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2007 Officers
January 9th
The Lazy Pirate
5:30-7:00 pm
701 North Lake Park Boulevard
Carolina Beach, NC
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Volume 121 December 2012
2012 CHAMBER OFFICERS
CHAIR Mike Worley
Edge Entertainment
VICE-CHAIR Anne Brodsky Palm Air Realty TREASURER Paula Bradford
Bank Of America SECRETARY Carol Magestro Carolina Beach Furniture
CHAIR EMERITUS Cynthia Remahl Intracoastal Realty
PROFESSIONAL STAFF
PRESIDENT Gail McCloskey
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Greg Reynolds
2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Brant Barnwell Intracoastal Realty Paul Boroznoff Southern Digital Art.com Ann Coen Shoppes at Squigley’s Frank Grady, Jr. New York Life Insurance Janet Knott Artful Living Group Andrea Cinanni-Wilson Southern Sign Company
Ex-Officio Director Brenda Butler
Town of Carolina Beach
Chamber Champion
Chamber of Commerce NEWS AND VIEWS
March 13th
Shuckin’ Shack
Pleasure Island
Rentals
5:30-7:00 pm
6-A North Lake Park Boulevard
Carolina Beach, NC
February 13th
Havana’s
5:30-7:00 pm
1 North Lake Park Boulevard
Carolina Beach, NC
April 10th
Pleasure Island
Insurance
5:30-7:00 pm
1009 North Lake Park Boulevard
Carolina Beach, NC
May 8th
Island Hots
5:30-7:00 pm
103A Cape Fear Boulevard
Carolina Beach, NC
June 12th
The Last Resort
5:30-7:00 pm
600 North Lake Park Boulevard
Carolina Beach, NC
July 10th Uncle Vinny’s Pizzeriaa &
Ristorante
5:30-7:00 pm
1012 South Lake Park Boulevard
Carolina Beach, NC
August 14th
Olde Salty’s
5:30-7:00 pm
On The Boardwalk
Carolina Beach, NC
September 11th
Nikki’s Gourmet
Sushi Bar
5:30-7:00 pm
6 South Lake Park Boulevard
Carolina Beach, NC
October 10th
(Thursday)
Jack Mackerel’s
Island Grill
5:30-7:00 pm
113 K Avenue
Kure Beach, NC
November 13th Michael’s Seafood
Restaurant
5:30-7:00 pm
1206 North Lake Park Boulevard
Carolina Beach, NC
December 5th Royal Winner Princess II
Dinner Dance & Cruise
6:45-9:45 pm
Carolina Beach Municipal Marina
Carolina Beach, NC
2013 Chamber Business After Hours
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As we gear up for the Holiday Season on Pleasure Island, we all took a few minutes to relax and have our November Business After Hours at Tangerine’s Caribbean Grill. Over lively conversations concerning Carolina Beach Town Hall shake-up, everyone enjoyed chicken wings, crab cakes and a bit of pasta along with our favorite beverages. We would like to thank Mandy, Nate and their staff for putting on the first Social ever at Tangerine’s!
After a few announcements, we went on to the ever-popular raffle and door prizes. First up as always, we had the 50/50 raffle which was won by Debi DiNatale. Tangerine’s graciously donated their 50% to the Red Cross
“Hurricane Sandy” Relief. Eliza Santos won the coveted Checkered Church Gift Bag. Dan of the New Hanover ABC Stores took home a beautiful bouquet of flowers from Island Florals by Roxanne. The final prize of the evening was won by Becky Coley—a sun-set print from Canvas Giclee Printing.com. Thank you Southern Digital Art.com for the photo memories!
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Maddfish Grill was welcomed to the Island with a Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony and a very festive Grand Opening that was SRO!. Dan Wilcox, Chef Chris and his entire staff treated Chamber Members to a variety of tasty treats including pork sliders; shrimp, cucumber mandarin orange snacks as well as a variety of other hors d’ouvres. Live music as well as adult beverages were enjoyed by all. Stop on by and have a meal of some of the best food and atmosphere that this Island and surrounding area has to offer. Maddfish Grill is located at 1140A N. Lake Park Blvd. (across from CB Town Hall) and is open 7 days a week for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner. Enjoy a few photo memories courtesy of Southern Digital Art.com.
MADDFISH GRILL CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING AND RIBBON-CUTTING ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7th
NOVEMBER BUSINESS AFTER HOURS HOSTED BY TANGERINE’S CARIBBEAN GRILL
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Late Breaking
News… If you haven’t heard, the
Shuckin’ Shack is
expanding into downtown
Wilmington.
