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NC Coastal Reserve & National Estuarine Research ReserveThe North Carolina Coastal Reserve & National Estuarine Research Reserve, which protects over 44,000 acres of coastal lands and waters for research, education, and stewardship, is unveiling two paddling trails, one at Zeke’s Island and the other at Masonboro Island. -
NHCThe New Hanover County Board of Commissioners’ Republican majority reappointed current Endowment directors Woody White and Mary Lyons Rouse, saying they’d seen improvements in the foundation’s grantmaking in recent years. Democratic board members asked for changes to the current appointment process for The Endowment and other major boards.
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On today's show, Rachel Keith talks to Duke University assistant professor Dr. Justin Leroy about his new book, The Lowest Freedom — Racial Capitalism and Black Thought in the Nineteenth Century. We discuss American history in the context of prominent Black authors like Wilmington’s own David Walker, along with Frederick Douglass and Ida B. Wells.
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- 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
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Dustin Furlow Photography copyright 2026What you need to know from the Sept. 22 Asheville City Council meeting. -
Gerry Broome/APA coalition of left-leaning groups is suing to block new absentee ballot guidelines approved by the State Board of Elections, arguing that mail-in voters could be disenfranchised.
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