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, hiker and cyclist and an enjoyer of board games. Contact her on Twitter @Kelly_Kenoyer or by email: KKenoyer@whqr.org.
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The average rent in Wilmington is finally dropping after a feverish rise during the Covid-19 pandemic. The city was 17th highest for percent rent increases of every metro in the country. WHQR’s Kelly Kenoyer and Ben Schachtman have the details.
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North Carolina is the tenth most religious state in the union, according to U.S. News and World Report — but what does that mean for solving one of the most serious crises facing our community? In light of that question, One Christian Network came together in February to host a panel on solving the affordable housing crisis, and the role the church and people of faith can take in it. On today's show, highlights from that forum.
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The Salvation Army has started construction on its Center of Hope in Wilmington, more than a year after the organization’s downtown shelter closed.
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The unfortunate top ranking is the result of limited tenant protections and, in some places, inexpensive eviction filing fees.
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The Cape Fear Housing Coalition hosted a national expert on homelessness for its housing breakfast this year. WHQR’s Kelly Kenoyer and Ben Schachtman attended, and have the highlights.
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Republican early voting numbers outpace Democratic ballots — and blow 2020 numbers out of the water.
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Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity held its annual fundraising event on Friday, with a keynote focused on mixed-income development. The case study was Weavers Grove in Chapel Hill, a development blending private development with publicly-supported affordable housing.
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Wilmington City Council will consider adding shelter pods for the homeless to a downtown location at an upcoming council meeting.
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This year, WHQR's Cape Fear Conversation series is taking a closer look at the four focus areas of the New Hanover Community Endowment. First up, community development. It's a board area that includes a lot of different facets, but for this forum we focused on housing.
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A massive development has been proposed on Sidbury Road in the northern part of New Hanover County.