This year has meant a lot of changes in the affordable housing space in Wilmington — not all of them positive developments. WHQR’s Kelly Kenoyer interviewed a housing expert for a mid-year update.

Winslow was hired to replace The Endowment's original CEO, William Buster. After starting in October, he led a rebrand, built up staff, and promised transformational change as part of what he termed "philanthropy plus." In a press release, The Endowment's board named an interim CEO but didn't discuss plans for a long-term replacement.

From this week’s Sunday Edition: CNBC named North Carolina the “Top State for Business." Many officials, including Governor Josh Stein, were eager to celebrate. But when it comes to digging into the less flattering data behind the award? Not so much.

On this edition, The Assembly’s Erin Gretzinger on the rapidly shifting landscape of DEI policy in North Carolina higher education. Plus, WHQR's Nikolai Mather helps unpack the lawsuit between a Pender County newspaper and county officials — and the political context behind the litigation.

Governor Josh Stein visited downtown Wilmington to celebrate CNBC’s ranking of North Carolina as the top state in the country for business. But the top ranking came with some less-than-stellar marks for quality of life and cost of living.

Last week, the Endowment announced $1.67 million dollars in funding, including a grant to sustain a homelessness database.

For thirty years, UNCW’s Watson College of Education Razor Walker Award recognized advocates for education — until it was paused after a political scandal in 2023. After internal deliberations, the University quietly ended the award with little explanation. Officials have been largely unwilling to discuss it publicly, but documents acquired by WHQR shed some light on the demise of the important award.

On Tuesday, 22-year-old Triston Daniel Spencer pled guilty to the accidental shooting of Skylar Pattillo, on September 26, 2024 at 330 Campus Cove. Pattillo was 20 years old at the time of the incident.

This week, New Hanover County school board members got a look at several proposals to address the aging New Hanover High School facility, ranging in cost from $137 to $280 million.

The New Hanover County school board unanimously voted to fund Mary Washington Howe Pre-K through the next school year. To keep the doors open, the board will use federal money rolled over from the previous school year.