With sand between your toes and the waves of the Atlantic Ocean hitting the shore, the beach town of Wrightsville Beach is calling you for an oceanside getaway from Raleigh. Wrightsville is a smallish ...

The Glenn, a beloved Wrightsville Beach hotel built in 1940, was demolished in 2008. The hotel, known for its simple wooden structure and green sign, offered weekly rentals primarily to tourists.

Those three things likely helped carry Wrightsville Beach across the finish line to take the title of “Best Beach in the Wilmington area.” ...

Just before Memorial Day, the StarNews asked readers which of the 11 Wilmington-area beaches is the best, and they had the ...