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Last Friday, May 23, students, parents, and community members joined the 6th bike bus for the International School at Gregory, forming a giant chain of cyclists, and the group wants to expand the number of rides — and riders for the upcoming school year.
The Newsroom
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On this episode: Rachel Keith recently hosted a panel for N.C. Project LEAD, asking elected officials and community leaders some tough policy questions. We’ll hear what they said about universal basic income, collective bargaining, and more. Plus, Nikolai Mather unpacks legislative efforts to fund school meals for all.
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- N.C. Cooperative Extension to offer "hurricane meal kit" classes
- NHCS superintendent addresses his decision to overrule district committee on "Blended" challenge
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- Saddled with debt, Wilmington City Manager plans to rein in mounted police
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- NHCS Pre-K officials encourage parents to register in rolling application process
Culture / Arts / Inside HQR
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- Steve Vernon on his journey into theater, Wilmigton's scene, and Big Dawg Productions
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- From the Mouths of Babes Theatre talks latest project and "documentary theater"
- Actor's Arsenal: Ron Fallica talks acting, coaching, and making a professional life in Wilmington
- Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: Brian Whitted & Justin Allen Tate
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National News
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- Judge rules suit challenging DOGE and Elon Musk's power over government can continue
- Trump is pardoning Todd and Julie Chrisley, the reality TV couple convicted of fraud
- 'We're in a holding pattern': Home sales and building slump in the face of uncertainty
- U.S. stops scheduling visa interviews for foreign students
- Ex-police chief sentenced for rape and murder escaped prison disguised as prison guard
- States look to pull back incentives on electric vehicles
- NPR and Colorado stations sue Trump
State News
- Recreational fishers notch win in NC's southern flounder battle
- Asheville area unemployment improved in April, but hospitality sector still reeling
- Asheville mourns Oscar Wong, craft beer pioneer and founder of Highland Brewing
- Community members issue recommendations for I-26 Connector project
- ‘Save Lake Chatuge’ community members rally against TVA
- Stein says FEMA denial of full funding will mean less money for recovery needs
- Buncombe revives post-Helene health survey axed by federal cuts
- Asheville reopens portions of riverfront parks damaged by Hurricane Helene
- Can North Carolina move the needle on literacy scores?
- NC House passes budget that stakes a fight with Senate over teacher pay
