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Monthly Archives: November, 2014
City police pay and staffing addressed in retreat
Wilmington Police Department patrol staffing levels and pay scale structures continue to be issues for which Wilmington City Council and city staff attempt to...
Coastal Federation invites community to deck its halls
For the North Carolina Coastal Federation’s first holiday season in the Fred and Alice Stanbeck Coastal Education Center, the organization is inviting the community...
Important dates
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Monday, Dec. 1
New Hanover County Board of Commissioners
meeting, 4 p.m., NHC Historic Courthouse room 301
Town of Wrightsville Beach Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee meeting,...
My thoughts
This week we celebrate Thanksgiving and two-step into the 31st N.C. Holiday Flotilla weekend.
The two island town will be packed with people, every rental...
New features, old friends gather for Hope from Helen’s tenth
Ten years ago Tony Butler asked a few friends to come together in support of his -mother’s battle with cancer and ten years later...
Fifth Beach Bash raises funds, fun for Brigade Boys and Girls Club
“Are you ready to raise some money?”
Jason Jackson’s voice boomed over the loudspeaker, drawing a chorus of cheers from the partygoers gathered in The...
An enchanted tradition
At 67 acres of pristine lowlands, marshes, lakes, fields and forests, Airlie Gardens could already be considered an enchanting landscape. Every year for the...
Flotilla events cater to families
The North Carolina Holiday Flotilla is known for its Saturday evening boat parade, during which spectators line the bridges and docks overlooking the Intracoastal...
An evening of folk: Paul Stookey performs with the Wilmington Symphony
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By Contributing Writer
Pam Creech
One thousand children and adults flocked to the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Kenan Auditorium to hear Paul Stookey — of...