This spring, new TV advertisements for Brunswick County’s island beaches will run in markets across the mid-Atlantic region, including cities as far away as Philadelphia. It’s the first time the Brunswick County Tourism Development Authority’s TV marketing efforts have cast such a wide net, a move enabled by an influx of funds over the past couple of y ...

At Fort Fisher State Historic Site, a new foundation is being laid that will allow the facility to tell a richer story of the area’s role in history.   Bordeaux Construction crews are currently at work on a concrete foundation for the site’s new visitor center, the first step in a multi-phase project that will also erect new facilities for the Underwater ...

Wilmington’s entertainment venues are attracting bigger acts, putting the city on the map for major headliners and the crowds that follow.   With the Wilmington City Council’s approval, Live Nation, which manages the city-owned Live Oak Bank Pavilion, has expanded to 30 shows a year, up from 20 previously.  At the city’s Hugh Morton A ...

Coming off the heels of a record-breaking year of growth at Wilmington International Airport, officials on Thursday shared a vision plan for the next five years, which includes $165 million in capital improvements to bring the facilities up to par with passenger numbers.   With six new nonstop routes and two new airlines announced last year, plus larger aircraf ...

Thousands of visitors will travel to the Wilmington area this weekend for the 13th annual Novant Health Wilmington Marathon.   With three races, the events, directed by Without Limits, are set to take place on Saturday, Feb. 25. The Wilmington Marathon and other similar races – including the Battleship NC Half Marathon in November, also organized by Witho ...

Wilmington’s Riverwalk snagged seventh place in this year’s competition to name the nation’s top riverfront destination.   Best Riverwalk is one of the contests organized by USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards, which highlight top attractions based on votes from readers. In 2014, Wilmington’s Riverwalk earned the No. 1 spot, ...

For Ian and Kristi Balding, inspiration struck during a vacation in the Bahamas. The couple was drawn to outdoor adventures while on vacation, and during this trip, they booked an experience where the captain aboard a chartered boat caught fish, transported guests to an island and cooked the fresh catch over a bonfire. “It just felt like adventure,” Krist ...

Fresh off the heels of a record-breaking year for Wilmington’s tourism industry, a new marketing campaign by the Wilmington and Beaches Convention and Visitors Bureau aims to build on the momentum by attracting new travelers to the area this season.   The effort is funded with additional money in the organization’s budget, a result of the best-ever colle ...

Trying to keep Wilmington’s Slice of Life Pizzeria & Pub locations staffed feels like a scene in a movie for owner Ray Worrell.  Specifically, it reminds him of the scene in Avengers: Infinity War, where half of the world’s population disappears. Worrell described a process of interviewing and hiring applicants who never show up for their first day ...

2022 was the best year on record for Wilmington International Airport with 1,086,245 total passengers.   Airport director Jeff Bourk attributed the strong performance to legacy carriers utilizing larger aircraft as well as the addition of low-cost carrier Avelo Airlines, which brought four new nonstop routes to ILM in 2022.   “We’re very pleased w ...