Sneads Ferry Coffee

Being a coffee lover, I recently revisited places in Sneads Ferry, North Carolina that sell coffee. The following are my personal opinions based on my tasting, the business atmosphere, etc.

First, the places I have tasted the coffee in Sneads Ferry that in the running for "the best" included: Trading Post Coffee House (http://tradingpostcoffeehouse.com/), Sneads Beans (http://www.sneadsbeans.com/), and McDonald's (930 NC Highway 210). These places were chosen for the quality of coffee along with other factors.

Sneads Beans
I visited Sneads Beans on multiple occassions and tasted a variety of coffee drink types including latte, espresso, mocha, etc. The taste of these was satisfactory but, there was much lacking regarding the atmosphere of the shop, hours of availability and the website advertised on the front door was not operational. My concern for tourists and others not being able to know when they could obtain a coffee and/or other related information seemed to be realized. There was discussion by management about modifying the driveway for military personnel being able to purchase without violating military protocol on their way to/from work as well as gifts available in the shop's front section. As of my last visit, these were still in the discussion phase.

McDonald's
The local McDonald's is quite similar to others around the country. The coffee has been continually served very fresh and tasty. The price is reasonable and the military can drive through at hours not possible with other coffee houses in the area. If your purpose is to get a quality coffee on the way to/from work without violating military rules, this very well may be your best option.

Trading Post Coffee House
The Trading Post Coffee House located on Hwy 210 past 4 corners towards Topsail Island has a well proven reputation. The quality and service has been demonstrated repeatedly and the atmosphere is very nice. This coffee house has plenty of room to relax, enjoy your coffee and much more. The gift shop is rather well stocked along with a big screen TV for those wanting to watch the news, etc. The staff have always been very kind and considerate to me and those around upon each of my visits. Additionally, having wifi Internet access for customers is a serious plus to computer geeks like myself. If you desire a nice latte, espresso or similar, here is the place to shop in Sneads Ferry, NC in my opinion.

As I drink a lot of coffee each day, this is a very important subject for me. Realizing that different people have different taste, you may want to check these places out for yourself. Hopefully, my comments on each will save you time and expense.

Love of the Arts Show at Thurston Art Gallery February 8th, 2008

“Love of the Arts Show”

Open House: February 8th 5 to 7pm

Featuring singers/poets in order of performance
The Nancy St. Charles Singers*
Will Revo & Cathy
Poets, Patsy Lain & Sandra Adams
Christopher’s Restaurant
Thurston Art Gallery
328 Peru Road
Sneads Ferry, NC
Visual Arts Display from February 2nd to March 1st
From: Meet the Artists, call 327-1781
“What ever you are be a good one.” Abe Lincoln

We are sharing our space and time with you to show off North Carolina artists who live among us featuring visual artists, writers, poets and musicians. Our goal is to embrace these talented people. Their artworks, books, & cd’s will be available for sale after the show and through the month.
http://www.myspace.com/willrevo

http://www.thurstonartgallery.com/

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*singers from Nancy St. Charles
Mandy Cheek singing as Patsy Cline
Elton Sandridge singing as Frank Sinatra
Jordan Southerland singing as Michael Bublee
( American Idol contestant)
Keylie Steele singing Top 40

Beauty at the Beach Welcomes Kathy Carter and Laura Heim

Beauty at the Beach Hair & Nail Salon would like to welcome Kathy Carter & Laura Heim.

They are new stylists to the salon starting in January.

Kathy is a former salon manager and owner. She began her career as a nail technician and later went on to obtain her cosmetology license. Kathy prides herself in the fact that she has designed and customized her own pedicure program which is guaranteed to leave your feet in top notch condition! Her years of experience are displayed with each set of beautiful acrylic nails that she applies. Kathy also specializes in color and high-lites.

Laura is an experienced stylist who specializes in spiral perms, men’s cuts and clipper cuts. She also offers customized pedicures that will leave your feet flip flop ready for the upcoming season! Laura has a heart of gold and enjoys working with the elderly to meet their needs. She also provides in-home cosmetic needs to the sick and shut-ins because everyone deserves some TLC!

TWO MORE REASONS TO STOP IN!

Beauty at the Beach offers excellence in salon services and knowledge. Each of our operators updates their knowledge and skills with continuing education classes in order to offer the most up to date techniques and styles.

Beauty at the Beach

Hair & Nail Salon

910-327-3270

1344 HWY 210

Sneads Ferry, North Carolina 28460

Located behind the Shrimp Shack next to Ricks Restaurant

Visit us online! www.beautyatthebeach.org

CellularRE Signs on Century 21 in North Carolina for Text Message Marketing

Peekskill, NY, January 10, 2008 – JTLB Media, which owns and operates CellularRE, one of the leading Real Estate Cellular/Text Message Technology companies (www.CellularRE.com) announced today that the company has entered into a agreement with Sneads Ferry, North Carolina Based Century 21 Action Inc.

