🌱 How could this US 17 rezoning reshape Sunset Beach’s gateway?
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In today's newsletter:
- How could this US 17 rezoning reshape Sunset Beach’s gateway?
Also on today's calendar: Ladies Tennis / Dawn Horne and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 80, low: 68.
- Monday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 72 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Brunswick County Board of Commissioners Public Hearing Notice (Z-945) (brunswickcountync.gov) — A key rezoning near Sunset Beach is headed to a public hearing October 19, when Brunswick County commissioners will consider shifting a 6.82‑acre parcel along Ocean Highway West fully into low‑density commercial use and updating the county land‑use plan. If you care how US 17 near town develops, this is your chance to weigh in or learn more from county planners. 
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★ Featured events ★
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Laser Queen →
Ingram Planetarium, 7625 High Market Street, Sunset Beach
7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
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Ladies Tennis / Dawn Horne →
Tennis Courts, 239 Clubhouse Road, Sunset Beach
9:30 am -
NFL Sundays @ 55 Bistro Bar →
55 Bistro Bar, 75 Clubhouse Road, Sunset Beach
11:00 am -
Open Pickle Ball →
Pickleball Courts, 239 Clubhouse Road, Sunset Beach
2:00 pm -
Karaoke @ 55 Bistro Bar →
55 Bistro Bar, 75 Clubhouse Road, Sunset Beach
6:00 pm -
Zumba / Strength Class →
Creekside Multi-Purpose Room, 295 Rice Mill Circle, Sunset Beach
8:00 am -
Men’s Tennis / Vince Brown →
Tennis Courts, 239 Clubhouse Road, Sunset Beach
8:00 am -
Open Pickle Ball →
Tennis Courts, 239 Clubhouse Road, Sunset Beach
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Fishing Club Board Meeting →
Sunset Room, 295 Rice Mill Circle (Pink Palace), Sunset Beach
9:00 am -
Fit For Life, Strength, Balance, Flexibility/Mobility & Kick Boxing →
Creekside Multi-Purpose Room, 295 Rice Mill Circle, Sunset Beach
9:30 am -
Ladies Tennis / Marge Layden →
Tennis Courts, 239 Clubhouse Road, Sunset Beach
10:00 am -
Mah Jongg / Pat Conway →
MAC, 239 Clubhouse Road, Sunset Beach
11:15 am
Sunday October 4
Monday October 5
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🗞 Nearby News
Ocean Isle Beach
- Wildfire burning outside Ocean Isle Beach (newsargus.com)
- Ocean Isle Beach Road commercial rezone approved (newsargus.com)
Shallotte
- Shallotte Middle School to dismiss early due to smoke from nearby fire (wwaytv3.com)
- 'Chianti South Is Coming Home': A Comeback Is in the Works in Little River (whatnow.com)
- DEQ, developer clash at top NC court over impact of permit delay (carolinajournal.com)
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