BUSINESS: The Busy Bloom  OWNERS: Amanda and Walter Adkins  ADDRESS: 708 S. 17th St., Wilmington  EMAIL:  [email protected]  WEBSITE: thebusybloomco.com   PHONE NUMBER: (910) 742-0790  YEAR FOUNDED: 2024  NO. OF EMPLOYEES: 4  WHAT IS THE BUSY BLOOM? AMANDA ADKINS: “The Busy Bloom is a flower shop with a sp ...

For local abstract artist Daisy Faith, a Meredith College art graduate who plied her trade in Los Angeles before settling in Wilmington, the city’s arts infrastructure – events, galleries, cooperatives and grant opportunities – lacks cohesion and a rallying point. She points to the city’s Fourth Friday Gallery Nights as an example. & ...

Wilmington’s live music scene is a mix of national touring acts, cover bands and a community of local musicians performing originals and covers across genres, including rock, country, indie, folk, bluegrass, hip-hop and punk. Yet it faces many of the same challenges as the live music industry nationwide.  Delia Stanley is a local musician ...

If you’ve spent any amount of time in Wilmington, chances are you’ve heard of Thalian Hall.   Whether you’ve come to watch a film in our cinema series, been dazzled by our local performers, been enthralled by our Main Stage acts, danced the night away at our famous New Year’s Eve party or sent a child on a ...

At the age of 9, Alex Zyrianov became a top-rated ballroom dancer in Europe.   After competing in many more championships in Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia and other European nations and completing his master’s degree, Zyrianov said he moved to the United States to continue his chosen career as a professional dancer, instructor and choreographe ...

Carrie Assata moved to Wilmington from New York City to be near her mom, and, inevitably, fell in love.   As a poet and activist, Assata felt called to the city – specifically to its history and ancestral lineage. She established Speak Ya Peace, a platform for poets, writers and musicians in 2019 and hosts monthly open mic nights ...

While a recent agreement with the Chemours Company marks what officials call the first comprehensive federal settlement against a manufacturer over PFAS pollution claims, its terms left many state and local stakeholders disappointed.  Last week, the Department of Justice, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Pr ...

Duke Energy will end its offshore wind lease off the coast of Brunswick County after reaching a settlement agreement with the federal government, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced on Monday. As part of the agreement, the Charlotte-headquartered energy company will receive partial reimbursement for the offshore wind lease and will reinvest the value of the le ...

A proposed polymetallic nodule refinery that’s eyeing Brunswick County as a potential location could bring up to $500 million in investment and around 300 jobs to the area, according to Andrew Tong, CEO of Cobalt Blue Holdings LLC, one of the companies behind the project. Cobalt Blue Holdings, an Australian minerals-processing and mining company, and its project p ...

Brunswick County is one of four U.S. sites eyed for what could become the world’s first commercial polymetallic nodule refinery. The proposed facility, referred to in a news release as Project Infinity, is the product of a consortium between Australian minerals-processing and mining company Cobalt Blue Holdings Limited and Glomar Minerals LLC, an American critical ...