pleasure Island Event Calendar we've recently re-vamped it to be a great source of information. And remember to check out our entertainment calendar in the magazine (page 41 this month). We even list the drink and menu specials at your favorite places. You'll always know where to go.
The Cucalorus Film Festival started last night. Don't miss out on the chance to see award-winning documentaries, features and shorts. It's probably the most world-renowned event the Cape Fear Region has. (Except maybe for the SCM Christmas Parade Party)
It runs from Nov 12 - Nov 15 so hurry up!
Tonight, Nov 13 –
The Black Horn presents Carry B. (from Two Chord Cracka) and selected guests. He'll play solo tunes and also have some friends jam with him.
2 Wine Guys hosts a free wine tasting every Thursday from 6-8pm - This week John from Turner Wine Imports will appear and introduce you to some Australian wines.
Michael's has 1/2 price appetizers all night, plus drink specials.
Friday, Nov 14 - Divine Wines' weekly free wine tasting will focus on port wines. I bought a bottle of port from ernie last week (for watching the election returns) and it was great. He'll also show you how to make a nice port wine spritzer. You can call Ernie anytime at 791-1251 for a little advice.
Bingo night at Michael's. Play to win great prizes.
Saturday, Nov 15 –
The Ocean Grill - The "OG" has $4.99 appetizers all day, plus drink specials
The Last Resort - TBA acoustic rock from 9-12pm.
Sunday, Nov 2 –
2 Wine Guys - starting this weekend they'll be closing at 5pm on Sundays. Ahh winter time.
Michael's has 1/2 price appetizers all weekend plus pizza, beer and drink specials for the football crazed.
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The Holiday Walk
November 23
The 4th Annual Holiday Walk shopping spree is shaping up to be quite a day. Over 20 Carolina Beach merchants will offer specials, sales, snacks and festivities.
For instance:
Island Colors will serve cider and cookies, give away ornaments and have a sale that will last all weekend.
The Checkered Church will offer a secret discount to those that bring in the insert from the November edition of SCM.
The Unique Boutique will have a drawing for a door prize valued at $75.
Island Florals is inviting the radio station WGNI down. DJ Jackie Jordan will broadcast live from 12-2.
The Snow's Cut Book Shop will have at least five local authors signing books and will serve cider.
2 Wine Guys will offer specially priced holiday lattes and $1 off of their wines by the glass
I'll report more of the specials next week.
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