Entertain your Thanksgiving holiday guests with these cool events
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — If you’re looking for something to do with your friends and family who may be visiting for the Thanksgiving holiday, the Cape Fear is hosting a variety of activities this...
View ArticleComic, dinner theater and brass band offer great entertainment options
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — From a nationally touring comic to a show featuring a private investigator with the holiday blues, there is no short supply of entertainment options this weekend in Wilmington....
View ArticleWilmington’s entertainment scene growing, more big acts coming in 2019
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — From rapper Ludacris and country music singer Bill Currington, to the Beach Boys rock band, a number of major entertainers performed for audiences in the Cape Fear during 2018...
View ArticleReporter who broke GenX contamination story hired as CFPUA spokesman
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The StarNews correspondent who broke the story about the NCSU study that found GenX in the Cape Fear River is now the new public information officer for Cape Fear Public...
View ArticleStarNews finalizes move to downtown Wilmington
By Hunter Ingram, StarNews Staff WILMINGTON, NC (StarNews) — After a 35-year absence, the StarNews has officially moved its offices back into the heart of downtown Wilmington, where it began...
View ArticleNew Hanover County middle school redistricting pushed to 2020
WILMINGTON, NC (STARNEWS) — As the New Hanover County school board rethinks a proposal to make Williston Middle School an arts high school, members are also pumping the brakes on middle school...
View ArticleWilmington police look to boost presence around booming Mayfaire
WILMINGTON, NC (StarNews) — The rapid pace of development in Wilmington could spur the city’s police department to seek 34 new officers by 2025, including 14 to start a new division in the city’s...
View ArticleTwo children killed in New Hanover County crash
WILMINGTON, NC (STAR NEWS) — Two children died Saturday in a crash on Interstate 140 near Wilmington, according to the N.C. Highway Patrol, Cammie Bellamy with the StarNews reports. The accident...
View ArticleUPDATE: Former West Brunswick High athlete dead after shooting at Cardinal...
SHALLOTTE, NC (WWAY)– According to Shallotte Police Department Sgt. John Holman one person is dead, and another person was injured after a shooting on Friday night. According to Sgt. Holman it...
View ArticleCase of the missing Fort Caswell historical marker
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (STARNEWS) — Call in Sherlock Holmes. It’s the case of the missing historical marker — again. Just a few months after it was discovered the Lumina Pavilion historical marker in...
View ArticleThe CW’s ‘The Lost Boys’ pilot to reshoot in Wilmington
LOS ANGELES (STARNEWS) — A new television project is eyeing Wilmington, and this one has a bite. “The Lost Boys,” a potential new series based on the 1987 punk vampire movie, is planning to reshoot...
View ArticleStarNews owner GateHouse buying Gannett, USA Today owner
By TALI ARBEL AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Two of the country’s largest newspaper companies have agreed to combine in the latest media deal driven by the industry’s struggles with a decline in...
View ArticleBuilding sold in ‘Soda Pop District’
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — County tax records show a big sale in Wilmington. According to records, the property known as the old “Soda Pop District” at 1020 Princess Street sold for $1.1 million on...
View ArticleUPDATE: Students face assault charges for incident at Laney football game
NEW HANOVER COUNTY (StarNews) —Three area students will likely face assault charges for a fight Friday night that sent another student to the hospital. The incident occurred at Laney High School’s...
View ArticleDean Neff to rehab building downtown for new restaurant
WILMINGTON, NC (STARNEWS)–Wilmington’s James Beard-nominated chef Dean Neff has finally revealed some plans for his new restaurant after his departure from PinPoint this spring. Neff announced Friday...
View ArticlePotbelly Sandwich Shop signs franchise deal in Wilmington
WILMINGTON, NC (StarNews)– Chicago-based sandwich and sub restaurant, Potbelly Sandwich Shop, announced Wednesday it first location in an expansion across the Carolinas would be in Wilmington. The...
View ArticleWeekly drive-in movie series at UNCW starts in July
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Movie theaters have been closed for quite some time due to COVID-19, but UNCW is doing its part by showing films starting next month. UNCW Offices of the Arts, Cucalorus,...
View Article‘Preservation North Carolina’ holds virtual webinar about ‘The Green Book’
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — “Preservation North Carolina” held a virtual webinar about the subject of the Oscar-winning film “The Green Book” and places in Wilmington that are featured in it. The webinar...
View ArticleA list of local businesses participating in Small Business Saturday
WILMINGTON (STARNEWS) — There’s Black Friday and then there’s Black Friday for the local business community. That would be Small Business Saturday, typically the day after Black Friday. It’s a time to...
View ArticleHave last minute holiday needs? Here’s which Wilmington stores are open on...
WILMINGTON (StarNews) — As families and friends gather together on Dec. 25 to celebrate Christmas Day, many local stores in Wilmington will close their doors, temporarily suspending business to allow...
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