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It s a new day in America. However, the sun rose like any other at Wrightsville Beach.
At least that was shown in one image posted on Facebook with the title Happy Inauguration Day from the New Hanover County beach.
It was the first of many responses area people had towards the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States.
Of course, the post brought about comments both inspiring and cautious depending on what side of the political aisle someone falls.
And it also means emotions were plenty upon swearing in both Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Deb Butler, the area representative in the N.C. House, said on her Facebook: I can t believe how emotional this is making me.
Edward Gero did a double-take Monday at his Bethesda, Md. home.
In a neighborhood minutes from Washington, D.C., he s expected to see an increase in law enforcement in advance of Wednesday s inauguration. Just not from North Carolina.
So it piqued his interest when he saw around five New Hanover County Sheriff s vehicles drive by one way, then at least 15 the other. I ve lived here about 30 years and kind of know what s going on, said Gero, a longtime acting professor at George Mason University. This was like a motorcade.
Members of the New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender counties sheriff’s offices are all on the ground near Washington, D.C. ahead of the historic event that will be watched by the world.
With the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday, Jan. 20, there has been lots of talk, in the media and elsewhere, of what healing should look like for our country once President Donald Trump is out of office.
It s been a tumultuous four years politically, with emotions running super-high on both sides of the aisle, the partisan divide as wide as ever. What would it take for the country to come together again? Not another 9/11-type event, we can only pray.
Predictably, a Facebook thread on this topic I started on my page largely devolved into the same heated arguments, attacks and counter-attacks that have soured so many of us on social media.
For fans of the cultural and performing arts in Wilmington, once you get past March, 2020 was an ugly year. Sure, there were a bunch of drive-in movies and concerts, a couple of musicals held on the steps outside of Thalian Hall, and a fair number of art exhibitions that were either socially distanced or held outdoors.
But for the most part, when it comes to the arts, the coronavirus pandemic took away everything most people regarded as normal. At present a return to the way things were seems uncertain at best.
At the time this story was written in November, a great deal remained unknown about what would, could, might and might not happen in 2021 in terms of arts and events. That said, we can t help but hope.