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A “The Summer I Turned Pretty” Fangirl’s Guide To Wilmington, North Carolina
The best thing about falling in love with a show is realizing that, even if the story and the characters are fictional, the real-world locations are often as beautiful as they look onscreen. I can tell you from firsthand experience that Wilmington, North Carolina is one of those places.
Following in the footsteps of projects like teen dramas like One Tree Hill and Dawson’s Creek and movies like Iron Man 3 and Safe Haven, Prime Video’sThe Summer I Turned Pretty set up shop in southeast North Carolina. Long before I binge watched any of the projects filming in Wilmington, I spent my own summers there!
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Brit + Co’s “The Summer I Turned Pretty” Guide To Wilmington, North Carolina
Lola Tung (Belly) and Gavin Casalegno (Jeremiah) running down the beach in Wilmington, North Carolina
Image via Dana Hawley/Prime Video
Among the many reasons it’s special, Wilmington feels like a unique mix between coastal and urban. There are plenty of shops and restaurants to ensure a good time, but there is also plenty of sand and surf if you want to spend the entire time by the water. Press play on our Summer Playlist — or better yet, listen to the official TSITP one.
Where To Stay In Wilmington, North Carolina
Rain Spencer (Taylor) and Sean Kaufman (Steven) sit by the pool
Image via Erika Doss/Prime Video
There are a few areas around southeast NC that make for a great stay. Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach, and Southport are all beautiful locations (Wrightsville Beach being the closest to downtown Wilmington and Southport being the farthest). The good news is that they’re all close enough to Wilmington that getting into the city is easy!
There are tons of AirBnbs throughout the area, plus some hotels to really make you feel like a local. Unfortunately you can’t stay in the house used for Susannah’s summer home since it’s located in Porters Neck Plantation, a gated golf course community. It’s got five bedrooms, six bathrooms, an infinity pool, plus a private dock and a pier. No biggie!
A bedroom in The Seagate Bungalow
Image via AirBnB
AirBnB’s are my favorite places to stay on vacation — that way you feel like a local! Try something like The “Hygge” Beach House for a relaxing stay featuring a hot tub, fire pit, and trail, or The Seagate Bungalow, which is right near the beach.
What To Do In Wilmington, North Carolina
Lola Tung (Belly)
Image via Erika Doss/Prime Video
Instead of asking “what can we do in Wilmington?” you should probably ask “what can’t we do?” because there are so many options!
The Beach
If you’re on the coast of North Carolina, then the beach is probably top-of-mind. The Summer I Turned Pretty films at Carolina Beach, Kure Beach, and Wrightsville Beach, all of which make for great spots to lay out your towel. When Cam and Belly go biking in season 1 episode 4, they’re at Fort Fisher, which is another great place to explore.
The Country Club
The exterior shots for the country club were filmed at Cape Fear Country Club. It also features a golf course where you can play — just make sure not to camp out on the green like the gang does in season 2 episode 4.
Lola Tung (Belly) and Christopher Briney (Conrad) play basketball on the boardwalk
Image via Erika Doss/Prime Video
The Boardwalk
This is such a fun experience that I definitely recommend! The Carolina Beach Boardwalk has everything from a Ferris wheel to bumper cars, and it also happens to be a less-than-five-minute walk away from the beloved Britts Donuts. Jungle Rapids Family Fun Park was used for a lot of the interior shots and for the go-kart scene.
Whale of a Tale Bookshop
If you’re in the market for some new books, stop by Papercut Books to peruse both new and vintage books.
The Dress Boutique
The scene where Laurel, Susannah, and Belly shop for Belly’s debutante gown filmed inside Camille’s of Wilmington, so start here for all your dress needs — whether or not you’re going to a deb ball.
Where To Eat
Rosie’s from The Summer I Turned Pretty
Image via Prime Video
Russell’s Gas And Groceries
Every good roadtrip needs snacks, so stock up at Russell’s Quik Stop in northwest Wilmington — just like Belly and her family do!
Rosie’s
If you want something a tad more filling that still has all the fun of a roadtrip stop, opt for Old River Farms in Burgaw, NC (a half hour’s drive from Wilmington). It was used for Belly and Jeremiah’s favorite pie stand, via People.
The Fat Pelican
Craving drinks and bites? The Fat Pelican (where Laurel and Susannah hang out in season 1 episode 5) is right near the Carolina Beach Boardwalk. That means you can ride the Ferris wheel, grab donuts, and stop for drinks, all without getting back in your car.
Tag us in all your Wilmington, North Carolina pictures on Instagram if you end up going on a The Summer I Turned Pretty tour of your own!
Lead image via Erika Doss/Prime Video
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s highest court on Friday left intact a murder conviction that a lower appeals court had thrown out on the grounds that a jury shake-up during deliberations violated the defendant’s rights and required a new trial.
By a 5-2 decision, the state Supreme Court reversed last year’s decision of a state Court of Appeals panel that had sided with Eric Ramond Chambers, who has been serving a sentence of life in prison without parole.
The state constitution says no one can be convicted of a crime except by “the unanimous verdict of a jury in open court” that state justices have declared in the past repeatedly must be composed of 12 people.
A 2021 state law says an alternate juror can be substituted for one of the 12 after deliberations begin as long as the judge instructs the amended jury to begin deliberations anew. The judge at Chambers’ 2022 trial did just that when an alternate juror joined deliberations because an original juror couldn’t continue the next day due to a medical appointment.
The original 12 had deliberated for less than 30 minutes the day before. Chambers, who was representing himself in the trial, was not in the courtroom when the substitution occurred. By midday the reconstituted jury had reached a verdict, and Chambers was convicted of first-degree murder and a serious assault charge for the 2018 shooting in a Raleigh motel room.
Chambers petitioned the Court of Appeals, which later ruled that his right to a “properly constituted jury” had been violated and the 2021 law couldn’t supersede the state constitution because 13 people had reached the verdict. State attorneys then appealed.
Writing for Friday’s majority, Chief Justice Paul Newby said the 2021 law doesn’t violate Chamber’s right because it provides “critical safeguards that ensure that the twelve-juror threshold remains sacrosanct.”
Newby wrote the law says no more than 12 jurors can participate in the jury’s deliberations and that a judge’s instruction to begin deliberations anew means “any discussion in which the excused juror participated is disregarded and entirely new deliberations are commenced by the newly-constituted twelve.”
The four other justices who are registered Republicans joined Newby in his opinion.
In a dissenting opinion to retain the new trial, Associate Justice Allison Riggs wrote the 2021 law is an unconstitutional departure from the concept of 12-member juries and “endangers the impartiality and unanimity of the jury.”
No matter what directions a trial judge gives to jurors to begin deliberations anew, Riggs added, “we must assume by law that the original juror’s mere presence impacted the verdict.”
Associate Justice Anita Earls — who with Riggs are the court’s two registered Democrats — also dissented.
In tribute to the sacrifices of our armed services personnel, Governor Josh Stein has ordered all United States and North Carolina flags at state facilities be flown at half-staff from sunrise until 12 noon on Monday, May 26 in honor of Memorial Day.
Statement from Governor Stein
“Throughout our nation’s history North Carolinians have answered the call to serve our country and protect our freedoms, and this weekend we honor those who paid the ultimate price in that service. Anna’s and my heart are with all the North Carolinians who are mourning their loved ones. Let us honor their legacy by preserving their memories, celebrating their bravery, and nourishing our democracy.”
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