Swell
Blog URL http://www.swellwilmington.wordpress.com
Located Wilmington, North Carolina USA
Tags dining, restuarants, entertainment, outdoors, budget, local, bars, beach, Wrightsville Beach
Two twenty-somethings take on life in the Port City, bringing you the scoop on local gems, including dining, entertainment, and outdoor opportunities.
Latest Blog Posts
- A Little Saucy on Oct 27, 2009 in Swell Bites cheese chocolate dining fondue food pure ridiculousness Restaurant Week restaurants The Little Dipper Wilmington NC
In honor of Wilmington’s Restaurant Week (ends Wednesday – see previous post for details), we mulled over the participating eateries, ruled out those we’d already tried, those we found on the low end of the Health Inspection gradin...
- Best Week Ever on Oct 16, 2009 in Swell Bites deals dining food Restaurant Week Wilmington NC
It’s here! Okay, well, it’s not here yet. But give Wilmington a week or so and you’ll be handsomely rewarded with seven days of gustatory bliss known as Restaurant Week. Between October 21st and 28th, 28 of the town’s locall...
- Nature vs. Structure on Sep 24, 2009 in Generally Swell architecture historic downtown photography urban landscapes Wilmington NC
The assignment: To do a little location scouting for an upcoming photo shoot. The target: Urban landscapes, where decay creates beauty. The results: Turns out the alleyways and hideaways of Wilmington’s historic downtown have no dearth of sur...
- No Idea? NOFO on Sep 24, 2009 in Swell Bites Swell Shopping buying local cafe dining dinner food gifts local lunch NOFO North Carolina The Forum the zing Wilmington NC wrightsville beach
On our way to pick up groceries this afternoon, we’re taking what we believe (or hope) to be a shortcut through The Forum shopping center parking lot, minding our own business, when we spot four letters that pique our curiosity. Four letters...
- Good Thrill Hunting on Sep 19, 2009 in Swell Shopping beach furnishings dog furniture Neil Gaiman Oleander Drive refurbished furniture shopping Thrill of the Hunt used furniture Wilmington NC Yoshi
Having just combined my worldly belongings with Jeff’s and watched the resulting mass flood our two-bedroom apartment, I am by no means in the market for new furniture. But driving down Oleander this afternoon, I catch a flash of green and purp...
- Beauty and the Budget on Sep 8, 2009 in Swell Shopping Wilmington NC The Fairy Circle second hand stores shopping fashion clothing budget
Times being what they are, my sister and I take the opportunity on this drizzly afternoon to scout out a secondhand store recommended by Courtney Dunn of the Wilmington Fashion Report. Not a fan of the mall (read: malls make me want to curl up in a b...
- SoCal, So Tasty on Sep 7, 2009 in Swell Bites beach dining food Mexican restaurant tacos Tower 7 Wilmington NC wrightsville beach
Call us crazy, but my sister (in town for Labor Day weekend) and I have decided to join the swarms of vacationers at Wrightsville Beach on what is likely one of its busiest days. Having spent a couple of hours on the beach and in the surf (along...
