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Beaufort NC…We Be Cool

Beaufort North Carolina The Coolest, Art-iest, and Dance-iest Dateline…Beaufort NC May 13th 2012 By the time you read this, the 24th Annual Music Festival will be complete.  Dancing feet are tired, mural-painting artists are recovering–and  around town, there may be one or two tiny hang-overs. Weather? Made to order and perfect. Carolina blue sky, just [...]

Beaufort North Carolina in December

If I came to Beaufort in December, in this quiet time of red-bowed Christmas garlands and pink camellias, I’d wander down Front Street and visit with the shop keepers.

Hurricane Irene–A Breath of Cool

Just when we storm-tossed folks of the East Coast need it most comes the welcome relief of cooler weather…A hint of Autumn is in the air and the sky is Carolina blue with white puff clouds sailing across its expanse.

Why We’re Still Sulfurious

Editor’s note:  David DuBuisson of  Beaufort has written an opinion piece that appeared in yesterday’s Raleigh News & Observer.  Because his piece covers the sulfur issue in depth and brings to light new information, we asked his permission to re-print his piece here on Vibrant Village.  It appears below in its entirety. Why we’re still [...]

Sulfurious Citizens Celebrate, Vow to Remain Vigilant

Molten Sulfur on the Crystal Coast? Only one remaining permit needed to make this horror a reality??

Would it come to pass?

No.

United We Stand Against Molten Sulfur–Divided We Fall.

We’re a good people, a hard-working people, wanting jobs and businesses compatible with our unspoiled coastal towns of Morehead City, Beaufort, Downeast stretching to the wild beaches of Cape Lookout National Seashore.

Save the Crystal Coast, Say No to the Sulfur Coast

Where have our elected leaders been in all this? How could something of this magnitude reach such a level without public hearings?

Community: All the Pretty Trees

Silent. Hopeful. The Oak Trees stand. They want to live. Generous ‘friends’ have come together to protect, enrich and rejoice in this ‘social and natural capital’ that make our little corner of the world so unique.

Coming Home: Lessons Written in Glass

In his hands, the glass was magic—a thing of beauty, with characteristics as unique as a diamond. Like tarot cards, Mr. Wetherington read the glass.

Pets: The Dog Days of Summer

Hot summer days have been called the ‘dog days,’ so we figured what could be better than to hit the streets of Beaufort Town and Morehead City and ask our friends, neighbors, townspeople and visitors the question of “what has your dog taught you?”