Martin Marietta Materials Inc., a Raleigh-based supplier of building materials, is seeking to expand its operations in the Wilmington area, beginning with an expansion of its existing limestone quarry in Castle Hayne. Founded in 1939, the firm operates more than 500 facilities across North America, including Canada and the Bahamas. In June, it announced a $13.5 billion ...

Local transportation officials will hear an update this week on an unsolicited proposal for the replacement of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. Delaware-based firm Delivering Bridges LLC submitted a proposal to replace the aging bridge to the N.C. Department of Transportation in February. During a meeting of the Wilmington Urban Area Metropolitan Planning (WMPO) board on ...

Three of the defendants in a lawsuit filed by a Wilmington-based luxury homebuilder are seeking a motion to dismiss the case, according to court filings entered this week. In June, attorneys for Mark Batson, owner of Tongue & Groove, filed a complaint in New Hanover County Superior Court alleging that he was the victim of a defamation campaign and other miscond ...

Gray Media has entered into an agreement to purchase six television stations from Charlotte-based American Spirit Media LLC for $50 million, including Wilmington station WSFX-TV.  According to a press release, Atlanta-headquartered Gray Media previously provided back-office services to most of the stations and local news to four of them. Gray Media, which already o ...

BUSINESS: The Busy Bloom  OWNERS: Amanda and Walter Adkins  ADDRESS: 708 S. 17th St., Wilmington  EMAIL:  [email protected]  WEBSITE: thebusybloomco.com   PHONE NUMBER: (910) 742-0790  YEAR FOUNDED: 2024  NO. OF EMPLOYEES: 4  WHAT IS THE BUSY BLOOM? AMANDA ADKINS: “The Busy Bloom is a flower shop with a sp ...

For local abstract artist Daisy Faith, a Meredith College art graduate who plied her trade in Los Angeles before settling in Wilmington, the city’s arts infrastructure – events, galleries, cooperatives and grant opportunities – lacks cohesion and a rallying point. She points to the city’s Fourth Friday Gallery Nights as an example. & ...

Wilmington’s live music scene is a mix of national touring acts, cover bands and a community of local musicians performing originals and covers across genres, including rock, country, indie, folk, bluegrass, hip-hop and punk. Yet it faces many of the same challenges as the live music industry nationwide.  Delia Stanley is a local musician ...

If you’ve spent any amount of time in Wilmington, chances are you’ve heard of Thalian Hall.   Whether you’ve come to watch a film in our cinema series, been dazzled by our local performers, been enthralled by our Main Stage acts, danced the night away at our famous New Year’s Eve party or sent a child on a ...

At the age of 9, Alex Zyrianov became a top-rated ballroom dancer in Europe.   After competing in many more championships in Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia and other European nations and completing his master’s degree, Zyrianov said he moved to the United States to continue his chosen career as a professional dancer, instructor and choreographe ...

Carrie Assata moved to Wilmington from New York City to be near her mom, and, inevitably, fell in love.   As a poet and activist, Assata felt called to the city – specifically to its history and ancestral lineage. She established Speak Ya Peace, a platform for poets, writers and musicians in 2019 and hosts monthly open mic nights ...