Category: Travel

  • Hard Rock <3

    I really want to go to this Three Doors Down benefit and I’ve never been to Biloxi, so I figure… why not?

    As I was checking out Hard Rock’s accommodations website, this caught my eye:

    From the website: “Two select ‘Pink Sheets’ guestrooms at each hotel will be outfitted in special pink-hued Sleep Like A Rock bedding, with 25% of the nightly rate benefiting The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.”

    Cool, huh? I think so. I’d so request the pink rooms. (Too bad they can’t turn every room pink for the promo!)

  • Wine Festival in Wilmington!

    I have yet to commit to Memorial Day plans, but for those of you who are venturing to Wilmington or its surrounding beaches… enjoy!

    Jim Quick & Coastline‘s quick eNews tonight mentioned the following engagement:

    Sat – (5/24) – Wine Festival / Hugh McRae Park- Wilmington, NC – 4pmI don’t have any details other than that (it’s late… I’m catching up on email, not googling stuff) but Hugh McRae is right smack in the middle of town and where they hold Wing Fling. If you can’t figure out where it is or how to get there… chances are… you may not even need any more vino anyway! 😉

  • 13 Coastal Projects Will Get State Funding

    Personally, I’m very glad to see that some effort is being made to ensure that our NC beaches remain accessible to ALL.

    13 Coastal Projects Will Get State Funding

    MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. — State officials have approved funding for 13 projects to improve public access to the water along North Carolina’s rapidly developing coast.

    Marine Fisheries Division Director Louis Daniel has approved about $20 million for sites that can be used by commercial and recreational fishermen, recreational boaters and the marine industry.

    The News & Observer of Raleigh reports $1.5 million has been approved for a $17 million fishing pier at Nags Head. An $18 million pier proposed for Emerald Isle will get $2.2 million.

    The Legislature approved one-time funding for the projects based on recommendations from a Waterfront Access Study Committee. That panel said rapid development has brought higher property values and taxes that have resulted in the loss of traditional maritime industries and public access.