We start this week with the latest on the city-owned block of Castle Street in downtown Wilmington. George Taylor’s Tru Impact proposal is out, and Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity is now the only project currently being proposed. We take a look at what Habitat wants to do and how it would affect the area.
And, on the topic of affordable housing, we take a look at the joint Wilmington-New Hanover County committee formed this week and tasked with tackling the issue. It’s been two years since the committee was recommended — we look at what the committee could do and where things stand.
Next up: the Kenan Memorial Fountain in downtown Wilmington. For some, it’s a traffic hazard on an already too-narrow stretch of road. For others, it’s an uncomfortable reminder of the city’s violently racist past. We get into why some people want it moved, and where it might end up.
Plus: Filing for the 2019 local elections is still two weeks away, but candidates are already declaring, especially in Carolina Beach. We talk about what we’ve seen so far, and what to expect for election season.
If you missed any of these stories, you can catch up below. Then take a deeper dive with our weekly podcast.
Castle Place: An affordable mixed use development. But will city leaders go for it?
Local group wants to move downtown Wilmington’s Kenan Fountain to Renaissance Park
One man dead in Wilmington afternoon shooting, no charges yet for man taken into custody
Filing has not even begun but Carolina Beach already has multiple candidates vying for mayor’s seat
Carolina Beach Mayor Joe Benson won’t run for second term, Leann Pierce announces mayoral campaign
Carolina Beach’s new Publix ready to open, still no progress on promised Harris Teeter