Sean Cook and Matt Piccinin have opened a
second location at :
109 Market Street
910.833.8622
Still come see them in
Carolina Beach at their
original location at 6A
North Lake Park Blvd.
Congratulations!
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Carolina Beach Babe is a full service Social Media Marketing company that delivers results by optimizing local Internet sites as well as Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter and custom designed Blogs. Carolina Beach Babe offers training and support for all current forms of Social Media presence.
Carolina Beach Babe (definition of Babe, Informal Sweetheart; dear. Used as a term of endearment) defines the combination of sales experience and a love of the Island with the desire to assist local businesses, in season and more importantly, off season.
Carolina Beach Babe is owned by Debi DiNatale, a resident of Carolina Beach for nearly 5 years, formerly from Upstate New York and relocated to Cary NC in 1997, purchased a home in Carolina Beach in 2008 and with her husband renovated it into a Beach Vacation destination that has hosted over 100 families, Debi and her husband Tom, moved to the Beach perma-nently in 2010.
With the experience of hosting vacationing families and their needs, plus 25 years of experience in Business to Business Sales and Marketing in the very competitive markets of computer and telecom sales, this seasoned professional draws from a “hunter” mentality when designing a Social Media campaign for her clients in this unique beach community. Carolina Beach Babe’s mission is to provide the business owners on the Island a local resource that understands the needs of our beautiful classic beach town that is as friendly and laid back as it is beautiful and relaxing.
Our visitors come for the day, weekend and their family vacations. With the help of Social Media Marketing, Debi helps her customers “get found” on the Internet and increase their off season business as well. A successful Social Media Presence will develop loyal fans, improve sales and grow business partnerships
When a visitor arrives at the Beach via the bridge, new and returning visitors who will use their Smart Phone’s and tablets to locate the resources that will satisfy their vacation needs. Our visitors want to deep sea fish, rent a kayak or just find a great seafood restaurant- and they are going to use their phones and tablets to find the resources that they need, using applica-tions like TripAdvisor to locate local businesses.
If you have not Googled your own business lately, you should. Monitoring your business presence on the web is critical to the competitive information delivered about your company, positive and negative.
Our beach visitors will refer to the advice of other consumers that have already experienced local businesses and read their reviews before deciding where to stay and where to eat and where to shop.
A 2012 study revealed that 83 percent of marketers believe that social media is important for their business, and more than nine in ten (92 percent) spend six or more hours online each week maintaining their presence on these channels. Depend on Carolina Beach Babe for advice, training or a full design and management of your social media effort. Ask for a free gap analysis today.
Follow my Blog http://carolinabeachbabe.wordpress.com
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Spot light On Business—Clever Creations
Spotlight On Business—Carolina Beach Babe
Clever Creations is a decorating service offering hourly con-sultations to whole house renovations. Services include color selections, accessorizing, staging, up-holstery, specialty paint finishes, organizing. Nancy Reis, owner of Clever Creations is a resident here at
Carolina Beach. When I decided to start my decorating business part time in Charlotte in 1995, I decided to do it my way. I was unimpressed at the intimidating personalities of many decorators and the need to feel that you have to spend a lot of money to get the satisfying look a client desires for their home. Many of my clients have never used a decorator before because they felt it was too costly and intimidating to them. Once we have our initial phone conversation, they realize that many times a few hours of consultation can get them started in the right direction. I focus on the overall look that a client wants to achieve by first observing what they currently have in their
home, change things around a bit, then add items to enhance what they already have it their home. I also offer
organizing service including assisting clients with de-cluttering areas of their home or office. I was so aston-
ished when a husband of a client called me and thanked me for saving him $400,000! He called to say that af-
ter I rearranged his furniture, accessories, and organized his living and dining room, his wife no longer wanted
to move to a new house. She spends all her time in the living room and loves it. All it cost him was a few hours
of consultation and work….now that’s a bargain!
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Redfern Designs owner, Kristen Redmond, recently moved to Carolina Beach after living in San Francisco for 20 years. After almost 10 years of doing business in the aggressive San Francisco Real Estate market Kristen is looking forward to bringing her knowledge to the Carolina Beach area. “I believe that readying a $200,000 condo for sale is as important as a $2,000,000. house. Profit is profit”
The primary focus of Redfern Designs is to work with property owners to maximize their revenue potential. Whether you are selling your property or simply want to refurbish an existing rental unit; Kristen and her team will work with the owner to determine the best return on investment.
