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Riverlights community to host groundbreaking for new amenity center

WILMINGTON — The developers of Riverlights, a 1,400-acre community located along the Cape Fear River, will be hosting a groundbreaking before beginning construction on its new amenity center, Riverhouse....

The Rift now open in Cargo District East, pizza coming soon

WILMINGTON — A new bar located in the Cargo District East will open Friday after undergoing three months of renovations. FIRST REPORTED: Dog bar closed in...

‘Yield dividends for decades’: Amazon robotics center to have $163M recurring economic impact, study says

WILMINGTON — “I’m feeling like a billion dollars,” Scott Satterfield, CEO of Wilmington Business Development, announced at the groundbreaking of Amazon’s new robotics distribution center,...

86 units planned for Gordon Road, community meeting set

NEW HANOVER COUNTY — A community meeting has been scheduled for a new single-family development off Gordon Road. READ MORE: Rezonings proposed to bring 68 units...

Avelo announces four new routes from ILM

WILMINGTON — Avelo Airlines has announced four new nonstop routes from the Wilmington International Airport — Houston, Texas; Washington, D.C.; Detroit, Michigan; and Long...

PHOTO COLLECTION: Tariffs Kentucky Bourbon

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New mini-golf course with ‘old-school surfing vibe’ to open in Carolina Beach this spring

CAROLINA BEACH — A new attraction is coming to the beach just in time for tourist season: 18 holes of mini-golf. READ MORE: Arcade, bowling,...

Downtown ReStore to close as nonprofit sells properties, looks to buy another

NEW HANOVER COUNTY — Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity will be closing its Third Street ReStore in downtown Wilmington as it looks to purchase...

The Endowment awards $7.5M to N.C. Aquarium

WILMINGTON — To support the expansion of the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher, The Endowment announced a multi-year, multi-million-dollar award. READ MORE: State funding pushes...

Del Taco, Guthrie’s Chicken set sights on Pender County

PENDER COUNTY — Plans have been submitted to bring two national restaurant chains to one parcel in Hampstead.  READ MORE: Mixed-use complex submitted to replace...

Egg prices could jump 41% this year, USDA says, as Trump's bird flu plan is unveiled

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Agriculture Department predicts record egg prices could soar more than 40% in 2025, as the Trump administration offered the...