20+ hour, 24+ min ago   (508+ words) Just south of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge in downtown Wilmington, there's a point where the breweries, art galleries and music venues end and something else entirely begins. In a scrubby patch of land running alongside the Cape Fear River,…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (370+ words) Each morning, Betty Michaliga walks into the cardiovascular rehabilitation facility and greets Barry Blackburn, an exercise physiologist on staff there. Immediately the two begin cracking jokes. "We like dad jokes," Blackburn explained with a chuckle. Dennis Michaliga, Betty's husband, shakes…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (133+ words) The New Hanover Community Endowment has provisionally approved a $7.75 million grant for the land purchase. The city of Wilmington and New Hanover County are each expected to contribute $1 million to ... Wilmington approves funding for new park. Here's where and what's…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (132+ words) Construction on a new overpass at Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway and College Road in Wilmington is set to begin in the summer of 2029. A construction date has been set for a Wilmington overpass as ... Construction date set for Wilmington…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (457+ words) We'll see, I guess, but God willing, the worst of winter is behind us. If you're looking to plan out beyond this weekend, check out our list of'concerts coming to the Wilmington area'in 2026, link below. Feb. 6-15 at Thalian Hall: Thalian…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1807+ words) What seemed elusive for the Wilmington area during much of Saturday, Jan. 31 arrived in a big way by the evening. Thanks to a winter storm, February started with at least 4-5 inches of snow across the Cape Fear region, with higher…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (420+ words) The Wilmington area is under a winter storm warning until 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1. The exact timing of the storm and snowfall amounts remain uncertain. But forecasters and officials say residents should be prepared for significant snow accumulations and bitter cold temperatures....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (462+ words) A city-operated homeless shelter could be in Wilmington's future. The city is exploring the possibility of creating an extremely low- or no-barrier shelter. Rachel Schuler, the city's director of housing and neighborhood services, said an extremely low- or no-barrier shelter…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (393+ words) A former big box store in Wilmington has sat vacant since the business closed in 2017. However, work has recently been done on the building. Work underway on former Wilmington Kmart nearly a decade after closure After nearly a decade of…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (334+ words) Winter weather is once again disrupting Wilmington-area high school sports. Just one year after decades-high snowfall blanketed the Port City, games and events could be reshuffled again. While the full effect of the winter system moving across parts of the…...