We came back from the Thanksgiving holiday into a whirlwind news week. From hard questions for the Board of Education to a popular local professor facing a life and death situation, it was a busy week.
Thankfully, there was also some good news for those who like to kick back and relax — including Wilmington’s new and tallest rooftop bar, and a special look at an all-North Carolina beer.
We asked: why won’t the New Hanover Board of Education answer questions about the hiring of the Dean of Students at Ashley High School?
When an email from the school revealed that the Board was aware of troubling comments made by the Dean about a sexual assault victim before the Dean was hired, we asked the Board about it.
They refused to talk, claiming they had been silenced by the school’s attorney. READ MORE
https://portcitydaily.com/2017/11/28/school-attorney-dont-ask-board-of-education-questions-about-ashley-dean-of-students-hiring-nws/
In the aftermath of devastating hurricanes like Fran and Floyd, North Carolina counties are required to maintain plans addressing issues like storm surges, flooding and rising sea levels. In 2015, Brunswick County abruptly eliminated three strategies for dealing the latter, claiming the state had prohibited addressing sea level rise. Except, that isn’t true. READ MORE
https://portcitydaily.com/2017/11/26/brunswick-county-eliminated-plans-to-address-rising-sea-levels-apparently-no-one-knows-why-nws/
We told the story of Bob Brennan, a popular CFCC professor who has influenced generations of students and teachers. Brennan has held the fatal effects of cystic fibrosis at bay for decades. Brennan was recently given a serious prognosis — total lung failure. Now, nothing short of a $1 million double lung transplant will save him. READ MORE
https://portcitydaily.com/2017/11/24/popular-cfcc-has-beat-cystic-fibrosis-for-decades-now-needs-double-lung-transplant-our-ht/
Sometimes going local is good because it helps keep money in the regional economy. Sometimes local is good because the product is fresher or just better. And, sometimes, both are true. We took a look at a local brewery using all North Carolina grain and hops where that’s the case. READ MORE
https://portcitydaily.com/2017/12/01/local-brewery-introduces-all-north-carolina-batch-made-from-all-north-carolina-hops-biz/
Hotel restaurants have a reputation for being bland, generic or just plain bad. But this new restaurant is hoping to change that. Bonus: the city’s tallest roof-top bar, with wrap-around views of downtown Wilmington and the Cape Fear River. READ MORE
https://portcitydaily.com/2017/11/28/new-restaurant-steam-will-be-joined-by-no-9-wilmingtons-tallest-roof-top-bar-biz/
