6+ hour, 54+ min ago  (61+ words) The new Target, located at the southeast corner of Carolina Beach Road and Piner Road in the Monkey Junction area, will open its doors on May 17, according to a sign posted on the building. The store ... Target sets opening date…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (132+ words) Back in the day, this Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter could be found playing to a couple-dozen people in various Wilmington barrooms. Grammy-nominated former Wilmington singer set to drop new album Thirty-plus years removed from playing to a couple dozen people…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (137+ words) Born in Wilmington and a graduate of Whiteville High School, Mackenzie Gore was the No. 3 overall pick in the 2017 MLB draft by the San Diego Padres. He's made 106 appearances since being called to ... Here are 15 Major league, minor league baseball…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (429+ words) A Wilmington man charged in connection with a fatal shooting in the Creekwood community in January has an additional charge. Don Nixon III, 24, is accused of a Jan. 26 shooting that resulted in the death of Dajour Ellison, 20, of Wilmington, according…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (101+ words) The Wilmington City Council withdrew a resolution to fund the police department's transition from shotguns to rifles. Wilmington council withdraws request for police rifles. Here's why A resolution that would authorize funding for the Wilmington Police Department's transition from shotguns…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (366+ words) It's Easter weekend, and if you're looking for Wilmington options that aren't egg hunts or church services, we've got you covered. For starters, there are no less than two new plays about historical figures " one about a pair of world-famous…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (102+ words) In 1900, a large textile mill was built next to this idyllic Wilmington spot that locals called Mineral Spring. Reminders of Wilmington's history as a 'mill town' still survive These days, it's common to hear people decrying the high rate of…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (982+ words) Researchers have uncovered new information about Wilmington's 1898 coup and massacre, including a "missing piece" connecting the story of the tragic event to one of Wilmington's most historic Black churches. On Saturday, March 28, Wilmington writer and historian John Jeremiah Sullivan gave…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (105+ words) The 2026 Azalea Festival, which runs April 8-12, will be the fifth year with the Cape Fear Garden Club's Azalea Ambassadors instead of Azalea belles. From belles to Azalea Ambassadors, a Wilmington tradition evolves Julia Goggin is a 16-year-old junior at Cape…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago  (884+ words) Concert season in the Wilmington area is like spring. It starts slowly with a trickle of shows in March, then bursts fully into life each April. True to form, April in Wilmington is busting out all over, musically speaking. In…...