Input sought via online survey for region’s 2040 transportation plan
Transportation planners with the Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization are at it again: planning the region’s transportation needs over the next several decades. And they want your help identifying projects. The…
Budget hearing draws appreciation from included nonprofits
Nearly all of the voices in Tuesday night’s public hearing on the City of Wilmington’s proposed new spending plan came from local nonprofit leaders thankful for the financial aid included…
Two-vehicle wreck shuts down portion of North Kerr Tuesday afternoon
Troopers with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol are investigating a two-vehicle wreck that shut down a portion of North Kerr Avenue between its intersections with Farley Drive and Bavarian…
CFPUA CEO accepts job in Florida
The CEO of the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority has accepted a job offer in Tampa Bay, Fla., that region’s water utility announced this week. Matt Jordan, who has led…
Tré Cotten: From the hardcourt to the theater stage
Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of profiles of notable graduates in the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Class of 2013. Click here to read a previous…
Sewer repairs close southbound lane of Colonial Drive north of Wrightsville
A traffic advisory has been issued for work scheduled today, May 22, starting at 9 a.m., on Colonial Drive just north of Wrightsville Avenue in Wilmington. Crews with the Cape…
City pools to open up ahead of Memorial Day
Though it isn’t quite time for their steady seasonal hours of swims and splashes, Wilmington’s municipal pools will open their gates on a special Memorial Day schedule starting this weekend.…
Wilmington police officer on leave following two wrecks in one week
An officer with the Wilmington Police Department was placed on administrative leave after she was involved in two wrecks last week—one while on duty, the second off duty. According to…
City to finalize Monkey Junction tax relief
The 1,100 acres of Monkey Junction briefly within Wilmington’s city limits last year will be formally crossed off the city’s tax rolls following action expected from the city council Tuesday.…
‘Outreach’ meetings would connect city officials with individual neighborhoods, residents
Wilmington City Council’s bimonthly City Hall meetings–generally on the first and third Tuesday of every month–offer residents the chance to speak out, to put their concerns, comments or woes on…
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