Thursday, March 28, 2024

‘Beats and a beer’ – A closer look at Waffle House, The Avenue and gator hunting (podcast)

Take a closer look at the week's top stories.

Every week, Port City Daily Assistant Editor Ben Schachtman joins 98.3 The Penguin’s Beau Gunn to discuss the top stories of the week. The half-hour “Beats and a Beer” segment airs Fridays at 4 p.m.

This week we talk about the opening of the new Waffle House in downtown Wilmington — for some, an exciting new addition, for others, a reminder of the old Soapbox Laundro-Lounge, where local and national music acts alike got their start.

We also talked about The Avenue, the 44-acre project proposed for Military Cutoff Road that raised serious concerns about the area’s already over-capacity traffic situation last year. This time, a vote in City Council could allow council members to negotiate privately with the developers, a possibility that has some worried about a lack of transparency.

Lastly, we discuss North Carolina’s decision to reinstate an alligator hunting season for the first time since 1973 — and the “creative” restrictions the state put on how residents can catch an alligator.

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