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Jul 18, 2025

Downtown Agency Announces Business-led Safety Initiative For Central Business District

A downtown agency is collaborating with business owners, property owners and residents for a safety initiative, according to a news release Friday. Wilmington Downtown Inc. announced the formation of the Downtown Community Watch and Safety Co ...

Jul 18, 2025

Officials Approve 4 New Leases For City-owned Office Spaces

Wilmington leaders this week authorized city manager Becky Hawke to move forward with four new leases in two city-owned, downtown buildings this week. The Wilmington City Council approved two new leases for Skyline Center and two others for the ci ...

Jul 17, 2025

New Tenants Come To Mayfaire; Furniture Retailer To Hold Grand Opening

New businesses are coming to two of Wilmington's main commercial nodes. Mayfaire Town Center officials recently announced the addition of two tenants to the complex on Military Cutoff Road. Rowan, an ear-piercing studio led by nurses, is sched ...

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Posted May 17, 2024

Living by the coast, we are no strangers to power outages. They happen every summer during hurricane season, and sometimes even in the winter when all the energy consumed to heat our homes creates too much demand on the grid.

To mitigate this issue, the North Carolina Utilities Commission approved the PowerPair pilot and rebate program in January of 2024 for homeowners purchasing a ba...read entire article

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Jul 16, 2025

City Council OKs Social District Guidelines, Committee

The Wilmington City Council has approved a set of guidelines and standards for establishing and maintaining social districts. In a 5-2 vote, council members approved two companion resolutions on Tuesday that outline the process and standards for c ...

Jul 15, 2025

City To Consider New Leases For Fintech Firm, Senator's Office

Editor's Note: Read the latest on this story here. Wilmington leaders are set to consider four new leases in two city-owned, downtown buildings on Tuesday. The Wilmington City Council is set to consider two new leases for both Skyline Center ...

Jul 14, 2025

Dan Winslow Resigns As Endowment President, CEO

Dan Winslow, president and CEO of the New Hanover Community Endowment, has resigned.  Winslow is stepping down to “focus on personal priorities,” according to a news release Monday. The endowment’s board of directo ...

Jul 11, 2025

Project Pitches New Convenience Store, Restaurant And Homes On Market Street

A proposed project could bring a new convenience store, a fast food restaurant and up to 12 row-style homes to a growing stretch of Market Street. Developers are pitching the project for a roughly five-acre site in Ogden at 7715 Market St. and 771 ...

Jul 11, 2025

Commercial Real Estate Firm Expands With Addition Of Braddock, Mello And Thorpe

Commercial real estate firm Lee & Associates Wilmington has added Lannin Braddock, Alex Thorpe and Luke Mello to its team, "marking a significant step forward in the firm’s continued growth and influence across the Cape Fear region,&qu ...

Jul 10, 2025

ILM Ranks As Top Airport In Seat Capacity Growth

Seat capacity at Wilmington International Airport increased by 66% over the past three years – the most growth of any major U.S. airport during that period. The increase in seat capacity came between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2025, accordin ...

Jul 10, 2025

The Humphries Law Firm To Open New Carolina Beach Office

The Humphries Law Firm is opening a new office in Carolina Beach, an addition to its current location in Lumina Station.   The Carolina Beach office will offer civil litigation, maritime and admiralty, real estate, estate planning and probate ...


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Pender Commerce Park Goes Bananas

The idea for the park, which occupies about 400 acres near the county line between New Hanover and Pender counties, emerged in the mid-2000s...


Buyers, Sellers In Tug-of-war As Both Sides Deal With Market Conditions

Homebuyers and sellers are facing headwinds, even in the busy selling season of summer, and those watching the market have been taking note...


Unraveling A Film Industry Slump

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