Wilmington NC

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Children’s Museum of Wilmington will host its annual “Science at Play” event as part of the North Carolina Science Festival. The event runs from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 18, and focuses on hands-on STEM learning designed for young children.

Eileen M. Duffy, Publisher and editor of Edible Port City (Wilmington NC) sent me this announcement: Kimchi probiotic promotes the excretion of nanoplastics from the gut. Experiments have confirmed that lactic acid bacteria isolated from kimchi can bind with intestinal microplastics and promote their excretion from the body. In an animal study, the amount of plastic detected in feces more than doubled.

CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - The Wings over Carolina Beach 2026 is scheduled to take flight for two aerial performances this April. The airshow begins Friday, April 24, at 3 p.m. and continues Saturday, April 25, at 2 p.m. All performances will be visible from the Carolina Beach Boardwalk. Live...

LELAND, NC (WWAY) — The Town of Leland invites the community to celebrate spring, creativity, and environmental stewardship at the inaugural In Bloom festival on Saturday, May 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Founders Park. An expansion of Leland’s popular spring art market, In Bloom will feature...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Smart Start of New Hanover County has announced Shannon Smiles will join the organization as executive director beginning April 27. Smiles has more than 25 years of experience in early childhood education and program administration, according to the release. She most recently worked as director of...

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Brunswick County commissioners voted Monday to extend a $2.2 million contract with Wellpath, the controversial national health care provider. The company provides medical care to inmates at the Brunswick County Detention Center. The one-year extension to the 2024 agreement passed 4-1, with commissioner Pat Sykes the lone dissenting vote. It includes a 2.7% increase in the annual fee the county pays the company...

Several businesses could be facing a bulldozer as part of state transportation plans to improve and widen Carolina Beach Road.

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WWAY) — Brunswick County commissioners have appointed a new member to the county’s planning board as officials continue to grapple with rapid growth and development challenges. Commissioners on Monday selected Travis Cruse for the District 4 seat among a pool of candidates. The appointment comes...

The best breakfast of your life might involve a parking lot, a paper plate, and the mild embarrassment of making involuntary sounds in public. That is a gap in the travel guides that nobody has bothered to address, and North Carolina is paying the price for it in the form of underappreciated breakfast trucks that deserve far more attention than they currently get.

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Three people were injured in two separate stabbings early Easter morning in downtown Wilmington, according to the Wilmington Police Department. Wilmington police said in a news release, “At approximately 2:10 a.m., officers responded to a large fight in the 100 block of N. Front Street. Upon arrival, officers located two adult males suffering from stab wounds. Both males were transported to Novant NHRMC...