- For a Recession, there sure is a lot going on
- Frying Pan Tower to be a dive & fishing center
- This Weekend on the peninsula
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US 421 is a Hot-bed of Construction Activity
For an economy in recession, there sure is a lot of building going on along Lake Park Blvd. & Carolina Beach Road.
 
 
(Clockwise from top left) Myrtle Grove Animal Hospital,
Masonboro Family Medicine, Massage Envy, Habachi Bistro
Let's start on the southern end of the construction boom:
1. Havana's Restaurant is coming together - they plan to open within weeks.
2. El Zarape Mexican Restaurant is doing a major remodel including painting the exterior of the building.
Let's start on the southern end of the construction boom:1. is coming together - they plan to open within weeks. 2. El Zarape Mexican Restaurant is doing a major remodel including painting the exterior of the building.
3. Beach Dogs is sprucing up for the summer.
4. The Last Resort has made some cool changes. (See sidebar)
5. The Brew-Thru is being built.
6. The new ABC store is under way.
7. Masonboro Family Medicine is building a new office across from Veterans Park. They'll move in on June 1st and will soon bring in two new practitioners.
8. The Myrtle Grove Animal Hospital is under construction. I can't get in touch with anyone to tell you more.
9. The Discount House is building a new mobile home supply center (just south of Monkey Junction).
10. The Hibachi Bistro is almost finished in the Home Depot shopping center. They plan to open in early April. They're like Hiro's, but casual. You order at a counter and then they deliver to your seat. They will have a sushi bar if you like your fish uncooked.
11. Massage Envy will open soon. (They're also in the Home Depot shopping center.)
Eric over at CarolinaBeachToday.com has a cool graph that shows how commercial permits have been on the rise in Carolina Beach.
Don't these people know there's a depression going on!!
The Frying Pan Dive Center
In our January edition we told you that Frying Pan Tower was on the auction block. (We suggested turning it into a bed & breakfast.) Well, as of today it has a buyer.
A South Carolina company won the bidding with a $515,000 offer. They plan to turn it into a sport fishing and dive center.
I won't take credit for this story, I read it in the Star-News.
Snow's Cut Monthly will not be free much longer
As you may have heard by now, we will stop being a free magazine staring in May. Please understand that we don't have much of a choice. We just cannot continue to ask our local advertisers to foot the bill.
For SCM to truly be a community magazine, we all have to pitch in to pay for it. Our new format will have less ads, more content and nicer pictures. We'll continue to keep you up to date on local happenings with thoughful articles and a sense of humor.
We give our heart and soul to bring you a magazine to be proud of - we hope that you'll show us your support by subscribing.
Survey Results
We want to thank you for responding to our survey. We learned alot, but mostly that you like us. Even under the heading "Tell us what you don't like" the feedback was mostly positive. We were touched. Here are some results:
What is your favorite part of SCM?
News/current events - 55%
History - 29%
Lifestyle - 11%
Nature - 2%
What is your 2nd favorite part of SCM?
News/current events - 38%
History - 26%
Lifestyle - 24%
Nature - 9%
Do you find the summer guide (in the May-Sept editions) useful?
Yes - 85%
*We'll be publishing the new Pleasure Island Summer Guide this May. This free publication will have fun articles and everything you want to know about summer on Pleasure Island. It will include a restaurant guide, event calendar, tides tables, fishing information, activity ideas and more.
Would you pay for SCM?
Yes - 67%
No - 33% *We hope that they were just saying that.
A Well-spoken Greenway Supporter
Check out this letter to the Star-News. I couldn't say it better myself.
This weekend on the Cape Fear Peninsula
Tonight, Thursday, March 5 - The Sea Dawgs play at the CFCC Shwartz Center at 7pm. They're kicking but lately and a win tonight puts them in first place. It's also Z107.5 night, so the first 107.5 fans get a free  t-shirt. I guess the 1/2 fan would be an unborn baby?
Tickets are only $5 and the Budweiser is half off. I've been to two games so far and my kids have a great time.
Friday, March 6 - Divine Wines' weekly free wine tasting will focus on wines from the Rhone Valley in France. Owner Ernie Manzella is a wine savant. You can call him anytime at 791-1251 for a little advice.
The Cape Fear Museum and the Cape Fear Jazz Society present winter jazz in the New Hanover County Government Center (formerly the Marketplace Mall) at 6pm. Bring your own chairs and pack a picnic (drinks are OK) for the Benny Hill Quartet.
The Black Horn – Dave Meyer plays from 8-12pm. They also have 1/2 price appetizers from 6-9pm.
Jack Mackerel's - It's Beer Night - $2.50 Modelo, Red Stripe and Land Shark
The Last Resort - It's a double header. Cary B opens for the Notorious Gringos. Cheer them on before they go to Texas to record their first album. Cary B starts at 6pm/
Friday, Saturday & Sunday
The Bellamy Mansion Museum hosts Art of the Table, a collection of creatively themed tabletops designed by local artists, boutiques, florists and interior designers. Two of the designers are local favorites Cathy Winseck of the Checkered Church and Roxanne Thompson of Island Florals.
Show them your support and head on up. You can also check out William B. Gould's name carved in plaster circa 1860.
The Black Horn - Their live Trivia Tournament is alot of fun, and 35 cent wings after 8pm make a for a healthy dinner
They say that sarcasm and irony died in 2001, but not in my world. Do you have one of those motivational prints in your office? I'll bet you do. Some people call them successories (Success + accessories - get it?).
This company has made living creating anti-motivational prints.
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It's Official!
Bob and Kim Lewis have been hesitant to make a big deal about their ownership of the Last Resort because, well, they haven't actually owned it.
They've been operating it for a few months now, but the contract hadn't been finalized until earlier this week.
Now it's official, so let the party begin. They're open 7 days a week for the rest of the summer.
I suggest stopping in, the place looks great.
Tomorrow night (Friday) they invite the Notorious Gringos - who used to be called the Deadnotes until they found out that someone got the name first.
That's the kind of legal BS you have to think about when you hit the big time. The NG's will travel to Texas soon to record their first album.
The Gringos play good, fun, Texas hillbilly rock.
The Last Resort has lots planned for this spring, including a Mardis Gras celebration weekend, March Madness specials and their new Sunday night Server Specials.
If you serve food or drinks for a living, stop in for Sunday drink specials.
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