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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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At Tuesday night’s board of education meeting, board members tried to wrap up conversations about the Career Readiness Academy at Mosley and a potential newcomers school in New Hanover County.
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On Tuesday, March 12, education advocates in New Hanover County held a rally drawing attention to the district’s multi-million dollar budget shortfall. The crowd called on officials to invest more in public schools.
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Right now, over a dozen state and federal agencies are hashing out what a replacement for the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge could look like. The next phase of that process will mean determining how tall the bridge should be — which will have a major impact on the cost.
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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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Welcome back to the Cape Fear Rundown! This week Ben joins us to go over elections results and trends.
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Every week, WHQR's Ben Schachtman sits down with The Assembly's Johanna Still to talk about our joint newsletter, The Dive. This week, we broke down some key primary election results — and parsed some of the reasons for the lower-than-usual voter turnout.