Cape Fear Living Magazine

What Cape Fear Living Magazine does

Cape Fear Living Magazine is a privately-held regional lifestyle publication founded in 2013 and headquartered in Wilmington, North Carolina, with a staff of 8 employees. The company produces editorial content covering the Coastal Carolina and Cape Fear region, organized into thematic verticals including Savor & Sip (food and beverage), Weddings, Wellness, Home + Garden, Art + Design, Wanderlust (travel), and Community. Its core offering is a searchable wedding vendor directory spanning venues, planners, photographers, stylists, florists, and caterers, supplemented by recurring editorial features such as chef profiles, seasonal beverage guides (Summer Sip List, Cape Fear Brew Trail), and an annual photography competition (Cape Fear Living Photographer of the Year, now in its 5th year in 2026) with associated annual photo exhibits dating back to 2022.

The company operates as a content-led digital media property distributed through its website, an email newsletter, and social media channels (Instagram and Facebook). It does not develop or deploy any proprietary technology, with the website built on the Wix platform, and has no disclosed API, SDK, integrations, mobile app, or AI/ML capabilities. The publication maintains a seasonal editorial internship program accepting applications from May through October.

The business model is advertising-based: the magazine generates revenue through paid editorial features, promotional placements, newsletter sponsorships, and social media advertising sold to local and regional small and mid-sized businesses in the Cape Fear area. Pricing is quote-based via direct contact with the editorial team, and no publicly disclosed rate cards exist. The magazine does not operate on a subscription, SaaS, or transactional commerce model and has no disclosed funding rounds, parent company, or institutional investors; it appears to be founder-operated or closely held.

Name

Cape Fear Living Magazine

Legal name

Cape Fear Living Magazine

Website

https://capefearliving.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cape Fear Living Magazine is a privately-held regional lifestyle publication founded in 2013 in Wilmington, North Carolina, serving readers and advertisers in the Coastal Carolina region with editorial content, a wedding vendor directory, and an annual photography competition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Lifestyle Magazine

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312)

akta.pro primary industry

Consumer Lifestyle & Fashion Magazines (MPAJAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Home, Garden & DIY Magazines (MPAJAEAG), Travel & Outdoors Magazines (MPAJAEAH)

Keywords

• Regional lifestyle magazine
• Digital content publication
• Wedding venue directory
• Coastal lifestyle media
• Local advertising platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Wilmington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Advertising & Promotional Opportunities: The magazine generates revenue through advertising and promotional opportunities across online, print, newsletter, and social media platforms. Local businesses, restaurants, wedding vendors, and venues pay for featured coverage and promotional placements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cape Fear Living Magazine is a digital lifestyle publication covering food and dining, weddings, wellness, home and garden, art and design, travel, and community topics for readers in the Cape Fear coastal region of North Carolina. It distributes this editorial content through a website, an email newsletter, and a wedding venue directory, monetizing its audience primarily through local and regional business advertising and sponsored placements.

Product overview

Cape Fear Living Magazine is a digital lifestyle publication focused on the Coastal Carolina region, offering curated content across multiple lifestyle categories. The publication operates as a content platform organized into thematic sections including Savor & Sip (food and drink), Weddings (comprehensive vendor directory), Wellness, Home + Garden, Art + Design, Wanderlust (travel), and Community. The magazine features annual programs including a Photography Competition & Exhibition, seasonal beverage guides like the Summer Sip List and Cape Fear Brew Trail, and maintains a digital newsletter subscription service. The publication also accepts editorial interns seasonally (May-October). The portfolio combines original editorial content with a searchable vendor directory for wedding planning services across the Cape Fear region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cape Fear Living Magazine Digital lifestyle magazine covering food and dining, weddings, wellness, home and garden, art and design, travel, and community topics for readers in the Cape Fear coastal region of North Carolina.
• Cape Fear Living Email Newsletter Email newsletter distributing editorial content from Cape Fear Living Magazine to subscribers, covering lifestyle topics including weddings, wellness, home and garden, dining, and travel in the Cape Fear coastal region.
• Cape Fear Wedding Venue Directory Curated directory of wedding venues in the Cape Fear region that helps brides, grooms, and wedding planners find and compare local wedding venue options, while giving venue operators a directory listing channel to reach engaged couples.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Wilmington Magazine: Regional lifestyle magazine covering Wilmington, NC. Direct competitor operating in the same Cape Fear coastal market with overlapping coverage of dining, weddings, and local lifestyle content aimed at the same readers and advertisers.
• Our State Magazine: North Carolina-focused lifestyle magazine covering travel, dining, and culture across the state. Comparable as a regional lifestyle publication monetizing through advertising and content marketing to a defined North Carolina audience that overlaps with Cape Fear Living.

Emerging players

• The Local Palate: Regional culinary magazine covering Southern food, restaurants, distilleries, and chefs across multiple states. Partial overlap with Cape Fear Living's Savor & Sip section; an emerging player in regional food content that intersects with the magazine's advertiser base.
• Edible Magazines: Network of hyper-local food magazines covering restaurants, farms, and beverage producers in defined U.S. regions. Operates a similar content-led, locally-rooted editorial and advertising model with franchise-style regional editions that overlap with Cape Fear Living's food and beverage vertical.

Broad incumbents

• Coastal Living: National lifestyle magazine focused on coastal living, covering home, travel, food, and culture along U.S. coastlines. A broader incumbent that competes for the same coastal-Carolina audience and advertiser dollars from a national scale, but covers many regions beyond Cape Fear.
• Southern Living: Iconic Southern lifestyle magazine covering food, home, garden, travel, and culture across the U.S. South. Overlaps with Cape Fear Living on regional dining, wedding, and home content while operating at national scale with deeper advertiser relationships.

Regional players

• Charlotte Magazine: Regional lifestyle magazine serving the Charlotte, NC market with dining, culture, weddings, and local business features. Operates a comparable content-led, advertising-supported model in an adjacent North Carolina city rather than directly competing in Cape Fear.
• Walter Magazine: Raleigh-based lifestyle magazine covering dining, design, weddings, and culture in the Triangle region of North Carolina. A comparable regional lifestyle publication with a similar hyper-local editorial and advertising model, though operating in a different North Carolina geography.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/capefearlivingmagazine
• Instagraminstagram.com/capefearlivingmagazine
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cape-fear-living-magazine

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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