The spring brown shrimp season has begun. Many people are looking to buy fresh shrimp directly from shrimpers or the docks. And local shrimpers are looking to get just a little more money for their larger, premium-quality shrimp by selling … Continue reading →

Skip Schwarzman and Lynn Buono, co-owners  of Feast Your Eyes Catering in Philadelphia, nearly came to grief when expanding their business in their  hip, newly-renovated building. The expansion  consolidated several real estate parcels, each with a different address. But the … Continue reading →

To address the growing problem of child obesity in the state, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation has invested $1.2 million to get more produce from North Carolina farmers to school systems. The grant, which supports … Continue reading →

Third graders from Cape Hatteras Elementary learn about the Native American Three Sisters Garden at the Community Garden in Buxton. Corn is planted to support beans that grow up the cornstalks and squash is also planted as a ground cover to protect … Continue reading →

Retired fisherman and fisheries biologist Bruce Maghan is proposing to the Jackson County Board of Supervisors a seafood distribution center on Singing River Island, the former Navy homeport. He called it a “working waterfront” and told the board Monday morning … Continue reading →