We all know that the Wilmington area, including the housing market, suffered through the Great Recession 8 years ago. For many people, home values have climbed back up in the last few years. And all it takes is a drive around the area to see new construction in many areas, such as South 17th Street and Kerr Avenue in Wilmington, lifestyle communities in Brunswick county and elsewhere, and more. Guests: Cameron Moore, Executive Officer of Wilmington-Cape Fear Homebuilders Association (WCFHA)Don

A 2015 assessment of cities in North Carolina with a population of 10,000 or more ranked Wilmington second after Asheville for crashes. For every one minute a freeway lane is blocked due to a crash incident, four minutes of travel time are added. About 30% of all crashes are secondary crashes -- caused after the initial crash -- possibly due to a sudden stop, distracted driving, or rubber-necking. Those statistics are courtesy of Jessi Leonard, Division Traffic Engineer for the North Carolina

From the earliest days of European settlement, Wilmington and the Cape Fear region have been places of active military involvement. From the Revolution through the Civil War, from liberty ships in World War II to the relocation of the Battleship North Carolina, this area has seen its share and more of events that have shaped the military history of our country. In fact, there is a movement in progress to have Wilmington declared America’s first World War II city. Our guest on this edition of

Bald Head Island sits on the East side of the Cape Fear River – at the confluence of the river and the Atlantic ocean. It is one of the wealthier municipalities within Brunswick County. Only accessible by ferry, Bald Head Island’s popular reputation is that of an island playground for the affluent. Golf carts, bicycles, and feet are the primary means of on-island transportation. And although it’s largely a place of second homes, with the human population peaking in the summer months, estimates

It was 1975 when Martha Peterson’s plane landed in Moscow and launched her assignment as an American case officer for the CIA inside Russia. After training at CIA headquarters in Virginia, she would be one of the first women in U.S. history to embark on such a mission. Less than two years after her arrival on a cold November day in Moscow, she would be ambushed at a drop site, arrested, and hauled in for questioning by KGB agents. Martha Peterson’s story is now part of an exhibit in two museums

The conversation about masculine and feminine expectations and how we socialize children has been going on in academic circles for decades. But it’s only recently that a mass shooting like the one in Orlando launches a different narrative. Of course, the predictable yet important debate about gun policy is re-engergized. But the emerging profile of the shooter at the Pulse nightclub who killed nearly 50 people has also generated a wider, public conversation about the effects of hypermasculinity

The Orlando shooting has reignited talk of gun control measures… Republican U.S. Senators are grappling with whether and how to get behind the presumptive presidential nominee, Donald Trump. And a three-judge panel is considering the legality of voting law changes in North Carolina… Could that case wind up in the Supreme Court? HB2 has taken on a life of its own… New Hanover County, the City of Wilmington, and the Town of Leland have approved their budgets for the next fiscal year…As Election