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Midday Interview: "Brooklyn: The Musical"

Jemila Ericson — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:31:32 +0000

Accidental Southerner: Louisa May Alcott

Nan Graham — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:00:00 +0000

Commentator Nan Graham is more than familiar with the needle-in-the-hay-stack method of finding southerners, so she wasn’t nervous when Louisa May Alcott seemed to be resisting the mold. Here, she makes her case for Louisa May Alcott as an accidental southerner. In the process, she takes a trip to Georgetown before it was a fashi0nable corner in the District of Columbia, and remembers one of her favorite quotes about Washington D.C.: "Washington has all the efficiency of the South and the manners of the North."

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Wave Transit will get new maintance facility

Sara Wood — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000

CEO of CFPUA accepts job in Florida

Rachel Lewis Hilburn — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:41:56 +0000

The Chief Executive Officer of the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority could soon be leaving his post. Matthew Jordan has accepted a position in Tampa Bay, Florida.

Projection

Shane Fernando — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:00:00 +0000

Every upgrade is not necessarily an improvement. Commentator Shane Fernando opts for the tried and true (and the legendary) as he designs this year’s Cape Fear Shakespeare on the Green.

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Board votes to remove Berger as NHC commissioner

Sara Wood — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:16:22 +0000

Brian Berger is no longer a New Hanover County Commissioner. The board voted 3-to-2 to remove Berger during an amotion hearing yesterday, with Berger and Commissioner Jonathan Barfield dissenting.

Kickoff for the Cape Fear 2040 Transportation Plan

Sara Wood — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:03:05 +0000

Starting Tuesday, residents of Southeast North Carolina will be able to give their input into the future of transportation. The Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization, or MPO, will launch a public survey to consider a regional transportation plan for the year 2040.

Midday Interview: "A Town of Empty Rooms" with Karen E. Bender

Jemila Ericson — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:33:22 +0000

Coastal Reform Act lifts cap on terminal groins in NC

Rachel Lewis Hilburn — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:30:23 +0000

A new bill that would lift the cap on the number of terminal groins allowed in the state passed the Senate Wednesday.

Midday Interview: "Mozart, the Boy Genius"

Jemila Ericson — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:30:02 +0000