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PICTURE THIS: Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival Fall 2025
Photos from Shakori Hills Grassroots Fall Festival.

Tom Dorgan
2d1 min read


HAPPY 'STORY' HOUR: Gather 'round for CFLC's Story Hour to raise funds for adult literacy
CFLC’s Adult Story Hour supports their free adult literacy programming and each event of the series includes food and drinks for purchase, NC writers and entertainers, and Q&A with special guest moderators.

Shannon Rae Gentry
3d4 min read


COMMUNITY PANEL: UNCW and encore host ‘What is AI?’ panel and discussion
UNCW Randall Library and encore magazine will host a panel discussion with local AI experts at Discovery Hall 1070 at UNCW on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. for an introductory discussion about artificial intelligence.

Matt Thies
3d3 min read


RESPECTABLE WOMEN: The trust and respect we find for ourselves, with and despite others
Shannon Rae Gentry revisits math class and one of the influential and respectable teachers she remembers.

Shannon Rae Gentry
3d8 min read


PEEK INSIDE THE COFFIN of 'Dracula: A Comedy of Terror'
Big Dawg Theatre aims for side-splitting laughter over harrowing screams this year when they open “Dracula: A Comedy of Terror” at Thalian's Ruth and Bucky Stein Theatre this coming Thursday, October 16.

Chase Harrison
3d5 min read


GLOBAL 'GRASS: Norway's Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra returns to US, set to play Bourgie Nights
Norway’s Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra band kicks off their fall tour in the US this month. Nearly half of Hayde’s tour dates are in North Carolina, with a stopover in Wilmington at Bourgie Nights on October 23.

Shannon Rae Gentry
Oct 104 min read


REALITY CHECK: Famed producer launches tech company in ILM to revolutionize auto industry training
With the obvious need for change, it seems Skillmaker is primed to revolutionize an antiquated system. Matt Thies sits down with CEO Robin Cowie to learn more.

Matt Thies
Oct 69 min read


SAVING SLEDGE FOREST: Community advocates to present petition at Oct. 6 County Commissioner meeting
Save Sledge Forest has around 12,500 signatures on their petition which they will present at the County Commissioner’s meeting on Monday, October 6. “If I were a county commissioner, I’d think of it as 12,500 votes,” Castle Hayne resident Carrie Bogart notes.
John Wolfe
Oct 37 min read


EVERY VOTE MATTERS: Plastic Ocean Project needs your vote for the Defender Service Awards
Voting opens October 3: Click on “Vote Now” to watch the finalists’ videos and cast up to one vote per day, per category, for the organization you feel deserves to win.

Shannon Rae Gentry
Oct 34 min read


PUMPKIN SPICE & WHAT'S NOT SO NICE ABOUT FEAR: A collective reading for Spooky Season
As your friendly neighborhood eclectic, I tapped into what I hoped you needed to hear most right now (because the universe and I have regular coffee dates where we discuss your business). When I say "tapped in," I mean I ask the universe to tell me what the collective needs to hear, and the message came through loud and clear: fear is keeping you stuck. Same. So, what do we do about it?

Seph Wylder
Oct 15 min read
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