A Wilmington theater created and formerly owned by actress Linda Lavin and her husband, Steve Bakunas, is set to become an ax-throwing venue and bar. Wilmington resident Mia Troy plans to open Axes & Allies after leasing the 2,220-square-foot building at 1122 S. Third St., which used to be Red Barn Studio Theatre, from the firm that bought it from Lavin and Bakunas ...

Current commercial building activity in Wilmington includes retail and office space, with more planned in the coming years throughout the area, including on Military Cutoff Road and in midtown Wilmington. In addition to office space, the projects are adding restaurants and service providers. The following are just four examples of local commercial development activity curr ...

A regional engineering and design firm plans to move its Wilmington office to North Third Street in downtown Wilmington to allow room for growth. WK Dickson & Co. Inc. officials recently signed a long-term lease for nearly 6,000 square feet in the class-A office building at 300 N. Third St., according to a news release from Wilmington-based commercial real estate fi ...

A grocery store could be one of the new retailers coming to The Collection at Independence, currently still called Independence Mall. Owners of the mall at 3500 Oleander Drive have submitted plans to the city for the first phase of The Collection at Independence, a redevelopment project announced in March by Rouse Properties, now named Brookfield Properties. Rouse purch ...

A Texas-based development firm that had planned to build a Lidl grocery store-anchored project off South 17th Street in Wilmington is suing Lidl after the discount grocer terminated its purchase and sale agreement with the company. In a complaint filed June 8 in the U.S. District Court for Eastern North Carolina, Leon Capital Group officials allege that their lawsuit st ...

An historic downtown Wilmington building could be on its way to being converted to office space. The developers of River Place, a 13-story mixed-use project at 200 N. Water St., have purchased the three-story structure at 226 N. Front St. in a $975,000 transaction, according to a deed recorded in New Hanover County. East West Partners, the Chapel Hill-based firm invo ...

The next steps for a $200 million project coming to Military Cutoff Road includes design, more city review and local, state and federal permitting. On Tuesday night, the Wilmington City Council approved a rezoning with conditions and special use permit (SUP) for The Avenue, a mixed-use project anchored by a Westin hotel and conference center. Council members Kevin O' ...

The first full week of June is speedily becoming an important milestone for a couple of major mixed-use projects planned on Military Cutoff Road in Wilmington. Concerns about traffic congestion along the bustling corridor have been at the forefront of discussions developers have had in recent months with local officials and residents in the area. Those discussions will ...

A trampoline park will become one of Mayfaire Town Center's anchor tenants, taking over the hhgregg spot that was vacated by the electronics and appliances retailer last year.   Flip N Fly, a 28,000-square-foot trampoline park and family entertainment center, is expected to open in July at 830 Inspiration Drive, according to a Mayfaire announcment. " ...

Historic space under renovation in downtown Wilmington is set to become the home of a second location for nail salon owner Dynh Le. Le opened GDN Nail Bar at 132 Racine Drive two years ago, and now has plans to open another GDN nail salon at 222 Princess St. GDN stands for "Guys Do Nails." Le, who has been doing nails more than half his 31 years because he ...