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Down East Cyclists: Invitation to Down East Cyclists’ and City of Jacksonville Family Fun Ride on October 10th, 2009

On behalf of the Down East Cyclists’ bicycling club, I’d like to invite you to participate in the Down East Cyclists Family Fun Ride on October 10th, 2009 at 9 o’clock in the morning. The Family Fun Ride will begin at the Onslow County Tax Office on Court Street and will follow the Rails-to-Trails Greenway [...]

2008 Elections: Voting Early in Onslow County

North Carolina’s early voting period begins Thursday (October 16th). The Onslow County Board of Elections will have four sites maintained for the early voting period: Jacksonville Commons Rec. Center Swansboro Middle School Annex Tar Landing Baptist Church Verona Fire Station These locations will be open from 8:00am to 5:00pm on weekdays and on Saturday (November [...]

2008 Presidential Elections: Michelle Obama to visit Jacksonville

Michele Obama will be in Jacksonville on Tuesday, October 7th at the Jacksonville Commons Recreation Center. Doors open at 12:30pm and the program begins at 1:30pm. The event is free and open to the public. There’s no tickets, but an RSVP is requested. Technorati Tags: 2008 Presidential Elections,Barack Obama (IL),Michelle Obama,Democrats,Jacksonville NC,Events,Politics

Open Letter to the Jacksonville Daily News: Double Shame on You for Shoddy Coverage of OOPS Reception and Art Show

Since it didn’t take the first time… Dear Jacksonville Daily News, Your blurb (at left and “blurb” is an overstatement) about the OOPS reception and art show at the Jacksonville-Onslow Council for the Arts was pretty sad. Not only was it poorly written and only a sentence (and a fragment) long, but the photograph of [...]

The Next “Biggest Thing to Happen in Jacksonville”

Jacksonville, NC is getting a Barnes and Noble Booksellers (not a bookstore!) and the grand opening is tomorrow. Tonight, however, the store is hosting a pre-opening sale (with some of the proceeds to benefit the Onslow County Library System) from 5:30pm to 9:00pm. It’s free and open to the public. Come out and support the [...]

Open Letter to the Jacksonville Daily News: Shame on You for Shoddy Coverage of Soup in a Bowl

Dear Jacksonville Daily News, Shame on you for only sending a photographer to the Jacksonville-Onslow Council for the Arts‘ Soup in a Bowl event yesterday. And an even bigger shame on you for having a photograph and a slightly over-run sentence for your coverage in today’s newspaper. With a staff of over 30 professional journalists, [...]

Soup in a Bowl

As I’ve mentioned, the Jacksonville-Onslow Council for the Arts held their 6th annual Soup in a Bowl fundraiser today (photos available here). I’d say it was a pretty rousing success, especially in the “Darned Good Soups” category. I had five hot soups plus one cold soup and two breads (there was a total of about [...]

Don’t be bored, there’s plenty to do!

911 Restoration (in Cedar Point) is hosting a collection of Patrick Keough‘s Ireland Photographs tonight from 5pm to 7pm. There will also be a beer tasting. Jacksonville-Onslow Council for the Arts will be hosting the 6th annual Soup in a Bowl event on Saturday from 11am to 1pm. The cost is a $10 handmade pottery [...]

Good luck, Patrick Keough

Meet Pat. See Pat run. Run, Pat, run. Tags: Technorati Tags: Patrick Keough,Running,Crystal Coast Half-Marathon

Recent Manifestations Reception Tonight

Kevin Mertens, an art instructor at Coastal Carolina Community College, will be hosting a reception for his exhibit, Recent Manifestations, tonight from 6pm to 8pm. The exhibit will be in the Fine Arts Building of the campus. At 7pm, Mr. Mertens will explain the artwork, his motivations, and his processes in creating it. The reception [...]

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