What You Can Do To Prepare For Hurricane Ian

While Hurricane Ian, currently an extremely powerful Category 4 storm, is expected to deliver a devastating blow to Florida, our area will feel some effects from the hurricane as it moves through the Southeast. According to the National Weather Service, those effects will begin as early as Thursday with wind gusts between 30-35mph and increasingContinue reading “What You Can Do To Prepare For Hurricane Ian”

Council Recap: The City Has A New Historic Landmark; A Pilot Program To Aid Unhoused People, and more

Wilmington City Council holding its second regular meeting for the month of September. First up, a public hearing on the city’s consolidated annual performance and evaluation report which outlines how the city uses federal funds to provide affordable housing opportunities. “We’re in a good position in terms of resources. Our shared goal is to seeContinue reading “Council Recap: The City Has A New Historic Landmark; A Pilot Program To Aid Unhoused People, and more”

Update On North Front Street Streetscape Project

The second phase of the Front Street Improvement Project starts this week. Crews will begin demolition in the 300 block of Front Street (between Grace and Walnut Streets) on Wednesday September 21, will pave the Grace Street intersection on Thursday, and plan to re-open Grace Street to traffic on Friday, September 23. In the 200Continue reading “Update On North Front Street Streetscape Project”

Guest Post: William Gould Led Slaves On Daring Escape From Wilmington

Craftsman. Naval Veteran. Patriot. Author. Father. Grandfather. Leader. A man who escaped his enslavement. William B. Gould, born November 18, 1837 in Wilmington, North Carolina, was all of these things and more. William B. Gould was the son of the enslaved Elizabeth Moore and Alexander Gould, a free white man living in Granville, North Carolina.Continue reading “Guest Post: William Gould Led Slaves On Daring Escape From Wilmington”