Commentaries

It's one thing to fly a kite. But as commentator Ede Baldridge discovered, it's something else to hang on to the kite and fly with it.

By Ede Baldridge

Wilmington, NC – Ede Baldridge writes about memorable people and places in the southeast.

Last week commentator Andy Wood took a trip to Brunswick County with his son Robin and his son's friend Aaron in search of a rare bird that has been hanging around the marshes behind Sunset Beach.

By Andy Wood

Wilmington, NC – Andy Wood is education director for Audubon North Carolina.

Architect and commentator Charles Boney tells a story about $50.

By Charles Boney Jr.

Wilmington, NC – Charles Boney and his family are happy to live in the historic district of downtown Wilmington.

In her gardening commentary for this week, Barbara Sullivan talks about her war with the mosquito.

By Barbara Sullivan

Wilmington, NC – Barbara Sullivan lives and gardens in historic downtown Wilmington.

One of Wilmington's hometown films turns 20 this year. David Lynch's cult classic Blue Velvet left a lingering aura of noir over the Port City, a relationship the Independent Art Company celebrates with the Blue Velvet Festival. WHQR's Megan Williams toured the installation and has more...

By Megan V. Williams

Wilmington, NC – LET ME START BY DIRECTING YOU TO PUT ON THAT PAIR OF HEADPHONES DRAPED OVER THE BLUE CHAIR IN THE CENTER OF THE GALLERY, AND LISTEN TO DENNIS HOPPER BREATH...

Birmingham, Alabama, may be the Magic City, but one wandering magician has found a home in Port City. WHQR's Megan Williams visited the region's only magic shop to learn some tricks of the trade...

By Megan V. Williams

Wilmington, NC – Roger Jones is the owner of Gotcha Magic Shop in Wilmington's Cotton Exchange and performs at the Fox and Hound Restaurant every other Wednesday.