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SPARK CIVIC CURIOSITY: New children’s book aims to make local government as easy as ABC
Former Leland Town Council member Bill McHugh wrote a book to get more children curious about civics.
Chrissy Hennessey
Sep 226 min read


HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH? The hidden health costs of climate change
Climate change does not arrive in communities where everyone starts from the same place. It compounds the challenges faced by people who already have fewer resources, fewer protections, and fewer opportunities to recover.
Lillian Engel
Aug 317 min read


DIG INTO HISTORY: Meet the diligent locals who work with private landowners and developers to discover and preserve Wilmington's history
The completely volunteer-driven Wilmington Public Archaeology Corps (PAC) is out under the streets writing history from the ground up.

Matt Thies
Jun 258 min read


CREATIVE SUBMISSIONS: 'Bursting Hearts' by Janette K. Hopper
Local artist Janette K Hopper shares her essay ‘Bursting Hearts' and original artworks inspired by the native North Carolina plant Euonymus Americanus—commonly called 'Hearts-a-Bustin.'
Janette K Hopper
Feb 218 min read


TIDES OF CHANGE: The Starry Messenger
Welcome to Tides of Change, encore’s grant-funded series that brings together a team of artists and actors, river-keepers and filmmakers, writers and editors, intent on bringing local climate change information to you in more ways than the printed page.

John Wolfe
Feb 25 min read


SPEAKING OF TREES: What North Carolinians have to learn from our state’s iconic trees
Rachel Lewis Hilburn and Andy Wood, host a short-form series called “Speaking of Trees,” set to air on PBS’s Sci NC on October 9.

Claudia Crook
Sep 30, 20256 min read
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