It’s agonizing and remarkable of the scope of people that experience PTSD not just in Eastern North Carolina, but amongst all walks of life. Michael Gier, veteran and director of the new documentary ‘Wounded Heroes’, decided to not just explore the plight of those that suffer, but what resources (or lack thereof) they have at…… read more »
I’ve always loved Tara Reid… and I think she gets a bad rap, for which I am partly responsible. In 2004, I was doing overnights on a rock station in Washington, DC. This was around the time Tara suffered one of the most highly publicized ‘nip slips’ of all time on the red carpet, and in…… read more »
If you know your ECU history, you know about “Coach Stas,” football coach Clarence Stasavich. He’s the man credited with bringing big time college football to Greenville. His youngest son Walter subsequently grew up in Pitt County and later was Greenville’s director of parks and recreation, developing River Park North. Today that property is home to, among many other things, The…… read more »
As with many events and fundraisers in the age of the pandemic, the annual Empty Bowls fundraiser had to take on a different look and feel for 2021. We stopped by where all of the action and organizing culminated on Thursday, 2/25 at both the Craven Arts Council & Gallery, as well as Temple Church in…… read more »
On the last weekend in February, military vet and operator of Spooled Rotten Charters, Chris Falcone will embark on an event he originally spearheaded singlehandedly that now involves fishermen up and down the Crystal Coast. He started off with one goal – to show those who served a day on the water: Chris told us…… read more »
Have you ever driven past a place a million times and always wondered what it was actually like inside? That’s how we’ve always felt about Paw Paws Pawn & Thrift in Vanceboro, and they didn’t disappoint in the curiosity department! Meet James, he runs the joint. You can ask him anything about the gems inside…… read more »
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a serious blood shortage across our area and the rest of the US. That means blood donation is crucial now more than ever. WSFL stopped by the Havelock Moose Family Center on Friday, January 8th where a blood drive was taking place and took a look at what…… read more »
People travel from far and wide to enjoy one of ENC’s most unique attractions and activities… the Aurora Fossil Museum! While the museum is currently closed for renovation, it’s history takes us back millions of years when the ocean covered the area of what is now part of the coastal plain. During our visit, the folks…… read more »
While 2020 presented a number of challenges for many of our local and national traditions, this didn’t stop the folks at Wreaths Across America from collecting multiple donations for the veterans interned right here in Eastern North Carolina this month. One of those locations was the historic New Bern National Cemetary. We stopped by on…… read more »
It’s getting down to crunch time to donate to Toys For Tots… and there are so may places collecting donations around ENC! We stopped out at a few of the places grabbing up toys. You can find one near you by just plugging in your zipcode HERE Thanks to folks for collecting toys, like VFW…… read more »