🌱 How will Carolina Beach reshape its boardwalk after a $3M price cut?

Hey there, Carolina Beach! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How will Carolina Beach reshape its boardwalk after a $3M price cut?

Also on today's calendar: This Land, These Voices .

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny; windy, warmer, with a high of 74 and low of 63 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunny; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 79, low: 63.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 81 and low of 65 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Carolina Beach slashes downtown boardwalk property price by $3 million (wect.com) — Carolina Beach has cut the purchase price for nine key boardwalk-area properties from $15 million to $12 million, moving a major downtown land deal forward. Town leaders say they’ll seek resident input over the summer on how this high-profile space around the events stage should be used before a targeted closing in September.
   

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📸 Around Carolina Beach

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Carolina Beach

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 16

• 2nd Annual Carolina Beach MuralFest
  Carolina Beach Lake Park, 400 Lake Park Blvd S, Carolina Beach
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday May 8

• This Land, These Voices
  St Paul's Episcopal Church , 16 N 16th St , Wilmington
  7:30 pm

Sunday May 10

• This Land, These Voices
  Cameron Art Museum , 3201 S 17th St , Wilmington
  3:00 pm

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📣 Carolina Beach Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday April 23

• Science Night
  Edwin a Anderson Elementary Wilmington, NC 28412
  4:30 pm

Friday April 24

• Artisans Marketplace
  The Homer E. Wright Event Center - formerly named St. James Community Center , 4136 Southport-Supply Rd SE , St James
  10:00 am
• Brunswick County Taxpayer Outreach in Bolivia
  Brunswick County, NC Calendar , 30 Government Center Drive NE , Bolivia
  10:00 am
• South Brunswick Cougars vs Ashley Screaming Eagles
  South Brunswick High School , 280 Cougar Rd , Boiling Spring Lakes
  4:30 pm
• Wilmington NC "Midget Mayhem / Little Mania" Mini-Wrestling Event (Ages 21+)
  Cody's South , 6485 Carolina Beach Rd , Wilmington
  8:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Next Stop Comedy at The Grape & Ale! - Oak Island, NC
  The Grape & Ale , 8521 E Oak Island Dr , Oak Island
  7:00 pm

Wednesday April 29

• Brunswick County Taxpayer Outreach in Carolina Shores
  Brunswick County, NC Calendar
  1:00 pm

Friday May 1

• MWA 2026 Extreme Tour @ Cody's South
  Cody's South , 6485 Carolina Beach Rd , Wilmington
  8:00 pm
• MWA All Ages 2026 Extreme Tour @ Cody's South
  Cody's South , 6485 Carolina Beach Rd , Wilmington
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Papa John's posted a job opening for Delivery Driver in Southport. Apply here.
• IICRC posted a job opening for Contents/Cleaning Technician in Southport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Carolina Beach here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Southport

• Colonial dinner event added to NC 4th of July Festival in Southport (wwaytv3.com)
• What Is GatorWise? A North Carolina Drive-Thru Alligator Incident Explains Wildlife Program (charlotteobserver.com)
• North Carolina A&T State University to honor Rev. Jesse Jackson with Day of Service (whqr.org)

Wilmington

• Wilmington green-lights weekly operations for Brooklyn Arts Social District (wect.com)

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Ok Carolina Beach! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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