Commentaries

Every winter, WHQR celebrates Kwanzaa with the program Season's Griot. This week, in honor of the summer solstice, Arts Reporter Megan Williams brings us another taste of African storytelling, with the group The Healing Force.

By Megan V. Williams

Hampstead, NC – The Healing Force is the creation of the Anderson family group out of Winston-Salem. For sixteen years they?ve sought out African stories to tell in their unique, musical fashion.

The yellow pages have more than 40 listings for 'galleries' in Wilmington. But there's a lot of turnover on that roster. WHQR's Megan Williams looks at the tough business of selling art...

By Megan V. Williams

On the shore of Lake Waccamaw, commentator Ede Baldridge recently found the perfect reason for a party.

By Ede Baldridge

Wilmington, NC – Ede Baldridge writes about memorable people and places around the southeast.

Commentator Andy Wood was on the beach last week following that period of unsettled weather, and discovered a world view while walking the beach's tidal strand line.

By Andy Wood

Wilmington, NC – Andy Wood is education director for Audubon North Carolina

Gardening commentator Barbara Sullivan has two ideas for an environmentally friendly garden: a rain garden and butterly garden

By Barbara Sullivan

Wilmington, NC – Barbara Sullivan works and gardens in historic downtown Wilmington.

With school out and summer here, local beaches are filling up with relaxation-seekers. But many who come to take in the sand and waves miss one of the region's most unique geologic features. WHQR's Megan Williams visited the rocky outcrop at Carolina Beach, and brought back this audio postcard...

By Megan V. Williams