CoastLine

Hari Kondabolu is on at least a double mission – although they are connected. [Hari's voice from a Tumblr post :] "Hari Kondabolu. Hari... Kondabolu." He calls this The Galifianakis. On this edition, we find out why. But he says his big goal is making people laugh... [intro to Netflix comedy special, Warn Your Relatives] "Please welcome to the stage... Hari Kondabolu!" [applause and cheers] Hari Kondabolu does make people laugh. But he also makes people think. He’s caught the attention of NPR

It was the early 1990s when an American creative writing professor set about publishing his second novel. The pivotal event in his book: a 19 th century bloody failure of democracy.

A dozen or so people, diverse in age, ethnicity, and political leanings, have agreed to be part of a year-long experiment in civil discourse. Each month, we bring you a conversation with members of the group. Our aim: to observe whether the tone and quality of the conversation changes as they get to know one another over the course of the year. And because it is a grand experiment, today will be a little different. Instead of talking with them in small groups of three – we’re in a round table

Project Grace. Some hear that term and imagine an exciting evolution of Wilmington’s downtown area – bringing together cultural attractions – such as the Cape Fear Museum, shopping, the library, affordable housing in a market that desperately needs it. Done properly, it could turn downtown into a more of a destination for locals and tourists.

The film production landscape in North Carolina in first quarter of 2019 consists of Swamp Thing, Uncle Frank , and the pilot, Reprisal -- the latter two in pre-production.

“Sins, like chickens, come home to roost. The South paid a fearful price for the wrong of negro slavery; in some form or other it will doubtless reap the fruits of this later iniquity…”

Hurricane Florence hit the Cape Fear region September 14, 2018. She made landfall with significantly lower wind speeds than originally predicted -- as a Category 1 – but she had expanded in size and slowed down, which meant torrential rainfall over the Carolinas along with hurricane and tropical storm force winds.

Keeping trees in your yard could actually protect your home rather than threaten it during tropical storms and hurricanes. That goes against much of the conventional wisdom in the region about trees on one’s property during hurricane season. On this edition of CoastLine, we find out why.

The honey bee population declined slightly in the United States from 2016 to 2017. That’s according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The most-often reported colony stressor: varroa mites.

As the best chefs around the world recognize the importance of cooking with diverse ingredients and sustainably grown food, one local chef is unpacking why, and he's teaching simple but solid cooking techniques.