The holidays are long gone, but for some of us, the impact of all of the cookies, cakes, and sugarplums remains. The onset of bathing suit season looms ominously; the summer season “goal clothes” languish in a corner of the…
Does anyone else have Spring Fever yet? After a long, cold winter there is simply nothing better than the arrival of warmer weather and longer days. For many of us, however, the onset of spring means that it is time…
Ginger Thornton has always had a talent for envisioning, organizing, and designing space, so it’s no surprise that she is now the Director of Showroom Sales for Markraft Cabinets. If you make the trip to Markraft’s showroom, you will most…
It’s estimated that more than six million people in the United States could benefit from palliative care. Unfortunately, few people know about this type of care and its many benefits. Given the statistics, chances are you or someone you know…
Training with infrared heating can produce an array of mental and emotional benefits, in addition to removing toxins and metals from the body. The Hotworx fitness center can provide a quick, highly convenient calorie burn and a shorter path to…
For some of us, the New Year is all about erasing some of the calories from the annual holiday indulgences. The holidays are forever tied to images of cookies and cakes and candies and sugarplums. That’s not always a bad…
The start of a new year always spotlights goal setting and annual resolutions.
Lower Cape Fear LifeCare (LCFLC), formerly Lower Cape Fear Hospice, defines LifeCare as access to healthcare that provides people with a spectrum of health services from palliative care through hospice care, at any point in their lives, wherever they call home.
From food to flowers, music to mementos, each meaningful, memorable personalized funeral service is a special tribute to the person it remembers.
HOTWORX features 7x9 foot semi-private infrared saunas that maximize the heat absorption benefits of infrared radiant energy, which strengthens and activates the regenerative process in the human body.
The “pink tax” is a phenomenon of which we are all too aware.
This past year blue has become a very popular color in cabinetry design, especially in a lot of island designs giving kitchens an extra “pop.”
At Dignity Memorial® we strive each and every day to take personalized funeral services to the next level to honor and preserve the story of one’s life.We take pride in helping families create unique, meaningful memorials to celebrate the life…
REVIVAL Laser and Skin Clinic is your local leader in the aesthetic medical industry, providing only FDA-approved treatments performed by the most highly trained medical professionals with the most up-to- date, cutting edge technology. Our mission is to deliver 100-million percent patient satisfaction at all times. Dedicated to…
Hope is more than just a word for the 5,000 breast cancer survivors in North Carolina each year, and it’s something Jenean LaCorte thrives on. A cancer survivor of over 40 years, the para medical tattoo artist learned of the…
For three decades Markraft Cabinets has been delivering results beyond expectations in product selection, custom design and installation, and customer-focused post-job service and warranty. Along the way, President and General Manager Cee Edwards has witnessed the evolution of top-selling brands,…
Frequent travel requires a lot of advanced planning. Passport? Check. Swimsuit and flip flops? Check. Briefcase and quarterly report? Check. But in all that preparation, there is one item that likely has never been included on your to do list…
As a Wilmington native, longtime resident of Wrightsville Beach — and an insurance agent — I have experienced and helped countless others contend with hurricanes. Now that the 2019 hurricane season is underway, here are some thoughts I hope you’ll take to heart.…
Plantation Village is a nonprofit Life Plan Community governed by a Board of Directors, six of which are women.What better place to showcase the achievements of our female board members than WILMA? Having such strong, successful women involved in the…
Expert advice from Markraft's Technical Advisor Brian Vogel
How many spreadsheets do you have on your computer? Most have a few. But where’s the spreadsheet that counts all the emotions we feel while planning our future? It is, after all, called ‘personal finance’ for a reason. That’s why,…
In the hustle and bustle of daily life, it can be difficult to keep up with all our personal and professional obligations. From remembering to pay the electric bill to meeting a project deadline at work – and all the…
