🌱 How did a slow 1997 summer reshape Labor Day at Carolina Beach?
Carolina Beach, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning to you Carolina Beach! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How did a slow 1997 summer reshape Labor Day at Carolina Beach?
- How a $10 million state approval could reshape Carolina Beach’s boardwalk
- Planning a fall escape? See why anglers love Carolina Beach now.
Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 89 and low of 78 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 91, low: 74.
- Sunday: A stray t-storm; not as hot, with a high of 82 and low of 73 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Throwback Thursday: Carolina Beach hoped for Labor Day boost in 1997 (wwaytv3.com) — Carolina Beach businesses once pinned big hopes on Labor Day weekend 1997 after a sluggish summer and lingering hurricane worries, counting on more than 30,000 visitors to finish the season strong. This archival look back highlights how new amenities, renourished beaches, and a quieter-than-normal summer shaped merchants’ expectations, showing how crucial late-summer tourism has long been for the town’s economy. 
2. Sep 2 LGC Takes Action to Address Two Financially Troubled North Carolina Towns (ncpoliticalnews.com) — Carolina Beach is set to receive approval for up to $10 million in financing to help buy nine properties along the town’s downtown boardwalk, part of a roughly $12 million acquisition using additional local funds and room occupancy taxes. The same state commission meeting also dealt with financially troubled towns elsewhere and approved several large bond issues for housing, health care, and county projects across North Carolina.
3. Fall Fishing in Carolina Beach and Kure Beach, NC (midtownmag.com) — Fall brings cooler days, lighter crowds, and some of the year’s best fishing to Carolina Beach and neighboring Kure Beach, making Pleasure Island a tempting escape. Whether you prefer surf casting, historic piers, offshore charters, or just relaxing with seafood and quiet beaches, the season offers plenty of ways to enjoy the water and shoreline.
4. New limits on sea mullet? NC officials ask fishermen for input (wect.com) — A Carolina Beach seafood company owner is weighing in as state officials consider possible new limits on sea mullet, a key fall fishery for local businesses. The Division of Marine Fisheries is gathering public comments this month, including at a Wilmington meeting, before deciding whether management changes are needed for this important coastal species.
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🗓 Events Nearby
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American Aquarium →
Greenfield Lake Amphitheater, 1941 Amphitheater Dr, Wilmington
7:00 pm -
Hood's Creek: Rusty Hooks, Southport, NC 6:00 PM →
Rusty Hooks Dockside Grill, 4907 Fish Factory Rd SE, Southport
6:00 pm -
Labor Day – Closed →
Brunswick County, NC Calendar Bolivia, NC 28422 -
Keep Brunswick County Beautiful Meeting →
Brunswick County, NC Calendar, 179 March 9, 1764 Drive NE, Bolivia
10:00 am -
Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting →
Brunswick County, NC Calendar, 30 Government Center Dr NE, Bolivia
3:00 pm -
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting →
Brunswick County, NC Calendar, 20 Referendum Drive, Bolivia
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Fire Protection Oversight Committee →
Brunswick County, NC Calendar, 3325 Old Ocean Highway, Bolivia
6:00 pm -
Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting →
Brunswick County, NC Calendar, 30 Government Center Dr NE, Bolivia
6:00 pm -
Port City Jerry Day for the United Way of the Cape Fear Area →
Greenfield Lake Amphitheater, 1941 Amphitheater Dr, Wilmington
5:00 pm -
Brick Convention →
Wilmington Convention Center, 10 Convention Center Dr, Wilmington
10:00 am -
Light Your World Tour with African Children’s Choir in Kure Beach →
Ocean Front Park and Pavilion, 105 Atlantic Ave, Kure Beach
6:00 pm -
Widespread Panic - 2 Day Pass (9/18 - 9/19) →
Live Oak Bank Pavilion, 41 Harnett St, Wilmington
5:58 pm
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Thursday September 10
Saturday September 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Delivery Driver(04460) Carolina Beach, NC in Carolina Beach. Apply here.
- Associa posted a job opening for Part Time Custodian Cleaner in Wilmington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Carolina Beach here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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