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Monthly Archives: June, 2015
Officials, engineers learn how Wrightsville reduces runoff
Around 45 state and local officials and civil engineers gathered in Wrightsville Beach to see firsthand a pioneer concept: using runoff reduction techniques to...
Board discusses changing town development rules
If a catastrophic hurricane were to hit Wrightsville Beach, almost none of the current buildings in the town’s downtown district would be eligible for...
Wrightsville Beach Farmers Market features new craft vendors
For the 2015 season, the Wrightsville Beach Farmers Market hit a record high of registered vendors.
Katie Ryan, Parks and Recreation program supervisor, said part...
County board eyes savings account to balance budget
With an eye on trimming enough from the proposed budget to avert a property tax increase next fiscal year, the New Hanover County Board...
Parks committee revisits kayak parking, farmers market regulations
The Wrightsville Beach Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee discussed designating two parking spaces on Old Causeway Drive, near the Causeway Drive Mini-Park at the...
City council proclaims June 8, 2015, Robert Robinson Taylor DayÂ
Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo declared June 8, 2015, as Robert Robinson Taylor Day during a Wilmington City Council meeting Tuesday, June 2.
“Robert Robinson Taylor...
Important dates
Editor -
Thursday, June 4Â
New Hanover County Board of Commissioners agenda briefing, 3:30 p.m., Harrell Conference Room, Government Complex,
230 Government Center Drive
Friday, June 5
State Board of...
Our thoughts
Cutting trees not just a cost of doing business
No mere fine will replace the lush trees that softened the asphalt landscape in front of...
Elizabethan evening
As the sun set over Greenfield Lake,
children and adults filed into Greenfield Lake Amphitheater for the opening night of Cape Fear Shakespeare Youth Company’s...