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This week, Chief Zuidema held a series of one-on-one interviews with reporters to talk about his first year running Wilmington's police department. He spoke with WHQR about staffing, morale, homelessness, emerging technology, downtown crime, and youth violence.
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Slowly but surely, plans have been moving forward to replace the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge with a new, tolled bridge. As that plan becomes much closer to a reality, the unpopular toll isn't the only concern. On today's show, two Wilmington city council members share their thoughts on the process, and how things might proceed differently.
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Arts & Culture
- Floating through art: Andy Warhol’s Silver Clouds takes over Cameron Art Museum
- Wilmington musician and entertainer Justin Heter Pan on being "the guy that doesn't want to grow up"
- A conversation with comedian and actress Paula Poundstone
- Comedian Maddy Kelly on her Tonight Show debut, favorite comics, and crafting an 'evergreen hour'
- Turning wood into opportunity: Tyrell Brockington builds the next generation
Beyond the Cape Fear
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What you need to know from the Sept., 15 Buncombe County Board of Commissioners meeting.
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The city of Greensboro will now allow property owners on or near the Downtown Greenway to change their property status to Central Business zoning with fewer redevelopment restrictions.
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