Grace Vitaglione
Community FellowGrace is a multimedia journalist recently graduated from American University. She's attracted to issues of inequity and her reporting has spanned racial disparities in healthcare, immigration detention and college culture. In the past, she's investigated ICE detainee deaths at the Investigative Reporting Workshop, worked on an award-winning investigative podcast, and produced student-led video stories.
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Wilmington City council will vote tonight on whether to ask for more money for the multi-use pathway in the neighborhoods behind UNCW. -
The North Carolina Ports Authority wants to deepen the Wilmington Harbor — but first, federal agencies have to evaluate the project. -
New Hanover County’s budget for next year includes a half-cent tax reduction — something that the County Commissioners pushed for. To make up for that decrease, several programs received funding cuts. -
State Treasurer Dale Folwell raised concerns about the purchase — sparking pushback from one city council member — but the measure ultimately passed by a 7-1 vote. The sale process now goes to the city for a final vote. -
The US Army Corps of Engineers will hold an open house later this month to provide more information about the proposed project. -
New Hanover County Commissioner Dane Scalise went to Raleigh this week to discuss county issues with state legislators — including the aging Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. -
Nelson Beaulieu, the new faculty association president, urged the Board of Trustees to advocate for faculty pay at the General Assembly during last night's meeting. President Jim Morton, meanwhile, received another significant pay raise. -
During Tuesday's meeting, council also voted to allot over $125,000 to Good Shepherd Center for the permanent supportive housing development on Carolina Beach Road. -
A new development agreement is now on the table between New Hanover County and Cape Fear Development. -
The North Carolina Supreme Court recently overturned a lower court decision on when people convicted of felonies are allowed to vote.
