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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bondi Beach headlines bigger, wetter, better water park in 2008 Charlotte, N.C. - Carowinds Boomerang Bay water park will undergo its second multi-million dollar expansion in three years for the 2008 season, adding a new, 600,000-gallon wave pool, ren…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabeth City, N.C. - The former "Bee Hive" Department store will soon be a center of activity again as the long-awaited renovation of the building for an arts center is about to get underway. The Pasquotank Arts Council announces that it h…

Atlanta, G.A. -  The Holiday Inn Center City- Charlotte has received the IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)] 2007 Renovation Award for having successfully completed major modernization and renovation programs during the past year. IHG is the world's lar…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Raleigh, N.C. - The 8th Annual N.C. State Fair Wine Competition, held Oct. 3-4 in Raleigh, had 249 wines submitted by 32 N.C. wineries. McRitchie Winery took home the N.C. Winegrowers Cup and Best of Show honors with their 2006 Chardonnay. Duplin Winery's Ma…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Family Indoor Waterpark Resort to Break Ground Later this Year in Metropolitan Charlotte Region Madison, W.I. - North America's leading family of indoor waterpark resorts, today announced it will officially break ground on its eleventh Great Wolf Lodg…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Carolina Beach, N.C. - 'Tis the season for sea turtle nestings! Loggerhead sea turtles visit Wilmington & North Carolina's Cape Fear Coast beaches between mid-May and September. This threatened species is protected by the Endangered Species Act. Each sum…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bald Head Island, N.C. - The Bald Head Island Conservancy, an independent non-profit organization, has launched an in-depth program to study conservation and development strategies that promote barrier island sustainability, taking a lead role in internation…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Raleigh, N.C. - The North Carolina Arts Council announces the debut of a guide that connects the lives and work of 170 of North Carolina's visiting and native writers with destinations across the 25 counties of the mountain region. The guide has two f…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE East Bend, N.C. - Flint Hill Vineyards announces the opening of Century Kitchen at Flint Hill Vineyards, a partnership between Tim and Brenda Doub, owners of Flint Hill Vineyards and Chef Sean Wehr. They are currently accepting reservations for their opening…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Blowing Rock, N.C. - Even though the town's population swells during the high season with visitors and part-timers, there are only 1600 permanent residents in Blowing Rock. Interestingly, a disproportionate number of them are artists - painters, potters, jew…