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Aug 12, 2026

Public Comments Fuel Fight Over Hospital Beds

Hundreds of New Hanover County residents submitted letters supporting UNC Health’s proposed hospital, including some independent healthcare providers and former Novant Health employees.  The comments were submitted ahead of a public hea ...

Aug 12, 2026

Brunswick Board OKs Victaulic Expansion

Brunswick County planning officials approved Victaulic’s planned expansion of its Leland Innovation Park facility this week, which is expected to grow the company’s local capabilities and create new jobs. The proposed 230,000-square-fo ...

Aug 12, 2026

Kure Beach Keeps An Eye On The Future

Kure Beach is a small town, under 1 square mile in area with less than 3,000 residents. Unlike a lot of other communities in the Wilmington area, its population isn’t expected to grow a lot more in the years to come. The Pleasure Island muni ...

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Robuck Named Conductor Of Wilmington Symphony Youth Orchestra

Aug 12, 2026

Bridging Gaps In Cancer Care

When Kara Kenan was diagnosed with breast cancer at 35 and told she would need radioactive chemotherapy, all she can remember is that she couldn’t get the song Radioactive by Imagine Dragons out of her head. “Often, when patients are f ...

Aug 12, 2026

Gardner Guides Students On, Off Court

Onya Gardner holds two high-level leadership positions at Brunswick Community College as both associate vice president of continuing education and workforce development and the BCC head women’s basketball coach. While these are two distinctl ...

Aug 12, 2026

Gluten-free Bakeries On The Rise

Access to gluten-free food in Wilmington has evolved from a few niche shops to a growing industry. Not only do these storefronts offer safe treats for individuals with celiac disease, but they aim to make the products taste so delicious that they app ...

Aug 12, 2026

Small Business Spotlight: Specialty Dental Practice Takes Root On Market St.

WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO OPEN BLUE HERON ROOT CANAL SPECIALISTS? OWNER SARAH ERMOSHKIN: “I’ve always been an entrepreneur at heart. When I was 23 years old, I owned a cafe in Seattle, where I even fought to oppose oppressive sales taxes on ...

Aug 12, 2026

Carolina Beach Boardwalk Area Evolves

The Carolina Beach Boardwalk area is gearing up for a season of change. This fall, town officials plan to close on the $12 million purchase of nine parcels of land in the boardwalk area, while the first phase of a new hotel is set to break ground ...

Aug 12, 2026

Protocase Firm Focus Growth Here

In five years, the Proto companies, which include Protocase and subsidiaries 45Drives, Protospace Mfg and Protomentum, plan to generate $1 billion in annual revenue, according to Protocase co-founder Doug Milburn. Much of that growth is slated to ...

Aug 12, 2026

New Bank Laws Aims To Halt Scams

A state law that went into effect July 2 allows financial institutions to put transactions on pause for 30 business days if financial exploitation of an elderly or disabled person is suspected. With billions in losses reported each year nationally ...


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