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Oct 4, 2024

Following Strike's End, Port Of Wilmington Resumes Operations

The Port of Wilmington resumed normal operations on Friday, following a tentative wage agreement between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. About 45,000 unionized workers at ports ...

Oct 4, 2024

New Hanover Health Advantage Adds Providers

New Hanover Health Advantage, sponsored by Novant Health, recently announced it has welcomed Wilmington Health providers into its Medicare Advantage network. Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender County residents are eligible to join the plans with co ...

Oct 4, 2024

Campaign Highlights Native Plants

A new local initiative, the Nature at Work campaign, has one goal: to encourage the entire community – businesses, churches, homeowner associations, government, developers, schools and residents – to use more native plants for landscaping ...

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Living by the coast, we are no strangers to power outages. They happen every summer during hurricane season, and sometimes even in the winter when all the energy consumed to heat our homes creates too much demand on the grid.

To mitigate this issue, the North Carolina Utilities Commission approved the PowerPair pilot and rebate program in January of 2024 for homeowners purchasing a ba...read entire article

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Oct 4, 2024

The Ebbs, Flows Of Flood Insurance

There’s plenty to wade through following the significant flooding caused by Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight as the storm churned through New Hanover, Brunswick and Columbus counties Sept. 16. People whose property was damaged by the floods are ...

Oct 4, 2024

Contract Potential Boosts Printing Firm

Robert “Bobby” Flood loves when opportunity knocks. And recently, it’s knocked a lot for the co-owner of Creators’ Print House on Oleander Drive, thanks to some local efforts to help minority-owned businesses garner governm ...

Oct 4, 2024

Are DEI Efforts Fading Away? ‘Diversity, Equity And Inclusion’ Become Highly Charged Words

From the beginning, Zedrick Applin suspected diversity, equity and inclusion might not be a focus for the long term. “The reason I say that is that these sentiments in our culture, and especially here in America, don’t last long when y ...

Oct 4, 2024

Former Pro Basketball Player Blizzard Now Leading Team In The Real Estate Arena

Brett Blizzard could have stayed in Italy after playing professional basketball there for 16 years. But upon retirement, the father of five decided to return to Wilmington, where he attended UNCW from 1999-2003, earning a bachelor's degre ...

Oct 3, 2024

New Hanover Leaders Discuss Comprehensive Plan Updates

New Hanover County leaders met Thursday to discuss priorities for the county’s next Comprehensive Plan. Branded as Destination 2050, the process of updating the plan kicked off earlier this year and is expected to wrap up in 2025, according ...

Oct 3, 2024

City Looks To Federal Funds To Replace Bridges

The city of Wilmington plans to apply for nearly $20 million in federal grant funding to help pay for the replacement of two bridges – one on Fourth Street and the other on Pine Grove Drive. The Wilmington City Council on Tuesday unanimously ...

Oct 2, 2024

Officials Approve Resolutions For Sale Of City-owned Downtown Properties

The Wilmington City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to start the upset bid process for city-owned land on North Front Street. The city received a $1.15 million offer for 17,780 square feet across 908 and 922 N. Front S. from ILM Downtown H ...


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The Ebbs, Flows Of Flood Insurance

Flooding is the most common and costly natural disaster in the United States, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)....


New Hanover Health Advantage Adds Providers

Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender County residents are eligible to join the plans with coverage starting Jan. 1,...


Contract Potential Boosts Printing Firm

Established in 2016, Creators’ Print House is a screen-printing company specializing in large-format digital printing and embroidery....

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