The Seahawk

Port City canines now have a safe place to run freely, play and socialize with the opening of Wilmington Dog Park at Empie in August. The park is the result of growing interest in the Wilmington area for the creation of an area to let dogs run freely, a dissatisfaction with dog prohibitions at many beaches and leash laws.… Post the First Comment

Imagine if Burgaw were filled with zombies. Not the kind that eat Checkers and watch CBS, but the brain-sucking, moaning, groaning type of zombies. Christopher Bowen, a graduate of the UNCW film department, has done just that with his current zombie flick "Blackwood.… Post the First Comment

Alberto, Beryl, Chris, Debby, Ernesto and Florence aren't the names of tourists battling for a spot on Wrightsville Beach, nor the names of fellow students, but they sure are cutting into beach and class time this year. The names belong to hurricanes, and with Hurricane Ernesto paying a recent drenching visit, students may be wading through confusion concerning procedures and policies concerning hurricanes.… Post the First Comment

(MCT) KANSAS CITY, Mo. - It could be a critical moment for motor scooters. No doubt we're buying the heck out of scooters compared with just a few years ago. Colorful and shiny Vespas and Kymcos buzz our boulevards. So are we on our way to a new motoring look, all European and Asian? Future gas prices could hold the answer.… Post the First Comment

A newly remodeled Kenan Auditorium welcomes the jazz event "Mood Indigo: A Tribute to Duke Ellington" on Friday, Sept. 22 at 8 p.m. The event kicks off UNCW's Year of the Arts and is the collaborative efforts of the Cape Fear Jazz Society, WHQR-91.3 FM and UNCW's departments of creative writing, music and the office of cultural arts.… Post the First Comment

And the scariest part is she did it well. Hotel heiress Paris Hilton can now add "musical artist" to her résumé since she has finally released her debut album. Actually, make that "hit musical artist." Paris' hit single, "Stars Are Blind," which is a mix of reggae and pop fluff, climbed to the top of the Billboard dance music charts.… Post the First Comment

"The Black Dahlia," based on James Ellroy's novel and the true unsolved murder of Betty Short, follows the investigation into one of Hollywood's most famous murders. On Jan. 15, 1947, 22-year-old aspiring actress Elizabeth Short was found brutally murdered in a vacant lot near a park in downtown Los Angeles.… Post the First Comment

"The Last Kiss," starring Zach Braff, is a remake of the critically-aclaimed Italian film "L'Ultimo Bacio." The film explores the lives of a group of 30-somethings as they face adulthood and adult relationships. The tagline is, "We all make choices, what's yours?" The goal of the film is described as a romantic comedy about relationships that, above everything, are real.… Post the First Comment