CellularRE, the leading company to offer text message and cellular marketing to the real estate industry, announced it has signed on Century 21 Action Inc as a client and will roll out its Cellular and text message marketing program to the Sneads Ferry, North Carolina office. CellularRE has also signed on many other Real Estate offices as clients.

“We are extremely excited about working with Century 21 Action--a leader in real estate--and helping them to promote their properties in the North Carolina market.

“Being the leader in cellular real estate technology, people expect instantaneous information, and we are pleased to bring Real Estate Listings instantly to their customer base through our cellular technology,” says Dean Steinman, CEO of CellularRE.

Through its text message technology, an agent can send out a text message alerting any customer in their database about a new listing that just came on the market. Within 1-3 minutes (depending on carrier), the customer will receive a text message via the cell phone/ or PDA describing the property, including price, size, location, number of bedrooms and baths for residential properties. For commercial space, clients will get texted price per square foot and amenities.

The customer can then click on a link on their phone which will bring them automatically to a wireless website that was built for that listing (through the admin/ software program Cellular RE provides them to use online), and they can view photos, floor-plans and more in-depth listing information. If the customer is interested in the property and desires to see it right away, the customer can click another link right on the text message or wireless website on their phone, and the broker/agent/builder will be dialed immediately to schedule the appointment. This can be done with hundreds of listings per month.

Additionally, when a person drives or walks by a house for sale, apartment for rent, store, or office space for lease, he will see a sign that Cellular RE supplies the agent that has a keyword and a Text Number on it (i.e. Text CellRE101 to 917-324-0252). By texting this into their phone within 1-3 minutes the person will get a text message back with basic listing information. From there they can get click one link on their cell phone and get a wireless website right on their phone that has photos, floor plans, and in-depth listing information.

In addition, CellularRE is working on a new technology to allow cell phone users to see video tours of the home/apartment that they are interested in. “We are very excited to be taking the Cellular marketing of properties to the next level by including video tours though the cell phone,” says Dean Steinman, chief executive officer, CellularRE.

Cellular RE charges a Real Estate office a monthly fee for this complete Cellular marketing service. Depending on how many properties they want to market will dictate the price. For example, 1 listing is $14.99 per month, 5 properties/listings per month is only $20 per month but can be sent out on an unlimited basis. 12 properties/listings per month is $39 and can be sent out on an unlimited basis, and unlimited properties/listings per month are only $159 and can be sent out on an unlimited basis.

About Cellular RE

JTLB Media, owner of CellularRE is one of the first companies to offer cellular marketing to the real estate industry. It allows both residential and commercial realtors, agents and developers to provide clients with information via text message, including price, size, pictures, etc . For more information go to: www.CellularRE.com.

Onslow County Planning Board Approves Housing Development in Sneads Ferry

Board approves development in Sneads Ferry
The Topsail Advertiser - Surf City,NC,USA
In the face of the downturn in the housing market, developers go on planning residential communities in and around the Sneads Ferry area.

The Onslow County Planning Board last week approved preliminary sketches for Jubilation and Oyster Landing, two proposed residential development projects which could bring more than 1,900 new residences to the area...

Sneads Ferry Man Shares Winning Lottery Ticket

Cleveland Co. Retailer Sells $200000 Powerball Ticket
WBTV - Charlotte,NC,USA
The third of four $1 million winning “Merry Millionaire Raffle” tickets has been claimed. Michele Wilson of Surf City and Stephen Rudolph Jr. of Sneads Ferry picked up their prize at NCEL headquarters late Friday. They both said they were “flabbergasted” after realizing their shared ticket had won....

NCDOT TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE A SECTION OF N.C. 210 IN ONSLOW COUNTY

NCDOT TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE A SECTION OF N.C. 210 IN ONSLOW COUNTY

RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Transportation will temporarily close a section of N.C. 210 between Sneads Ferry Road (State Road 1515) and U.S. 17 beginning at 9 a.m. on Monday, Jan., 14 until Wednesday, May 14.

Motorists traveling on N.C. 17 South needing to access N.C. 210 will use the following signed detour: N.C. 17 South to N.C. 172 to N.C. 210.

Motorists traveling on N.C. 17 North needing to access N.C. 210 will use the following signed detour: N.C. 17 North to N.C. 172 to N.C. 210.

The closing is necessary for bridge replacement and utility replacements. NCDOT reminds motorists to stay alert, travel at non-peak times and use alternate routes, when possible. Plan ahead before driving by visiting the NCDOT Traveler Information Management Web site at www.ncdot.org/traffictravel/ or call 511, the state’s free travel information line for current travel conditions.