Breeze Airways announced Wednesday that it would begin offering four new routes from Wilmington International Airport, including a nonstop flight to Ohio. The new destinations for the airline at ILM are to Akron-Canton, Ohio; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Tampa, Florida; and Long Island-Islip, New York, starting this fall, with one-way fares starting at $39, according to a ...

The Grecian spirit will be brought to life again at the 33rd annual Wilmington Greek Festival, held at Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church from May 16 to 18. “The Wilmington Greek Festival is a celebration of centuries of music, food and faith,” said Lee King, this year’s festival co-chair and senior vice president of ClinChoice. “From dancers t ...

Short- and long-term plans for hotels are set to transform the Wilmington area’s hospitality landscape in the near future. “With several new properties on the immediate and long-range horizon, developers’ feasibility studies are most likely supporting the need for more lodging in key areas of New Hanover County,” said Kim Hufham, president and CE ...

In 2023, Cameron Pappas decided to take a leap of faith and quit his full-time job at a bank to make his part-time job leading fishing trip charters a full-time gig. He had founded BlackBird Guide Services six years ago and built it from the ground up, running it entirely by himself. “My ultimate goal is just to be a respectable business owner and a modest fish ...

Avelo Airlines plans to offer nonstop service from Wilmington International Airport to Miami International Airport, according to an announcement Tuesday. The new ILM seasonal route is set to begin June 6 and will operate Fridays and Saturdays through Aug. 16 using Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft, the release stated. In December, Avelo announced that it would be e ...

A key destination on Wrightsville Beach since 1964 has undergone a multi-million-dollar renovation and will celebrate its grand reopening on April 10. Trailborn Surf & Sound (previously called The Blockade Runner Beach Resort) “will have so much to offer – including a one-of-a-kind location with both beach and sound access, elegantly designed guest rooms ...

What gave you the idea to create the Bevvy Mart? Chris Batten: “We identified a need and want in an already existing ideal location. We saw great potential in the beach town to create a community-based ‘convenience’ store to meet the demands of both tourists and locals alike.”   Why did you choose Wrightsville Beach as a location? Chris B ...

Avelo Airlines launched a base of operations at Wilmington International Airport (ILM) on Thursday, making it the first airline to establish a base at the airport. Officials from ILM and Avelo marked the launch on Thursday alongside Gov. Josh Stein and other local leaders. Avelo will have two planes based at ILM, and the company plans to hire about 50 employees from the ...

Last New Year’s Eve, Kayse and Jason Beasley held the grand opening of Pickle & Taps, a 10-court indoor pickleball facility with a drill room on South 13th Street in Wilmington. The couple, who met on a blind date 10 years ago, has been playing the game for nearly two years. The Beasleys’ idea for an indoor pickleball facility came from travel for busine ...

Real estate investors Cassandra and Dan Tollens are ready to show off the work they’ve done on the latest addition to their boutique hotel portfolio on Pleasure Island. Through a limited liability company with other partners, the Tollens bought the former SeaWitch Inn at 224 Carolina Beach Ave. N. along the Carolina Beach oceanfront in October for $4.5 million, ac ...