Author: Photography by Michael Cline Spencer

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Bit By Bit

Transforming a house into a home

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Sustaining Health

Shannon Berg with Nir Family YMCA keeps the community fit

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Removing Obstacles

Social Services Director Tonya Jackson on servicing the county

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Sculpting the Natural World

Artist Karen Paden Crouch shapes and joins metals to create art pieces

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Aligning Health

Ada Suter provides pain relief and wellness at Innate Health Family Chiropractic and Wellness

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Learning and Expanding

Betsy Kahn of Copycat Print Shop on heading and growing the business

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Seafood Stop

The Boltzes have built a far-flung following

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Styling a Hair Salon

Tropez Salon focuses on French techniques for hair styling

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Providing Healthy Smiles

Jennifer Pan on opening her own dental practice

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Growing and Connecting

Women in Networking provides a sisterhood for like-minded women in business

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Paintings Come Alive

Artist Cammeron Batanides is inspired by subjects of her live paintings

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Law & Community

Medical malpractice lawyer Colleen Shea on succeeding in her field

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Come Out Swinging

Fitness boxing grows in popularity

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Laughing All The Way

Stand up comedian Alli Coleman says comedy is about creativity

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CrossFit Family

CrossFit Inside Out provides support for a fit community

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Women to Watch Year in Review

Our 2020 review on WILMA's Women to Watch Leadership Initiative

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A Family Business

Adrienne Moore is the new CEO of James E. Moore Insurance Agency

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Breaking Down Health Barriers

Tonia Whitley Gray is the first Black woman to own a private practice in Burgaw

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Three Chords and the Truth

Local singer-songwriter Monica Hoelscher lives through music

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Health Alignment

Sonya Young of Elite Chiropractic on comprehensive body wellness

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Empowering The Vote

League of Women Voters of the Lower Cape Fear President Kathryn Hedgepeth on voting equitability

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Better Brews

Spill Coffee Co. creates drinks that deliver more than just a caffeine kick

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Choose Joy

How an organized, thoughtful home can provide a sense of wellbeing

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Drive-In Experience

Films jump to an outdoor screen during the pandemic

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