Kelly Kenoyer
Reporter / HostKelly Kenoyer is an Oregonian transplant to the East Coast. She attended University of Oregon’s School of Journalism as an undergraduate, and later received a Master’s in Journalism from University of Missouri- Columbia. After a long stint in print journalism, Kelly worked as a podcast producer for Investigative Reporters and Editors, and as a radio reporter at KBIA in Columbia, MO. She’s an avid baker, cyclist, swing dancer, and an enjoyer of board games. Contact her on Twitter @Kelly_Kenoyer or by email: KKenoyer@whqr.org.
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The analysis indicates that growth within urban areas can be better for cities' bottom line, compared to building on greenfield sites at the outer reaches of town. -
On Wednesday, The Endowment held a public listening session. WHQR’s Ben Schachtman and Kelly Kenoyer take a look at some of the questions from community members -
Council whittled down the recommended budget's tax increase of 5.75 cents, though some members remained uncomfortable with the final result or using the general fund to make ends meet. -
At the City of Wilmington Budget Work session last week, housing and a possible homeless shelter were a substantial topic of conversation, including some renewed hope for the Living Hope Day Center. -
Sunday Edition: WHQR's Kelly Kenoyer sat through an eight-hour budget meeting, so you didn't have toWHQR staff spend a lot of time watching meetings, but this Friday’s Wilmington budget workshop was a long one, even by our standards. Kelly Kenoyer spent all day covering it, which she swears she enjoyed. She filed this report for Sunday Edition. -
Wave Transit is asking the city and county for a combined $800,000 in added funding to modify existing routes and build on recent ridership growth. -
Next Monday is the deadline to file for property tax relief and deferment in New Hanover County. -
Just five people spoke at the public hearing on the city's budget, which would raise salaries for staff by 19% for the lowest wage earners. Among the limited turnout, speakers had mixed opinions. -
Four years ago, the Wilmington-based nonprofit Cape Fear Collective entered the affordable housing space by buying around 100 downtown homes from a slumlord. They were in terrible shape, and the organization spent years struggling to find funding to repair them. Now, with nearly $2 million in funding from the city and the Endowment, some of the first homes are available for sale or rent. -
Though it won't discuss it publicly, the New Hanover Community Endowment seems to be trying out a new approach: it won’t fund certain initiatives unless the City of Wilmington and New Hanover County pay in, too.
