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11208
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For most of a hundred years, relations between the owners of the Pinehurst Resort and local citizens remained amicable. However, when the Diamondhead Corporation purchased the resort from the Tufts family in 1970, differences arose between local citizens and the new owners over development changes in the way things had been.
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2.Palm Beach Biltmore is Popular with Tar Heels by Goerch, Carl The State Vol. 18 Issue 29, Dec 1950
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13967
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More and more North Carolinians are finding the Palm Beach Biltmore an ideal place for spending their vacation, whether it is just for a few days or for the entire season.
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19351
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Sea Breeze was a resort beach near Wilmington specifically for African American between the 1920s and 1970s. The area included restaurants, nighclubs, and hotels exclusively for black clientele and its decline was partially due to inlet projects, natural disasters, and desegregation. The article presents the history of this community and the current coastal development erasing what little remains of the community.
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30201
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From the large population centers of the country, there is only a short trip to the North Carolina's coastal areas and resorts. With a variety of accommodations and activities, North Carolina is accessible for people from across the country.
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30336
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North Carolina's mid-south resorts, typically known as winter playgrounds near population centers of the east and midwest, are now increasing their facilities to welcome a record number of vacationers. Additionally, resorts such as Pinehurst and Tryon are extending their seasons to be nearly year-round.
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30358
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The mid-south resorts in North Carolina are reporting an upswing in winter vacation travel. With a variety of activities in a mild climate, Sandhills, Pinehurst, and Sedgefield are experiencing the best seasons ever.
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30689
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Along with the abundant sunshine and the long leaf pine, golf and horse riding make the Sandhills resorts of Pinehurst, Southern Pines, and Tyron, as well as the Sedgefield in the Piedmont, a vacation favorite. From the autumn into the spring, the mid-south resorts highlight sports and social events with events like golf tournaments and steeplechasing exhibitions.
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32613
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The Clingendael Investment Corporation, a Dutch firm of which Julius Verwoerdt is chairman, is building an elegant resort near Chapel Hill called Hotel Europa. Verwoerdt is a Dutch entrepreneur who lives in Durham, and has owned the largest chain of hotels in Holland. Hotel Europa will have a significant impact to the Research Triangle area because of the distinct European influence of the ownership, management and design.
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38059
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With the same ability as places like Thomas Episcopal Church, Bath, to connect past and present is Wildacres. Started as a writers and artists’ summer resort by author Thomas Dixon, it started to come full circle, purpose wise, through its purchase during the Depression by Charlotte’s Blumenthal family. Initially a religious retreat site, Wildacres serves as a haven for musicians, who offer free concerts open to the local community.
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38217
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A combination of work and pleasure has long been offered by businesses to improve company productivity. What is newer is resorts creating the synthesis of work and pleasure now labeled as bleisure. The new version of an established business practice can be defined as employees experiencing the city’s local flavor through resorts amenities and services, in addition to engaging in team building initiatives.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 38 Issue 3, March 2018,
p78, 81-82, 84, 86, 88
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42822
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Located in Pittsboro and 10 miles south of Chapel Hill, Fearrington Village was designed as a community emulating characteristics of a village in the English countryside. Founders R.B. and Jenny Fitch initially with the old Fearrington homestead, turned into a restaurant and now celebrating its 40th year of operation.
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