A pilot social district in the Brooklyn Arts District is closer to becoming a reality following a vote of support from the Wilmington City Council. The pilot program would allow people to buy an alcoholic drink at a participating establishment (not bring one from home) and consume it anywhere within the designated district. Local business owners and officials say the di ...

Nearly $38 million in state grants could help fund new water and wastewater infrastructure in parts of northern New Hanover County and at the county’s Blue Clay Business Park. The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners will consider resolutions accepting $29.1 million in state grant funding for the county’s Last Frontier infrastructure project and $8.8 mi ...

Wilmington officials confirmed on Friday that the city did not receive any upset bids for a downtown site being looked at for a grocery store. The Wilmington City Council voted unanimously at its meeting Dec. 3 to authorize the upset bid process for surplus city-owned properties at 305, 315 and 319 Chestnut St. after receiving a $1.7 million bid for the site. Submitt ...

Work on Project Grace is moving full speed ahead at the corner of North Third and Grace streets in downtown Wilmington. New Hanover County’s $56 million redevelopment of its downtown library branch and the Cape Fear Museum reached a key milestone last month when crews removed a tower crane from the construction site. Meanwhile, New Hanover County officials are loo ...

Assertive Professionals LLC, a veteran-owned firm, recently announced in a news release that the Missile Defense Agency has awarded the company a more than $127 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. Under the five-year contract, which runs from December 2024 to December 2029, Assertive Professionals "will provide critical support services, inclu ...

The Wilmington City Council will consider a $1.7 million bid on Tuesday for the site of a former city office building that could see the development of a downtown grocery store.  The city received the $1.7 million bid for surplus property at 305, 315 and 319 Chestnut St., the site of a former office building currently under demolition, from Cape Fear Holdings, LLC. ...

Wilmington City Manager Tony Caudle plans to retire next year, according to an announcement. Caudle let city employees know Monday that he intends to retire on May 30, 2025. During his 44-year career in government, Caudle came to Wilmington in 2008 as deputy city manager and was named city manager in 2021, according to a news release.  Mayor Bill Sa ...

New Hanover County’s Board of Elections voted on Friday to dismiss an election protest filed this week by a board of commissioners candidate. Ahead of Friday’s vote canvass, which certifies the results of the Nov. 5 general election, the board of elections voted 3-2 to dismiss a protest filed by Republican incumbent New Hanover County Commissioner Dane Scali ...

Demolition of the city-owned office building at 305 Chestnut St. in downtown Wilmington could begin as early as next week. According to a city spokesperson, contractor 4 Seasons Demolition Inc. is working through the final steps to secure a demolition permit. The demolition, which is expected to take about 30 business days, includes the five-story office building at 305 ...

Tuesday’s election brought little change to the makeup of local boards and the slate of representatives for the Cape Fear Region at the state level. In a tight race for three seats on New Hanover County’s Board of Commissioners, Republican incumbents Bill Rivenbark and Dane Scalise and Democrat Stephanie Walker, a current member of the New Hanover County Boa ...