When the folks at Evoke Mind and Body contacted us about becoming an advertiser, I was intrigued with the idea of offering both mental health therapy and yoga at the same place.It wasn’t something I’d heard of before, yet it seemed a natural fit. Over the last several months helping to craft Evoke’s messaging for ads, and stopping by their Leland facility to drop of magazines, I’ve been really impressed with what they offer to the community, so we wanted to share this questi

Did you know there’s a bookstore in Waterford now? And an independent coffee shop. And a plant store. And some co-working office space. And you’ll only need to walk through one door and enter Palouse to visit all four, and the different aspects blend together so naturally, you’ll wonder why there aren’t more bookstore/coffee shop/plant shop/co-working spaces. Palouse, named for the rolling grasslands of western Washington and northern Idaho, where owner Nicholas Newell grew u

The gloom of winter is gone which can only mean that it’s time for the In Bloom event presented by the Leland Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department and supported by the Brunswick Arts Council.   This is an exciting new event which will be held at Founders Park, located at 113 Founders Drive, and is free to the public. In Bloom will be held on May 16 from 10 am to 2 pm. According to Molly Prosser, Leland’s Recreation Coordinator, “this is a family friendly event

Once upon a time, libraries were cavernous, quiet, you get shushed for breathing too loud places. And that's not the case anymore,” Brunswick County Library Director Patricia Dew said. “We hopefully have something for everyone, whether that's coming to a story time, attending a cooking program, joining a book club, using our public computers, or the printer, and photocopier.” Brunswick County has five branch libraries, spread throughout to reach all areas. The recent addition

The launch last month of the Brunswick County Library System’s new bookmobile is providing residents with expanded access to books and other resources. The bookmobile, which is overseen and driven by Bookmobile Manager Katelyn Lenz, features multiple book collections, including children’s boardbooks, picture books, fiction, and non-fiction, as well as adult fiction, non-fiction, and large print.  “This new mobile library branch brings the wide variety of resources and service

The Brunswick County Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Association will host its Spring 2026 Online Plant Sale from April 17–24, with plant pickup scheduled for May 1 at the Brunswick County Extension Office. This year’s theme, “Exploring Our Colonial Roots,” highlights plants that have thrived in this area since Colonial times. Many selections are native to Brunswick County and well suited to the coastal environment, chosen for their beauty, resilience, and ecological valu

When we did a story a few months ago on Paw’s Place Dog Rescue, they supplied us with a few photos of their pets up for adoption. They told me to attribute them to “The Photo District,” and I found out that this was a woman who took all their adoptable dog photos for social media and the website. The photos are terrific, and really make the dogs look like they would like nothing more than to come home with YOU. I just had to learn more about this, so I reached out to out to B

You can always tell when you meet someone who has been in the military.  Their stance and the way they walk is different—they stand just a tad taller than the rest of us and the way they walk has distant memories of a march in their gait.  And then, there’s the way they remove their hats and cover their hearts when our National Anthem is played.  But mainly, it’s the way they always appear to be the first to volunteer for charitable events or to help people in need, and how t

We often hear about the tourism business industry in Brunswick County, and we have people from all over moving here and vacationing here., but Brunswick County also has many families with deep roots and long history in the area. One of those families has been working together for more than 50 years, and we found out more from Justin Fulford about this long-standing family business. Can you tell us about the start of Fulford Heating and Cooling in 1974? The business was starte

By the time the World War II memorial was completed in 2004, nearly 60 years after the end of that brutal war, many of the veterans were too old, or too infirm, to travel to Washington D.C. to see it. Thankfully, there were people around the country who recognized the need to help these soldiers visit the memorial and receive the appreciation they deserve. A non-profit organization called the Honor Flights Network was established to serve this purpose. Over the years, the pro