1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (84+ words) A longtime film festival returns to Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach Aug. 7-9 for surf-themed documentaries, short films and music videos. Longtime film fest surfs into Wilmington after decade on Outer Banks Back in 2001, longtime Wilmington actor, writer, musician and surfer Zach…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (81+ words) Forty years ago, Wilmington got to share the screen with a big-name action movie star, the only movie he shot in the Port City. Forty years ago, Wilmington shared the screen with The Terminator Forty years ago, Wilmington got to…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (250+ words) In the 1990s, shopping malls remained a popular spot for people of all ages. The popularity included Wilmington's Independence Mall, which was nearly 20 years old by the time one of its anchors decided to expand. According to an article in the…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (253+ words) A popular Sunday morning TV show highlighted a unique plant to the Wilmington area that's become threatened. In an April 26 segment on CBS' "Sunday Morning," a crew went to Boiling Spring Lakes -- mistakenly spelled in the piece as "Boiling Springs…...

5+ mon, 16+ hour ago   (229+ words) When it comes to big snowfalls in Wilmington, the year 1989 comes to mind. However, that winter weather event happened in winter, namely between Dec. 22-24, which gave the area a white Christmas. Wilmington received 15 inches of snow in that stretch. Turns…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago   (100+ words) Work begins on a Wilmington traffic program that carries a lofty goal: stop traffic deaths by 2036. Here's what to know. What to know about Wilmington's ambitious 'Vision Zero' traffic plan It’s an ambitious goal: No traffic-related deaths or serious injuries…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (102+ words) In 1900, a large textile mill was built next to this idyllic Wilmington spot that locals called Mineral Spring. Reminders of Wilmington's history as a 'mill town' still survive These days, it's common to hear people decrying the high rate of…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (982+ words) Researchers have uncovered new information about Wilmington's 1898 coup and massacre, including a "missing piece" connecting the story of the tragic event to one of Wilmington's most historic Black churches. On Saturday, March 28, Wilmington writer and historian John Jeremiah Sullivan gave…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (191+ words) Several postal offices in Brunswick County continue working out of tents due to growth, but one mail facility is now relying on a facility outside county lines to sooth growing pains. The U.S. Postal... Here's why a Wilmington facility has become…...