On this episode, bars and gyms get left behind by Governor Roy Cooper’s ‘more cautious’ Phase 2, WAVE Transit gets bad news from Leland and Brunswick County, and a Holly Ridge gym owner claims the local police went too far in trying to enforce state regulations.
We start with Phase 2. For some, this is the long-awaited phase when things start to look a little more like normal. For others, it’s an anxiety-inducing part of a gamble of public health. But for bars, gyms, and some others Phase 2 came with a nasty shock — they wouldn’t be a part of it.
Next, the ‘Brunswick Connector’ bus seems like a good idea. Brunswick County, and Leland in particular, have a growing population that works — and plays — in Wilmington. But just six riders per hour take the route, well below the average for WAVE. Now, Leland has pulled its funding and the county is likely to follow suit.
Lastly, a preview of an upcoming story, looking at a clash between the Holly Ridge Police Department and a gym owner who ignored Governor Cooper’s order and reopened. The owner said police went too far, ‘raiding’ his gym and then coming into his business without permission or a warrant — see his YouTube post, below.
Editor’s note: A few hours after this podcast was recorded, Governor Roy Cooper issued new guidance allowing breweries (and cideries, wineries, distilleries, etc.) to open their tap and tasting rooms, even if they do not serve food: Governor Cooper: Breweries, wineries, distilleries can open, ‘bars’ must remain closed [Free])
