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Though it won't discuss it publicly, the New Hanover Community Endowment seems to be trying out a new approach: it won’t fund certain initiatives unless the City of Wilmington and New Hanover County pay in, too.
The Newsroom
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On this episode, Rachel Keith sits down with Ray Funderburk III, who recently settled with Cape Fear Community College three years after he was ousted from its board of trustees. Plus, Kelly Kenoyer talks with UNCW economist Mouhcine Guettabi about potential economic impacts of a toll bridge over the Cape Fear River, which is looking increasingly likely.
More Local News
- Bear aware: Why a black bear was spotted in Wilmington, and what to do if you see one
- Pre-trial motions wrap after second day, Tru Colors case heads into jury selection
- Cape Fear Housing Coalition hosts Wake County speaker on addressing housing crisis
- A joint trial for two suspects in the high-profile Tru Colors case begins in New Hanover County
- What a toll bridge would mean for the Cape Fear region's economy
- Here are the ‘one-time tools’ New Hanover County used to make this year’s recommended budget work
- Sunday Edition: Editor's notes on Novant's straight C's, NHC Elections Director's response, and NHCSO's Orwellian quote
- Sunday Edition: An Unsettling Story
- Good Shepherd opens The Sparrow, a new permanent supportive housing complex in Wilmington
- NHC school board approves budget and legislative agenda, settles Frank lawsuit
- The Endowment officials give update to New Hanover County commissioners
- Eagle's Dare gets its zoning ammendment, allowing shipping containers in the CBD
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington Symphony director Liz Scanlon
- Commentary: Kamili Anderson “Gullah Geechee”
- "Taking Flight"
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Maureen Lewis, president of the Carolina Beach Mural Project
- Commentary: Patricia Dew “Public Libraries For All”
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Craig Snow of the Cape Fear Chordsmen
- Commentary: Robert Leddy "Wright Brothers"
- MT Bottles on the Wilmington comedy scene, fatherhood, and his approach to making people laugh
- Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Wilmington Choral Society, "Disaster!" and Bo Webb
- Soup to Nuts Live! Featuring Beth Crookham & The People
- Commentary: "280th Anniversary of Prince Charles Edward Stuart's Defeat" Alan Sturrock
- Commentary: Gary Trawick "Lee's Surrender"
Evenings on 92.7fm Classical HQR
National News
- Colorado's Democratic governor will let Trump ally Tina Peters out of prison early
- Shakira returns to official World Cup song duty, this time with Burna Boy
- The Trump administration is planning a prayer event on the National Mall. All but one of the speakers is Christian
- Harvey Weinstein's third sex crimes trial in New York ends in mistrial
- Can the NFL's Rooney Rule survive the DEI backlash?
- Which Trump cabinet member has a new reality show? The quiz knows
- Gen Z homeowners? Yes, more in their 20s are managing to buy despite the odds
- 'Pocket gardens' give native plants a place to thrive in cities
- Multigenerational households are becoming more common in the U.S.
- Native kids with disabilities were held in wooden boxes. Sweeping reforms are coming
State News
- A break from extreme drought conditions may (or may not) be on the way
- UNCG launching bioindustrial manufacturing program next year
- New NC revenue forecast shows $2.6B in additional revenue than originally expected
- House Ethics Committee confirms it’s investigating Rep. Chuck Edwards for alleged sexual harassment
- In Canton, Gov. Stein calls for more federal funding for water infrastructure post-Helene
- Greensboro’s first pro women’s basketball team debuts this weekend
- NC budget framework would roll back data centers' tax exemption on electricity purchases
- What we know about proposed NC teacher raises
- State's proposed teacher raises strain WS/FCS local budget
- NC regulators are choosing to not set numeric limits on chemical pollution in waterways. Why?
