Ashley Brown
Community FellowAshley Brown is from from Houston, TX. She holds a BA in Mass Communication from Sam Houston State University and an MA in Professional Communication and Digital Media from Texas Southern University. Her love of news, radio, and entertainment led her to the field of journalism. As a creative person, she loves the journalistic challenge of putting stories together. And as a future news reporter, she hopes to tell stories that reach and affect people. In her spare time, she enjoys music, reading, journaling, spending time with friends and family, and trying out new brunch places to eat.
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At it’s Tuesday night meeting, Wilmington City Council heard an update from the Wilmington Housing Authority regarding the displacement of families due to mold. -
Wilmington, NC has experienced a homeless crisis for over a decade. At one point, officials felt the issue was under control but, within the last few years, the problem has increased significantly. Could the increase be from natural disasters, the pandemic, affordable housing, or a lack of services? -
Over 200 community members are petitioning to change Topsail Elementary’s name back to Annandale, the all-Black school that opened in 1956 and closed in 1968. WHQR reports on the efforts to preserve the school’s history. -
At it’s Tuesday night meeting, Wilmington City Council passed a motion to continue four public hearings items to its March 1 meeting. Each item would provide economic development incentives to businesses looking to expand or locate in Wilmington. -
On Tuesday, Wilmington City Council authorized transferring $100,000 from its American Rescue Plan Act funds to Wilmington-based non-profit Genesis Block in order to help supply small businesses with entrepreneurial opportunities. -
At its Tuesday night meeting, Wilmington City Council authorized a $35,000 investment to support the 2022 Azalea Festival Events. -
On Tuesday, Wilmington Police Department Chief Donny Williams presented the 2021 Crime Statistics to Wilmington City Council. Violent crimes are down but other areas are seeing an increase. -
At its Tuesday night meeting, Wilmington City Council scrapped a request for proposals for an affordable housing project on a city-owned property on Castle Street – and approved $2.4 million in multi-use path projects. -
This week, Wilmington Downtown Inc. (WDI) launched its Warm-Up Wilmington Collection Drive to help the homeless in downtown Wilmington during the winter season -
On Tuesday, Wilmington City Council held its first meeting of 2022. Council members passed a host of agenda items they say will benefit the community and the City of Wilmington.
