WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH — Beach town leaders have a plan to revamp parts of Causeway Drive, involving a red-tape request to the N.C. Department of Transportation.
As eastern Pender County continues to grow, a group of developers made plans for hundreds of people to become new neighbors with an apartment complex, but there’s Hampstead residents who believe their community is becoming too crowded.
The idea for Headwaters Apartments is one of several development goals making growth inescapable for the unincorporated community between the beach towns of Topsail Beach and Surf City. Hampstead is also considered part of the greater Wilmington area, which also continues to swell.
During a recent meeting hosted by the Pender County Board of Commissioners, nearby homeowners were invited to listen to a rezoning request, which could have been another step to move forward. Residents expressed concerns regarding the proposed project for the east side of U.S. 17 between the intersection of Hughes Road and Deerfield Drive.
UPDATE: City Council approves resolution restricting where alcohol can be sold at Riverfront Park A resolution restricting where alcohol can be sold and served at Riverfront Park was approved at Tuesday nightâs Wilmington City Council meeting. (Source: WECT) By WECT Staff | May 4, 2021 at 12:11 PM EDT - Updated May 5 at 8:07 AM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A resolution that would restrict where alcohol can be sold and served at Riverfront Park was approved at Tuesday nightâs Wilmington City Council meeting.
City staff and Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. recommended that alcohol sales and service be limited to the following areas of the park:
The Meadowlark Lemon Memorial Bridge will be lit nightly at dusk through 2 a.m., and again from 5 a.m. to sunrise daily. The programmed lights will change colors for each holiday and commemorative moments. (Port City Daily/Shea Carver)
WILMINGTON Meadowlark Lemon Memorial Bridge has illuminated the Northside of downtown Wilmington for a week now. Red, white and blue lights representing the Harlem Globetrotters for which Lemon played for more than 20 years have been shining bright, along with a rainbow of other colors. The bridge, located on Third Street between the WAVE Transit station and Wilson Center, lights up nightly around dusk.