Lots of summer action left at Carolina Beach Boardwalk

The Carolina Beach Boardwalk Makeover has announced a few exciting changes to the schedule of the Boardwalk Blast Summer Event Series, which will continue throughout the summer.

The updated schedule is as follows:
· Tuesday is Family Night 6-8pm includes bounce house, kids’ activities, variety shows, karaoke, arts & crafts. Free
· Wednesday is Cash Bingo 6-8pm, Cash prizes up to $1,000. Nominal fee to play.
· Thursday features Live Music at the Gazebo 6:30-9:30pm. Great local or regional bands perform at the Gazebo stage before and after the fireworks display at the Boardwalk. Free
· Sunday Trop Rock DJ 6-8pm. Island country & Carribean tropical rock music. Time to relax and enjoy before the movie at the lake! Free

Also don’t miss the last daytime Battle of the Bands Competition from 2-5pm on the Beach Stage on Aug 8, plus Jazz Under the Stars from 9-11pm. Upcoming Jazz dates are: July 25, Aug. 22, Sept. 5. All are free.

“We still have a lot of the summer left, with plenty of good music to see,” emphasized organizer Brett Keeler.

Carolina Beach boardwalk is hoppin' in 2009

The Carolina Beach boardwalk is on its way to going from the outhouse to the penthouse. Check out all the action this summer here. Music, rides, bingo, family night, fun, fun, fun. Best of all, it's all FREE (except bingo).

Rip Van Winkle syndrome?

There's so much new on our small island, it feels almost like we woke up from a nap in 1980.

Here are just a few recent events and additions to grace Carolina Beach and Kure Beach

> Carolina Beach was one of 12 municipalities across the state to get a bicycle and pedestrian planning grant from the DOT. Last week, the N.C. Board of Transportation awarded $315,850 to 12 municipalities for bicycle and pedestrian planning. Carolina Beach gets $20,000.
> The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher introduces an albino alligator on May 29.
> The new Kure Beach Boardwalk will be completed by Memorial Day.
> The Carolina Beach Boardwalk is undergoing a facelift that includes amusements for the summer. Indeed, rides are already being installed.
> New(ish) restaurants include Havana's Fresh Island Seafood, Harbor Masters, The Dive, The Shuckin' Shack Oyster Bar, and Tangerine Caribbean Grill.
> A Brew-Thru opened recently and we're awaiting a new (and larger) ABC Store.

Rides! Cotton Candy! Hot Dogs!

It's official: The Carolina Beach Town Council this week approved a proposal for putting amusements on the Boardwalk -- beginning this summer. Rides will be open till 11pm on Sunday through Thursday and midnight on Friday and Saturday.

Click here to see a layout of where the rides will be set up.

Time your Ferris Wheel ride right and you could see fireworks from a most enviable location. Fireworks displays in Carolina Beach are scheduled for Friday, May 22, every Thursday beginning June 4 and ending Aug. 27, plus 4th of July (Saturday), and Friday, Sept. 4.