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City Looks For Firms To Master Plan Downtown Land

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Jun 24, 2026

Tech Wilmington: Upcoming Events Calendar

Here is a look at upcoming events of interest to the region’s tech and startup industry. To share an event, email [email protected].  June 24 Every week, UNCW’s CIE hosts 1 Million Cups Wilmington, a forum for entre ...

Jun 24, 2026

Atrium, Novant, UNC Health Detail Rival Hospital Projects

Additional details have emerged about the proposals of three healthcare systems battling to reshape New Hanover County’s medical landscape. Newly released state filings reveal where the proposed facilities would be built and what services they ...

Jun 23, 2026

City Looks For Firms To Master Plan Downtown Land

The city is looking for firms to lead a master planning effort for land on the northern end of downtown Wilmington. City officials issued three requests for qualifications related to the master planning on Monday. According to the requests, the ci ...

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3 Lessons I’ve Learned Since Starting Badger Box 

Posted Jun 1, 2026

Starting and running Badger Box has reinforced something I’ve always believed: execution matters more than anything else. 

You can have a great product, but if the details aren’t handled well, the customer experience falls apart. Over the years, a few core principles have consistently made the biggest difference for us. 

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Burns Earns Service Award From Construction Professionals Group

Jun 23, 2026

State Filings Reveal Costs, Bed Counts For 3 Proposed Hospitals

State officials have posted application logs that outline the cost and size of three hospitals proposed in the Wilmington area.  Atrium Health, Novant Health and UNC Health recently announced plans to build hospitals in th ...

Jun 22, 2026

Mayfaire West On Hold As Developer Focuses On Other Projects

A project that proposed nearly 500 residential units on more than 40 acres near Mayfaire appears to be on hold for now. Called Mayfaire West, the project, which was announced last spring, proposed 256 apartments, along with 223 carriage houses and ...

Jun 22, 2026

Leading With Care

Following a nationwide search, Karen Brubaker Miller was named president and CEO of Lower Cape Fear LifeCare this spring, becoming just the fourth CEO in the organization’s 46-year history. Miller brings more than 30 years of ...

Jun 22, 2026

Editor's Note: Giving Healthcare Some Elbow Room And A Closer Look

I dislocated my right elbow when I fell on a sidewalk in New York City. Not the best day I’ve ever had, but also not the worst. Except for the pain. I wouldn’t recommend it – maybe consider chil ...

Jun 22, 2026

Chronic Gaps: More Rural Counties Grapple With Shortages In Healthcare

Roughly 100 years ago, well before the counties of Brunswick and Pender were the fast-growing locales they’ve become in the past 25 years, they were sleepy areas dotted mainly with farms, small towns and ...

Jun 22, 2026

Working Waters: A Look At A Day In The Life Of The Cape Fear River

While just a stretch of the 200-mile-long Cape Fear River runs through the Wilmington area, it serves as a backbone – not only geographically, but economically, supporting the port, livelihoods and recreation that define the region. The river l ...


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This spring and summer have been a rough time for the city of Southport’s Parks & Recreation Department....


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To Darla McGlamery, recent news that an ABC TV series would be coming back to Wilmington to shoot its second season is partly a testament to...


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Cybercrime hit home locally when two cyberattacks on the town of Carolina Beach resulted in the theft of nearly $500,000 in December....

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