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Cape Fear Foodie: Hot Dog Road Trip Part 4
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - What better day to celebrate our local hot dogs, than on National Hot Dog Day? My thoughts exactly. Then again, how is that we are already through the middle of July and we’re just now going on our first Hot Dog Road Trip of the summer? It’s truly shameful on my end. But we’re all here now, the gas tank is full, the 100 CD holder is bursting at the seams, and the AC is struggling to keep up in this unrelenting heat...so let’s put rubber on the road.
CFCC Making Progress On Health, Human Services Center
Cape Fear Community College officials continue to work on transforming a downtown Wilmington office building into a facility to boost the health care workforce. The five-story, 55,000-square-foot structure at 319 N. Third St., which was acquired in 2023, is being renovated in two phases. Overall, the renovations will enable CFCC...
Wilmington woman competing in inaugural World Axe & Knife Throwing ‘Blade Masters Tournament’
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WWAY) – Wilmington’s Paige Julian has never been a ‘sporty’ girl, but she’s always had that competitor in her. “You can find home and accepting places in the most unexpecting areas,” says Julian. “I never thought my claim to fame would be being on ESPN.”
Children learn about social justice through YWCA Lower Cape Fear event
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Conversations for Peace until Justice Just Is was the name of the event put on by the YWCA Lower Cape Fear on Thursday night. The free event was open to families of all ages so they could learn more about social justice. Children participated in...
Shallotte, NC USA
While on vacation to Holden Beach with my daughter and her family, we went to have lunch at one of my must do restaurants, Burg Dog. I saw this beautiful heart hanging on a bush as we walked through the parking lot. I knew it was meant for me. July 11th was my dad’s birthday and I had already been thinking about him and how old he would have been. There was a key attached. My maiden name was Key. Thank you to whomever put their time and love into this heart.
What's behind the name of this New Hanover beach town? Hint: It's not the Wright brothers.
Wrightsville Beach is one of three New Hanover County beach towns. For starters, it didn't come from the Wright brothers, who had success on another North Carolina beach in 1903 with the first engine-powered, heavier-than-air flight. Related coverage:Wrightsville Beach among best beaches in North Carolina, according to a USA TODAY...
Opera Wilmington to perform Tosca at UNCW Cultural Arts Building
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Opera Wilmington is set to perform Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca at the UNCW Cultural Arts Building on July 19, 21, 26 and 28. “Passion. Politics. Power. Opera Wilmington presents Puccini’s sweeping operatic thriller, Tosca, starring Shannon Kessler Dooley as the tempestuous diva, Floria Tosca, Jonathan Kaufman, as her lover Mario Cavaradossi, and Joshua Conyers, as the corrupt and obsessive Police Chief, Baron Scarpia,” the event page states.
How Wilmington's Army Corps of Engineers is working against Snow's Cut shoreline erosion
As shoreline erosion along Snow’s Cut has continued to be a challenge for decades, Wilmington’s district of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning what will eventually be another round of shoreline stabilization. The cut, named after Major William A. Snow, was constructed between 1929 and 1931...
With New Funding Boost, Wilmington-based Lumos Is Bringing More Data To Small Dollar Lending
Veterans of Live Oak Bank, one of the top SBA lenders in the US, have joined the Wilmington, North Carolina fintech startup world to help small businesses get more access to financing options. Lumos was co-founded in 2021 by Youri Nelson, Brett Caines, and Stephen Hayes, who worked as Live...
Researchers identify parasite affecting local scallop population
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Researchers at UNCW have identified a parasite that affects approximately one in every five bay scallops in the local area, according to an announcement from the university. Per the release, the research team estimates that the previously undescribed species of trematode parasite infects around 18%...
Water line break causes temporary boil water advisory
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY)- An emergency repair to a water main caused the right hand lane of South 16th Street to temporarily close early on July 18th. Because of this repair, and the possibility of bacteria entering the water system. The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority placed around 40 customers on a precautionary water boil notice.
How to tell if ground insects are becoming a pest to lawns in Wilmington
This question came to us this week - “How do you know if pearl bugs are present under a lawn?” The inquirer was actually referring to an insect pest of warm-season turfgrasses, the type we grow here in southeastern North Carolina, called ground pearls (Margarodes spp.). Our brilliant Consumer Horticulture Program Assistant, Miles Buddy, offered this advice: “Ground pearls are a type of scale insect that live underground and attach themselves to roots, feeding on plant juices. The pattern of dieback in turf is often roughly circular and often most obvious during periods of drought. Small, irregular patches will yellow and die by fall. The infested patches grow slowly with each growing season as the insects spread outward. Centipedegrass is most severely affected, but zoysia, St. Augustine, and bermudagrass are also susceptible.
American Legion Post 68 swears in first female commander
LELAND, NC (WWAY) — John E Jacobs American Legion Post 68 swore in it’s first female commander during it’s July meeting Thursday night. Beatrice Frost has been a post-member for the past 5 years. A retired Air Force sergeant, Frost served one tour in Washington D.C., working...
Wilmington woman taking part in her second 135-mile race through Death Valley
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Death Valley is famous for being one of the hottest places on earth. In fact, the warmest temperature on record (134 degrees) was set there in 1913. Spending any amount of time outside in that type of environment seems nearly impossible. But for roughly 100 people each year, survival is taken to another level.
NCDOT to close left turn lane from North College Road onto Spring View Drive
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – The N.C. Department of Transportation is planning to permanently close the left turn lane on North College Road turning onto Spring View Drive on Monday, July 22. The closure is due to safety, per the NCDOT, and drivers who need to make the left turn...
Wilson Center Family Series lineup announced, $15 student tickets offered for each show
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Wilson Center Family Series lineup for 2024-25 has been released, according to an announcement from Cape Fear Community College. Per CFCC, $15 tickets for students of all ages will be offered for the following shows:. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse in Concert - Wednesday, Sept. 18,...
'Time for a 21st century bridge': Leaders celebrate funding boost for new Cape Fear bridge
Gov. Roy Cooper joined local, state and federal leaders in Wilmington on Wednesday to celebrate the recently announced $242 million in federal grant funding that will help cover the cost of replacing the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. Last week, Cooper announced the receipt of the discretionary grant, which is funded by President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The steel vertical-lift bridge was built in 1969 and recently underwent a preservation project that disrupted traffic in and around...
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