Project Management or Consulting Services include anything from remodeling a bathroom, de-cluttering a room or a simple color consultation. The goal is to empower the owner as much as possible to make good financial decisions, and assist with managing the necessary service providers.
Web appeal is the new curb appeal. Redfern Designs works with their clients to ensure that a property is a standout in the crowd. If you are competing with dozens of similar properties then every online photo counts. Potential buyers/renters have to be able to “see” themselves living there, and that won’t happen with cluttered rooms and dark photos.
Redfern Designs works with the Real Estate Agent, Rental Agent or Seller to make sure everything sparkles for that first Open House.
“My clients appreciate your insight, skill and care, and most of all how you treated each of their homes as though they were your very own.” Brendon Kearney - Vanguard Properties, SF
A self admitted architecture nerd, Kristen is always happy to share her knowledge with clients. For most of us our home is our biggest financial asset, and the more you know the more you grow.
Call Kristen Redmond today for a complimentary consultation. cell: 415 - 990 - 8441 email: [email protected]
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Picture Perfect Planning specializes in making every event memorable and fun while paying close attention to every detail! Whether its a parent planning the perfect birthday party, a bride daydreaming of a picture perfect wedding, a Christmas party to thank your employees or clients for a fantastic year P3 is here to assist you. I sit down with all my clients and go through ques-tions to aid me in learning more about you, your event, your relationship, how you fell in love, and much more! This helps me to ensure that I know exactly what you want for your special day/event.
Imagine your wedding Picture Perfect and meticulously planned so that all you have to do is sit back, enjoy and say "I Do". This is the comfort you will experience when hiring P3 to plan your event. I, as well as
my team, are commended on our customer service, but more importantly the friendships we walk away from each event with. P3 creates customized face painting for parties, fundraisers, and events all the same! We are hired every year by the Chamber of Commerce for the Seafood Blues and Jazz Festival, Chow-der Cookoff, and have helped with fundraising events such as Love is Bald, St. Baldrick's, Pret-ty in Pink and much more.
Photography is my NEW added feature as of October 2012!!! I have a unique eye for photog-raphy and believe in giving my clients raw pictures in the moment. Thus bring P3 back full cir-cle....Planning, Painting, & Photography!! Call today (910) 688-3433 to schedule your FREE consultation and find out pricing. ♥
Spot light On Business—P3 Picture Perfect Planning
Spotlight On Business—Redfern Designs
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We are just about SOLD OUT for our Annual Member’s Dinner and Dance Cruise along the Cape Fear River aboard the beautiful 120 ft. Royal Winner Princess II. Make your reservations today for our exciting three hour Dinner and Dancing Cruise beginning at the Municipal Marina and cruising Snow’s Cut and the historic Cape Fear River. This is a party to not be missed with great food, cold beverages and dancing on the Top Deck with all of your Island Friends. This years’ Dinner Cruise menu is entitled AN ELEGANT AFFAIR featuring London Broil and Shrimp St. Jacques. As always there will be a full Cash Bar (no debit or credit cards) available during the entire cruise with all your favorite beverages.
$40.00 per person or a Table for 10 for $400.00 (includes Cruise, Dinner, Tax and Gratuity) Reservations and Payment in Advance are Required
Boarding Starts at 6:30 pm at the Marina, 100 Carl Winner Avenue. The Princess II departs at 6:45 pm
and returns to the Marina at 9:45 pm MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS TODAY Call Gail or Greg at 458-8434 to make your reservations
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These businesses realized the importance of economic growth for Pleasure Island, and have pledged their support by investing in your
Chamber of Commerce. Please support your community by calling on these businesses when you are in need of products and services.
Welcome New Members
Johnny Chen
Buccaneer Motel 201 Cape Fear Blvd.
Carolina Beach, NC 28428
910.458.8506
Motel
Courtney Pridgen
P3 Picture Perfect Planning Wilmington, NC 28409
910.508.8094
www.PthreePlanning.com
Event Planning—Face Painting—Photography
Customized and Specific to All Clients Needs
Tell your business associates, acquaintances and friends
to join the Pleasure Island Of Commerce
Chamber Dinner & Dance Cruise—December 6th, 2012—just a few tickets left
Larry Graft
Unified Alerts 41 Lincoln Highway East
Jeanette, PA 15644
800.513.5571
www.unifiedalerts.com
Communications for Communities
Tammy Hanson
Latitude 34 Realty 1009 N. Lake Park Blvd.
