Steve Adams is the owner and director of SOLA. Although his journey to SOLA was unexpected, he has always had a talent for mentoring kids and creative design. Since graduating from UNCW in 1992, he has spent 20 years coaching base
As the new school year begins for us at SOLA, there is one question we always like to ask our team of teachers: “What’s the one thing we wish to teach our children this year?” ...
Be kind. Be gentle. Be respectful. Have fun. There is one important equation we teach at SOLA. We take the quality of being kind and add in acting gentle. Then, we add in being respectful. The s ...
One of the biggest questions I’m often asked by parents is, “What does SOLA mean?” The truth is, SOLA – or School of Learning Arts – encompasses so much more than just ...
I was 22 years old when I started a landscape design business. A buddy of mine, Jay, was a custom home builder. At the time, I knew nothing about custom home building. What I did know was I was h ...
Almost every major milestone in life comes with a price tag – college, marriage and home ownership, to name a few. But if you are a parent, you probably already know that the most significant ...
For Steve Adams, foundation is everything. It’s a lesson he learned, quite literally, years ago while working with a builder at a job site. In that builder’s straightforward approa ...
Funded by donations, offerings and grants, Hope Recovery is permanently housed in the former Devon Park United Methodist Church and hosts mo...
Glass, specifically optical fiber, has become integral to the expansion of the internet and AI infrastructure. And Corning Inc., a leading g...
Dan Brawley, head of the Cucalorus Film Festival and founder of Jengo’s Playhouse, recently discussed the venue’s year-round efforts and thi...
The 2026 WilmingtonBiz: Book on Business is an annual publication showcasing the Wilmington region as a center of business.
