Sea Turtle Hospital News

Karen Sota

Where we are Every day we get asked: when is the new hospital going to be ready? We’re finally far enough along in the process that we feel comfortable in throwing out a date: October 31, 2010. The paperwork for all the permits has been... Full story

Message in a Bottle

Best of '09

Cory Withers

Here at the Topsail Advertiser, we realized we had not received any "Message in a Bottle" letters since the New Year began. These letters being those sent anonymously (we prefer) to us by readers. Usually, they are uplifting, and almost always, they... Full story

Sea Turtle Hospital News

Karen Sota

Making progress Let’s pretend that you’re a sea turtle. All your life you’ve been on your own, roaming far and wide in a paradise of warm water. You’re not a slave to any clock (except when you’re ready to become a... Full story

Cooking with 'Hope'

Healthy Root Vegetable Recipes

Hope Cusick

We all make so many wonderful resolutions for the New Year and after a week or two we find that we have succumbed to the same venue, “I’m back to my usual routine.” Well, here are some thoughts and recipes on how to make a... Full story

Sea Turtle Hospital News

Karen Sota

No room at the inn Last year at this time our hospital was filled wall-to-wall with little Greens that had lingered near the coast a bit too long and were stunned, literally, by a sudden drop in air and water temperature. Those thirty little... Full story

Cooking with 'Hope'

Hope Cusick

Happy Holidays! It’s a great time of year to make those wonderful and delicious cookie recipes you’ve been saving all year long. Baking cookies with family and friends is an added joy. This is not the time of year... Full story

Pender Gardener

Enjoy Evergreens Safely, Indoors and Out!

Enjoy Evergreens Safely, Indoors and Out! Christmas is a wonderful time for anyone who enjoys decorating and a traditional time to bring fresh cut evergreens indoors for natural decorations. Fortunately there are many landscape plants commonly used... Full story

Strickland speaks surfing

Featured Surfer Grady Strickland

Compiled by Cory Withers

Topsail Advertiser’s Cory Withers: How long have you been surfing?Grady Strickland: Since I was 11, so 27 years. Damn, I’m old!CW: What kind of boards do you use? Do you remember your first board?GS:   A Biscuit. My first board... Full story

Pender Gardener

Poinsettias for the holidays

Charlotte Glen

Poinsettias for Every Décor! With over 100 different varieties of poinsettias available today in a diversity of colors including white, pink, rose, coral, salmon, and every tint of red, crimson, and scarlet imaginable, it should not be... Full story

Cooking with 'Hope'

Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes

Hope Cusick

Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes Thanksgiving dinner is absolutely wonderful and we gorge ourselves with foods that we may only enjoy once a year. The leftovers the next day are usually a welcome treat, but there still are more leftovers in the... Full story

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