Jason Frye

2 weeks ago | ourstate.com | Jason Frye

In spring, the skies above Carolina Beach fill with white ibises. Undulating lines of them stitch clouds to the blue dome. Flocks of them frost the trees a wintry white. When they appear, it’s a sure sign of spring’s arrival, and it means that soon, Britt’s Donuts will open for the season. For a few fleeting months, the smell of fried dough will fill the air on the Carolina Beach Boardwalk, and bags bulging with doughnuts will fly out the door. It’s part of the natural cycle here.

4 weeks ago | thepointsguy.com | Jason Frye

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1 month ago | ourstate.com | Jason Frye

Dawn didn’t break over Ocean Isle Beach on October 15, 1954, but waves did. They towered over the shore in the weak morning light, thundering onto the sand as if to herald the arrival of Hurricane Hazel. She blew into town on winds 140 miles an hour strong, riding a storm surge 18 feet high. To make matters worse, it was a full moon with the highest lunar tide of the year.

1 month ago | matadornetwork.com | Jason Frye

North Carolina Restaurants + Bars Festivals by Jason Frye Apr 17, 2025 The visitor slogan for Charlotte, North Carolina – “Charlotte’s Got A Lot” – sets up some high expectations. As a regular visitor to Queen City, I promise you the slogan falls short. Charlotte’s got it all. (Okay, so maybe it doesn’t have everything, but it’s so close you’ll never know the difference.) I left my home on North Carolina’s coast to spend a tasty weekend experiencing the opening salvo of Savor Charlotte, a...

2 months ago | ourstate.com | Jason Frye |Rebecca Woltz |Tamiya Anderson |Lynn Wells

The bar purrs. Ice rattles against a shaker, keeping rough time with the lo-fi blues spilling from the speakers. Around the room, conversations hum like bumblebees, floating over the clink and chime of glasses and silverware. At Nanas, time hangs suspended between past and present. There’s the decor — a contemporary homage to mid-century glamour and Ralph Lauren’s classic vision of American style. The menu — a mingling of familiar and reinterpreted classics.