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The replacement for the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge has drummed up a host of community concerns, including bridge design, traffic and whether to add a toll. The Wilmington City Council unanimously passed a resolution addressing some of those issues.
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Near the start of Tuesday evening’s New Hanover County school board meeting, Libertarian member David Perry abruptly left the dais after his colleagues declined to take up his motion. Perry wanted formal adoption of raises for board members — but his colleagues felt it had already cleared the proper channels.
The Newsroom
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On this episode, WHQR's Benjamin Schachtman and Rachel Keith dig into the latest season of the Scene on Radio podcast. Co-hosts John Biewen and Chenjerai Kumanyika took a long, hard look at why people are upset with the news, what’s really wrong with our media ecosystem, and how things might be different — and better.
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Arts & Culture
- 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
- "A sense of peace": Wilmington native and painter Barbara Bear Jamison on art and inspiration
- Wilmington native Bianca Shaw on her musical journey and getting 'powerful female creatives' to the forefront
- New art gallery and supply store on Castle Street offers art for everybody
Beyond the Cape Fear
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North Carolina Transportation Secretary Daniel Johnson said the post-Helene restoration project is the most complex in state history.
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The bill by North Carolina Republican Richard Hudson would give the state 20 acres of federal land to replace a Fayetteville veterans home that closed in 2024.
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