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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 3, 20257 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 3, 20254 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 1, 20255 min read


ANOTHER FALL WITH Y’ALL: The road to Shakori Hills calls
Shakori does a really good job of generational and genre intersection, like a family patchwork quilt that’s less concerned with trends and perfect seams, but focused rather on the warmth it provides your body and heart during cold winters.

Shannon Rae Gentry
Sep 30, 20255 min read


POWERFUL PRODUCTION: UNCW Riot Grrrls 'Measure for Measure' exposes and delights
This "Measure for Measure" production is an expression of art, not a stunt casting gimmick. Where all productions in 1600s were staged with all male casts, here these Riot Grrrls show anything that the boys can do the girls can match.

Chase Harrison
Sep 29, 20256 min read


IN MEMORIAM: Celebrating the life of Nickolas James David Fenner
Wilmington remembers Nickolas James David Fenner, followed by a celebration of life at the Thalian Hall ballroom on Friday, Sept. 26.

Steve Vernon
Sep 23, 20256 min read


VALKYRIES ROAR: A preview of UNCW's all-female production of 'Measure for Measure'
The Riot Grrl concept found its footing in the underground art scenes of early '90s. Now its punk-rock aesthetics and femme tones with carry Shakespeare's 'Measure for Measure' to the UNCW Main Stage.

Chase Harrison
Sep 22, 20255 min read


ROCK SOLID: The power of pause, privilege, and purpose in peace
After rattling events on our college campus and community, Shannon Rae Gentry writes about the power of pause, privilege, and purpose in peace.

Shannon Rae Gentry
Sep 19, 20255 min read


CELEBRATE IN STYLE: Wilmington Fashion Week returns to the runway Sept. 24-28
Wilmington Fashion Week struts back onto the scene Sept. 24-28 after five years with a totally revamped reintroduction. Sewit Mesfen interviews veteran WFW designer Lucy Cherry coastal and fall-inspired line.

Sewit Mesfen
Sep 17, 20253 min read


UNPRECEDENTED STRENGTH: Wilmington’s Responsive Heart 20 Years After Katrina
In the face of tragedy, Wilmington banded together 20 years ago with love, camaraderie, empathy, and determination. Now, that unprecedented strength in the face of unfathomable tragedy may be the very strength we’ll need again and again.

Matt Thies
Sep 16, 20254 min read


PICTURE THIS: Port City Jerry Day 2025
Collectively, we have weathered a long, stormy week (err... lifetime?) in the world and I feel gratitude for a mild—dare I say, chill—evening of belonging and togetherness at Port City Jerry Day in our community's outdoor park and amphitheater.

Shannon Rae Gentry
Sep 13, 20252 min read


PICTURE THIS: Songs of Peace
Songs of Peace hits the right notes at Waterline. Check out photos from Kyle Grossman.

Shannon Rae Gentry
Sep 3, 20251 min read


COMMUNITY COMIC: Comic strip contest winner
We’re with David Sylvester, winner of Encore’s Comic Contest! He is a recent implant, finally settling here after living in almost every...

Giancarlo D’Alessandro
Sep 3, 20256 min read


HOROSCOPES: Mercury Retrograde & Other Excuses
Welcome to Mercury Retrograde and Other Excuses, our little corner of the universe where insight meets irreverence, divine guidance gets a healthy dose of humor, and we explore both the light and those pesky uncomfortable shadows we'd rather ignore.

Seph Wylder
Aug 30, 20252 min read


ON HOLY GROUNDS
Beyond the transparently religious coffee establishments in town, many others are Christian-owned or church-affiliated. Here in the South, faith is a historic and ever-present part of our culture and businesses. But why is it so prominent in coffee shops?

Kaylie Saidin
Aug 30, 202511 min read


HEART & SOUL: Songs of Peace strikes a chord for connection
Songs of Peace will feature five musical acts singing only songs of peace, including The Port CIty Ukuholics, Jesse Stockton, Jesse James DeConto (The Pinkerton Raid) Kelly Zullo, and Nate Gerry. In addition to music, Songs of Peace will offer speakers, interactive art, and poetry.

Gwenyfar Rohler
Aug 15, 20255 min read


BAD Day Music & Arts Fest 2025
The Brooklyn Arts District (BAD) had a full day and night of art and music from Lettuce, Railroad Earth, Yonder Mountain String Band, Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country, Signal Fire, and more.

Tom Dorgan
Jul 15, 20251 min read


HOPE IN RECONSTRUCTION: Ry Small talks 'Tsunami Gift - Shore on Fire'
Ry Small opens his mix-media series "Tsunami Gift – Shore on Fire." His works will remain at Bottega until July 25.

Shannon Rae Gentry
Jun 27, 20254 min read


LEAD ON: Girls Just Want to Have Civic Fun
Whether you are the type that carries a weathered, marked-up pocket constitution, or you just have a vague idea of what habeas corpus means, this is a show of the time and the conversation.

Shannon Rae Gentry
Jun 8, 20254 min read


TRUTH TO POWER: Black Lives Matter Wilmington’s Sonya Patrick looks back and forward on systemic racism
In 2014, the Wilmington chapter of Black Lives Matter (BLM) was started on the heels of four fatalities over 90 days. One of these deaths was Brandon Smith—accused of shooting a police officer in the Creekwood neighborhood before being shot 27 times three days later by New Hanover County Sheriff’s deputies and an agent from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Shea Carver
Jun 17, 202010 min read
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