Carolina Beach, NC 28428
910.458.5911
www.latitude34realty.net
Real Estate; Sales/Long Term Rentals; Vacation Rentals;
Association Management
Check out the Town of Kure Beach’s new website—it has everything you need to know about Kure Beach—Great Job!
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Happenings Around The Island
American Legion Fish Fry
1st Friday of the month from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm, the American Legion Post 129 will hold a tasty Fish Fry at 1500 Bridge Barrier Road in Carolina Beach (910.458.4253).
For $8 a plate, you will receive Large Whiting fillet or NC Farm raised catfish,
hush puppies, cole slaw, potato salad, iced tea or coffee. Beer and Wine available for purchase. Captain Ray’s Sea-food is also available for purchase.
For an additional fee, the Ladies Auxiliary will give you choic-es of dessert.
Katie B. Hines Senior Center 308 Cape Fear Blvd.
458.6609
1st Saturday of the month from
7:30 am –11:00 am Pancake Breakfast—Just $6.00 includes pan-
cakes, sausage, eggs, juice & coffee
Island Of Lights Holiday Parade
Friday, November 30th 7:30 pm
Beginning at Atlanta Avenue and Lake Park Blvd.
Island Of Lights Holiday Flotilla
Saturday, December 1st 6:00 pm
Beginning at Snow’s Cut to the Municipal Marina and Back
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Happenings Around The Island
SANTA AND ELVES BRING HOLIDAY MAGIC TO
AQUARIUM Kure Beach, NC — Santa fishes for wishes at the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher and you’re invited to join him for fun and dinner. Santa’s SEAcret Supper features a magical holiday experience from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7. SEAcret Supper guests enjoy a SEAcret Scavenger hunt, holiday crafts, cookie-decorating, touch-tank fun, and, of course, dinner with Santa. The jolly ol’ elf will collect holiday wish lists from all the good girls and boys, too. Santa may even surprise everyone with a dive in the Cape Fear Shoals alongside sharks, rays and his other aquatic friends. The Aquarium will also collect non-perishable food items at this event to donate to the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. Reservations are required and will be taken until Dec. 3. Tickets are $16 per person; children 2 and younger are free. Children must be accompa-nied by at least one paying adult. Additionally, parents can give their little elves a holiday break at the Aquarium’s Elf Camps Saturdays, Dec. 1, 8, and 15 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Holiday Elf Camp offers children ages 5 to 12 years old the oppor-tunity to become Santa’s little helpers and learn, too. Campers make gifts, wrap them, meet other elves and create memories at the Aquarium. Each day features a different animal theme. Children may register for one, two or three days of camp. The program fee of $50 per day includes Aquarium admission, pizza lunch, snacks, crafts, holiday gift-wrap and instruction. Register early to get the date you want. Pre-registration is re-
quired. The Aquarium will be closed on Christmas Day and will reopen at 9 AM on December 26, 2012. For more information and reserva-tions for Santa’s SEAcret Supper and Holiday Elf Camps visit www.ncaquariums.com/fort-fisher or call (910) 458-7468.
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Chamber Member News & Specials
Federal Point Help Center Needs for
December 2012
Tuna Fish
Pasta Sauce
Canned Meats—Any Kind
Spaghetti
Any other canned or packaged food items or
toiletries will be gratefully accepted
Great Christmas Gift Idea
Due to popular demand, we had a se-
cond order for this year’s Pleasure
Island Seafood Blues & Jazz T-shirts.
There are a limited supply of sizes and
colors—First come—First Served.
All short sleeves except 2XL $15.00
All 2XL short sleeves $18.00
All Black Long Sleeves $25.00
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Fort Fisher Holiday Open House to Celebrate the Season
KURE BEACH — Join us in celebrating the season as Fort Fisher State Historic Site in Kure Beach, NC, holds its Holiday Open
House on Thursday, December 6, 2012, from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. in the
visitor’s center. This event is free and open to the public.
Enjoy seasonal refreshments, decorations, and entertainment
throughout the day, including musical performances by the Murray
Middle School Jazz Band guaranteed to delight. For the history lover
on your shopping list, special discounts will be offered on all Fort
Fisher museum shop merchandise for this one day only. Stock up on
everything from Battery Buchannan Blend coffee to unique Christ-
mas tree ornaments.
Fort Fisher State Historic Site is located at 1610 Fort Fisher Blvd S,
Kure Beach, N.C. 28449. This free event is hosted by the Friends of
Fort Fisher and Fort Fisher Chapter No. 2325, United Daughters of
the Confederacy. For information, contact Paul Laird at 910-612-
7067 or [email protected].
