Oakdale Cemetary was the first established in N.C.’s oldest Rural Cemetary Movement

Source: Oakdale Cemetary Gallery http://www.oakdalecemetery.org/gallery/
Source: Oakdale Cemetary Gallery http://www.oakdalecemetery.org/gallery/

Oakdale Cemetery was chartered on December 27, 1852 by the General Assembly of North Carolina. The founders purchased 65 acres for $1,100. The acreage now has grown to about 100 acres of natural beauty. Created during the era of the Rural Cemetery Movement in the US, Oakdale was the first in the state, only fitting for the most populous city in the state at the time. It was five blocks beyond the town boundaries.

Oakdale was part of the Rural Cemetery Movement that swept the US in the mid-Nineteenth Century. Rural cemeteries converted large tracts of land into garden settings. As families purchased lots, they mixed ornamental plants in with the native vegetation, making Oakdale one of the city’s most beautiful spots. The cemetery is resplendent with blooming plants all year around, but especially so in the spring.

The cemetery became known as Oakdale and was North Carolina’s first rural Cemetery. The first burial occurred on February 5, 1855—Annie DeRosset, the six-year old daughter of the cemetery president, Dr. Armand John DeRosset.

Oakdale Cemetery contains the graves of the movers and shakers of Wilmington, NC. The eloquent epitaphs and symbolic funerary art tell stories of those who lie beneath and bring them to life for the living.

Oakdale Cemetary is located at 520 N 15th Street, Wilmington NC 28401

910.762.5682

Cape Fear Roller Girls kick off their season

Cape Fear Roller Girls - CapeFearRollerGirls.com
Cape Fear Roller Girls – CapeFearRollerGirls.com

WECT.com reports that  “The Cape Fear Roller Girls kick off their 2018 season with a home bout against the Carolina Hurticanes.” Source: WECT.com

From their Website’s ‘Press Kit’:

“The Cape Fear Roller Girls are Wilmington’s premier women’s flat track roller derby league. The league is made up of strong, independent women of all ages and from all walks of life. The Cape Fear Roller Girls, founded in 2005 with only a few members, worked diligently to be recognized as a member of the worldwide Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). We earned this coveted honor in 2010. Currently we continue to maintain this distinction with more than thirty members.” Read more about them!

Learn more about Flat-Track Roller Derby…

Spirit of South Carolina to stop in ILM in May

Spirit of South Carolina, a 140-foot, traditional sailing vessel - http://www.citadel.edu/root/studyabroad/sea-program
Spirit of South Carolina, a 140-foot, traditional sailing vessel – http://www.citadel.edu/root/studyabroad/sea-program

Saw this on PortCityDaily.com!

As part of the Citadel’s “Citadel at Sea’ program the Spirit sailing vessel will be make a two night visit to Wilmington. The Spirit of South Carolina will be at the Port City Marina on May 25-27.

“The ‘Citadel at Sea’ program takes place aboard Charleston’s own Spirit of South Carolina, a 140-foot, traditional sailing vessel dedicated to providing a unique educational platform for the Palmetto State. Live, sail and learn aboard the Spirit of South Carolina!”

The first summer session itenary includes Charleston, Wilmington, Norfolk and Washington, D.C. Website of Citadel at Sea

Learn more about the Spirit of South Carolina via their Website.

SPRING Wilmington Restaurant Week

encore's Wilmington Spring Restaurant Week
encore’s Wilmington Spring Restaurant Week

“encore’s Wilmington Restaurant Week is returning for Spring 2018! Beginning Wednesday, April 4th, through Wednesday, April 11th, Port City diners will once again be able to enjoy 8 days of culinary delights. There are no tickets or passes are required. Food lovers may simply dine out at as many participating restaurants as they like during encore’s Wilmington Restaurant Week”  Source:  encorepub.com

YWCA announces new business development initiative

YWCA is on a mission logo
YWCA is on a mission logo

 

“The YWCA Lower Cape Fear is proud to announce the unveiling of a new business development initiative, Coastal Women’s Ventures, created in partnership with Carolina Small Business Development Fund. Coastal Women’s Ventures is a collaborative program focused on creating and supporting small business opportunities for women entrepreneurs through business coaching, mentoring, small business education, and connecting participants to loan capital.” Source: YWCA

“The story behind the GenX crisis” in N.C. and in other states

Water Pollution Photo by Patrick Hendry on Unsplash
Photo by Patrick Hendry on Unsplash

The Fayetteville Observer posted,  “Secrets, denials and toxic water: The story behind the GenX crisis“.  An excerpt:

“Last June, news broke in the Wilmington Star-News that GenX had contaminated the Cape Fear River and the drinking water for an estimated 250,000 people from Cumberland County to the coast. Researchers found not only GenX, but an entire stew of…” (CONTINUED in the article)

Panther Christian McCaffrey to headline 910 Preps Banquet

“Panthers’ Christian McCaffrey to headline 910Preps banquet” – June 9, 2018 | The Fayetteville Observer

In the post, “Panthers’ Christian McCaffrey to headline 910Preps banquet“, The Fayetteville Observer reported that:

Christian McCaffrey  (a sophomore Carolina Panther) will “share his story with a select group of high school athletes at The Fayetteville Observer’s inaugural Best of 910Preps Awards Banquet on June 9 at the Crown Expo Center, sponsored by Village Family Dental.”