Plans for a Wilmington Brewing Co. event venue at 800 S. Kerr Ave. are progressing, with technical aspects of the project set to be considered by the city of Wilmington this month. The event space will be 5,000 square feet on a 3-acre lot adjacent to the brewery and taproom's existing location at 842 S. Kerr Ave. in Wilmington. The owners of the brewing company shar ...

Organic and natural grocer Earth Fare is scheduled to open Wednesday in Wilmington, at a new shopping center called Renaissance Market on Military Cutoff Road, with Blaze Pizza and West Marine expected to begin welcoming customers there in December. A drive-thru coffee shop could also join the lineup at the center at the corner of Sir Tyler Drive and Military Cutoff, ac ...

Part of a redevelopment project on Wrightsville Avenue that's been in the works for nearly five years has been on hold as the developer works with the city on a plan to make roadway improvements that he sees as critical. In 2014, the former Galleria shopping center property, purchased the previous year by Charlotte-based State Street Companies, was deannexed from th ...

A vacant convenience store that was also previously a gas sta­tion on Wrightsville Avenue could one day have a new life.     Wilmington-based Tribute Com­panies has a ground lease on the former Polar Pack convenience store with an option to buy the property at 7006 Wrightsville Ave., which is in the town limits of Wrightsville Beach. The site previously ...

City officials are set next week to vote on putting the old Wave Transit facility on Castle Street up for sale. And while past plans have fallen through, including an idea to turn the property into a culture arts center, the possibility remains for a transformative project. The city of Wilmington bought the 1.5-acre property at 1110 Castle St., currently zoned Urban Mix ...

The Hemp Farmacy is moving from Grace Street to bigger space on Front Street in downtown Wilmington. The Hemp Farmacy is the retail component of Wilmington-headquartered Hempleton Investment Group led by CEO Justin Hamilton. The company has seven Hemp Farmacy locations in the state, including another in Wilmington at 1402 S. College Road.  Hamilton has leased th ...

After nearly 18 years, Le Catalan, a French cafe and wine bar on the Cape Fear River in downtown Wilmington, is on the market. Both the business and the property that contains Le Catalan, comprised of two units at 224 S. Water St., are for sale by owners Marie and Pierre Penegre. The couple is ready to give another group the opportunity to carry on their vision, said Te ...

Rounds Golf & Lounge, an indoor golf venue, restaurant and bar, is coming to Mayfaire. Professional golfer Bryce Edmister, a Wilmington resident, said he and partners John Spencer and Denis Ing hope to open Rounds before the end of 2018 at 6801 Parker Farm Drive, between Roko Italian Cuisine and fast food chain Five Guys at Mayfaire Community Center. "The wa ...

Hendrick Automotive Group bought nearly 14 acres of unused land on Market Street last week from Cameron Company LLC for more than $4.57 million. Part of the land, at 6720 Market St., is currently being used for a temporary emergency services facility for New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Hendrick officials did not have a comment on the transaction or potential pla ...

A local couple plans to open an indoor golf venue at RiverLights, the 1,400-acre master planned community on River Road in Wilmington. With the new business, the commercial space in one of the first mixed-use buildings in RiverLights is full, and RiverLights developer Newland Communities is in the midst of adding a second mixed-use building to its Marina Village complex ...