Adopt-An-Animal for the Holidays Searching for a special gift for a child, or per-haps an animal lover, on your holiday list? The North Carolina Aquariums’ new Adopt-An-Animal program helps you give a thoughtful present sure to make them smile. The recently launched Adopt-An-Animal pro-gram offers a year-long adoption of popular Aquarium animals — alligators, otters, sea horses, sea turtles and sharks. Your tax-deductible contribution helps the Aquariums
feed, care for and exhibit these animals. When you choose to Adopt-An-Animal, you receive an adoption kit featuring an official certificate of adoption, an animal fact card with photos, and specialized window decals. Your name will also be listed on the Aquariums’ website along with other adoption supporters. The most popular kits, available for $45, also come with a cuddly plush animal outfitted with its own hooded sweat-shirt. Additionally, those making an adoption can rest assured their contribution will be used effectively. The North Carolina Aquarium Society was recently ranked among the top zoo and aquarium non-profits in the nation and awarded a four-star rating for sound fiscal management by the online, nonprofit watch group Charity Navigator. The North Carolina Aquarium Society is the support organization for the state’s three aquariums. Order an adoption kit online at www.ncaquariums.com, or at your local N.C. Aquarium, including the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher. If you place your order online, an adoption kit is mailed within a few days to the recipient address. If you need an order to arrive by a specific date, or have questions about an order, please call 800-
832-FISH (3474).
Chamber Member News & Specials
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Message From The Chair
Happy Holidays Chamber Members and Friends They say time flies when you are having fun and here we are on the way to closing out yet another year here on Pleasure Island. That can only mean one thing….we must’ve had a lot of fun because this year has definitely flown by! Sure there were ups and downs, good times and bad, but all in all this year was AWESOME! It goes without saying that it takes a lot of planning, preparation and time to coordinate a year round calendar of events for the Island, not to mention the countless volunteers that assist in making these events flow smoothly. I want to extend a huge “Thank You” to everyone for coming together and sharing the vision that the Pleasure Island Cham-ber of Commerce has in providing good, quality events that the whole
family can enjoy! Although we are entering the last month of 2012, there are still a plenty of things going on for you to participate in. We still have the Island of Lights Christmas Parade and Flotilla, the Pleasure Is-land Chamber Cruise and all of the weekend events included in the 4
th Annual Christmas by the
Sea held at the Carolina Beach Boardwalk. And don’t forget the Island of Lights New Year’s Eve Celebration being held in Kure Beach. For a complete listing of all events, be sure to visit our web-site www.pleasureislandnc.org for more details. I would like to personally thank Gail, Greg and the Chamber Board of Directors for all of their hard
work and dedication to Pleasure Island this year. And on behalf of the Pleasure Island Chamber
of Commerce, we wish you and your family a wonderful holiday season!
Mike Worley, 2012 Chair
Edge Entertainment
2013 Discovery Map is getting ready for Spring
The Discovery Map of Wilmington is getting ready for Spring 2013!
The Campaign for the Spring Edition of the Discovery Map is wrapping up. If you have an interest to have your business on the next printing , and added to the web and Mo-
bile application please contact Peter Kurki at 910-380-3738 for Details. The Spring run will publish 100,000 paper copies of the new map , and the drawing changes can
include your business and information to provide exposure for the coming year. Now with a new free Mobile Application available, the Discovery Map of Wilmington can be em-
bedded on to your Social Networking, Facebook or Website. Visit www.DiscoveryMap.com today
and have fun learning more!
The paper maps you have seen for years, and will continue to be in the places tourists, visitors and newcomers frequent, Hotels, Restaurants, Convenience Stores, Ferry Landings, Visitors Centers,
and of course here at the Pleasure Island Chamber. The Discovery Map of Wilmington is a great way to help your Pleasure Island business get expo-
sure to the folks who are visiting our island and beautiful beaches, fishing on our piers, or visiting Fort Fisher . Many log onto the Discovery
Map website before they even get to the island to decide what they want to do when they come for their visit. Now with the ability to include
YouTube video images, visitors can have a multimedia experience of your business even before they leave their home. Space is limited for this Spring Edition, please consider how you can benefit by placing some new or special information about your business
or organization where folks visiting New Hanover County and Pleasure Island can see it printed and on line. Discovery Map will extent a 5% discount to Pleasure Island Chamber Members , if they call before Christmas Day, December 25. Thanks to all
who have participated over the years.
Get your business on the map!
Discovery Map Wilmington 716 Benchmark Court Wilmington NC. 28409 910-380-3738 [email protected]