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Listen to the story here. Project Grace is New Hanover County’s redevelopment project for the downtown library block. Ahead of a vote by county commissioners, representatives of the Cape Fear Museum and the New Hanover County Library are weighing in on changes they’d like to see to the current plan. Late last week, the chairs of advisory boards for the museum and library both sent letters to the board of commissioners; the chairs have laid out a number of key changes and additions they’d like to see to the Memorandum of Understanding, or MOU, between the county and the Zimmer Developmen...

EDITOR: “We had a team of consultants…on-site personnel, the general contractor, subcontractors, and the New Hanover County Inspections department looking after our interest and we felt like that was sufficient” lamented Lucien Ellison, senior managing partner of East West Partners for the developer of River Place. Obviously, this was not enough oversight for the $80 million mixed-use and defect-infested downtown building. As the StarNews recently reported, this brand-new building suffers from mildew, poorly installed drywall, plumbing issues and negative air pressure which causes outsi...

Listen to the show here. Hosted by Ben Schachtman, Managing Editor of HQR News, the program is an opportunity for local officials and reporters -- the people who make news and the people who report it -- to talk about the issues that affect our community. Expect deeper dives and candid conversation. On this episode of The Newsroom:  Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo, on challenges facing the city, including public transportation and affordable housing. Cedric Harrison and Evan Folds, discussing the Northside Food Co-Op’s plans to build a cooperative grocery store in one of the region’s key fo...

By Cece Nunn, posted Feb 22, 2021 A virtual community roundtable Tuesday will focus on Project Grace, a $107 million project that would transform a New Hanover County-owned block in downtown Wilmington into new public and private facilities. Wilmington Downtown Inc. President and CEO Holly Childs will share the current vision and next steps with panelists who include:   Dane Scalise, WDI Board Chair Jennifer Rigby, Chief Strategy Officer, New Hanover County Adam Tucker, Director of Development, Zimmer Development Company Chris Boney, Chief Relationships Officer, LS3P Natali...

Listen to the story here. Many of the region’s problems don’t stop at the boundaries between the City of Wilmington and New Hanover County. At a recent joint meeting, elected officials found common ground -- but also some tensions -- on challenging issues affecting both governments. The meeting, initially slated to run 90 minutes, went nearly twice as long -- and no wonder, as City Council members and commissioners had a slew of topics to tackle. “The first one is the needs of the unsheltered homeless population… I want to talk about broadband… the digital divide… we need to focus...