Rachel Lewis Hilburn talks with Michael Johnson to explore what we can learn from a bygone age of compromise in Washington, D.C. 

What we do with our time on this planet is just as important as us being here at all. There are philosophies which say we live to suffer in perpetual search for meaning; certain religions teach that meaning and purpose to be discovered through pious revelation of a divine edict. No matter which you, dear reader, adhere to, the search for meaning is a universal quest.  Rose-Mary Harrington has been traveling that journey and has found meaning through her art, play writing to b

Wilmington's No Kings was one of approximately 2,600 events held nationwide most of which, like ours, remained peaceful.

Hosted at Silver Coast Winery in Ocean Isle this Saturday, Oct. 25, Bluegrass by the Beach benefits the Brunswick County Habitat for Humanity.

Gadisse Lee comes from Raleigh for her artist talk and visit this Friday, Oct. 24, as part of her “Conversations in Isolation” exhibit.

Big Dawg's 'Dracula' exceeds every single aspect of the theatrical arts. From the talents shaping the multitude of roles on stage, to the numerous unseen hands that allow it to appear so smoothly. I was left in awe.

JJ Street was playing drums at American Fish Company the same night a military veteran, well known to local law enforcement and believed to struggle with PTSD and traumatic brain injury, allegedly opened fire from a boat into the Southport waterfront bar, murdering three people and physically injuring at least eight.

CEO Dr. Morris Nguyen starts a movement to reduce mortality from sepsis—worldwide.

Photos from Shakori Hills Grassroots Fall Festival.

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.

Shannon Rae Gentry revisits math class and one of the influential and respectable teachers she remembers.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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?

Local author Deb Bowen co-wrote "Crafting the Wheel of the Year," available now. 

If you, too, feel like you’re dangerously close to empty, Shannon Rae Gentry asks: Where and how do you refill your cup … err pot, or whatever holds the water, or energy, or soul, that keeps you cooking?

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.