Tag: downtown
WDI awards 5 downtown businesses grants for storefront improvements
Brooklyn Arts Center's Cat's Cottage bridal suite is the recipient of WDI's $2,500 Facade Improvement Grant. (Port City Daily/Courtesy photos, WDI)
After hearing businesses’ concerns, city pushes back N. Front improvements past holidays
Downtown sidewalks and streets along two blocks of N. Front Street will be torn up beginning in early 2022 as part...
Grid improvements ongoing as Duke Energy bolsters infrastructure before hurricane season
In Downtown Wilmington, Duke Energy employees replace power poles and lines near a company substation, as part of a wide-spanning grid...
What improvements would you like to see in downtown Wilmington alleys? City seeks input
The City of Wilmington is relaunching an effort to clean up and revamp alleys. (Port City Daily photo/Alexandria Sands)
Organizers want to bring a grocery co-op to Wilmington’s food desert. But first, the community has to get behind it.
Organizers unload boxes of free shelf-stable items from the Food Bank Monday during a free pop-up event in Wilmington. (Port...
DBA aims to keep downtown Wilmington businesses afloat during Covid-19 restrictions [Free read]
Green 'Open for Delivery and Pick-up Only' signs have been placed on the front windows of 40 downtown businesses by the...
Downtown Wilmington bomb threat update: scene cleared, caller claimed to have ‘hostage,’ similar incidents investigated
The Wilmington Police Department is investigating a potential bomb threat at the North 2nd Street parking deck. (Port City Daily photo...
New Wilmington health shop offers ‘meal alternative shakes’ to downtown professionals
WILMINGTON --- Working professionals in downtown Wilmington looking for a healthy alternative to higher-calorie breakfast and lunch options...
Wilmington police respond to third shooting in a week, one male victim badly wounded
The Tuesday afternoon incident left at least one man badly wounded. (Port City Daily photo / FILE)
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Preserving history, moving to the future: Wilmington to address technology in historic code
How does the city regulate technology while maintaining its historic charm? (Port City Daily/Courtesy City of Wilmington)...