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Downtown Wilmington Art Scene

Wilmington's downtown historic district is full of life as many artists make up a thriving and diverse art scene.

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A Home Like No Other - The Story of St. James Plantation Legends claim that in 1662, Puritans tired of frigid Massachusetts winters, sent explorer William Hilton in search of a mild climate. Hilton found them the Lower Cape Fear River. Some three centuries later, Homer Wright had the same vision for a new group of settlers looking for the ideal retirement spot. LUXURY LIVING

October Brings New Woodlands Park Homesites

Remember your high school homecoming? Well, let Woodlands Park welcome you home this fall. New homesites and purchase incentives will make you stand up and cheer!

Golf's Best Kept Secret: Ireland

Nestled mysteriously between lore and tomorrow lies the linksland of North and West Ireland. Silently undiscovered, this part of the Emerald Isle makes for the perfect golf getaway. LIVING WELL

The Charm of Orton Plantation

Orton Plantation's 273-year old home and surrounding gardens offer visitors a never-ending source of natural wonder.

'Going Green' Becomes a Neighborhood Affair

The community's recent Earth Day celebration is an exciting reminder that Earth Day is everyday at St. James. 2

1 2 a message 18 22 42 44 46 54 70 60 32 38 downtown wilmington 7 8 downtown wilmington's art and culture, get involved at the cameron art museum 11 12 the downtown art scene includes unique performance opportunities 14 a home like no other family is the heart of the home at st. james plantation.a sense of place the st. james chapel 19 new woodlands park homesites planned for october release 21 22 23 golf 's best-kept secret -ireland in other words, links golf is nothing like american golf. nothing. that's why anyone who calls him or herself a golfer needs to take a week or so and travel to experience the differences.27 the charm of orton plantation 29 'going green' becomes a neighborhood affair 32 going green: anall-volunte erfire department 36 it could be said that a community gets the fire department it deserves. and thanks to community-wide support, the st. james fire department has evolved into one of the best firehouses in the area.38 39 splish-splashing is fun and exercise for this group of ladies.41 42 harborwalk a new 45 st. james university 47 plantation some of the first neighbors ann o'malley met in st. james plantation were flowers. drives around the community introduced her to various gardens she wished to know better. today, o'malley is roaming those yards, and she's brought a few hundred people along. "you can drive by all of these houses and see how beautiful they are in the front, but there are things in the back,? o'malley says, joining several folks nosing about powder blue hydrangeas, sunny yellow lantanas, and soft pink mimosas decorating pattie accordino's lush rear lawn.50 51 52 53 1 4 55 56 fun + learning = owner spotlight: 59 he said, she said 61 st. james properties, llc resale division 3891 ridge crest drive the reserve collection 3310 sparkleberry court the nature view collection 3565 st. james drive the links collection 4135 south lagoon court the links collection 3030 marshwinds circle, villa 1104 the plantation villa collection 3776 ridge crest drive the reserve collection 3840 worthington place the reserve collection 3350 club villa, villa 305 the plantation villa collection 4152 skeffington court the nature view collection hole by hole hole #11 hole #12 75 76