Citizen journalism at PBS’s Idea Lab

A great-looking PBS project to promote citizen journalism, to discuss practices and tools.

MediaShift Idea Lab is a group weblog by innovators who are reinventing community news for the Digital Age. Each author won a grant in the Knight News Challenge to help fund a startup idea or to blog on a topic related to […]

Written by editor on November 9, 2007 | Posted in Business & Technology | 1 Comment

New Hanover County voting

From Star News columnist Chris Mazzolini’s (resuscitated?) blog:

NEW HANOVER COUNTY
Outside of Wilmington, the only New Hanover County voters heading to the polls today are those in the three beach towns. The mayors’ races in Wrightsville Beach and Kure Beach are uncontested, but there’s a heated battle in Carolina Beach where two town council members want […]

Written by ian on November 6, 2007 | Posted in Talk | Leave a comment

Drought Central

Not sure about where you live, but there are a smattering of folks in my neighborhood that are still watering their lawns, another instance of inconsiderate behavior that we’ve cited before. Now at least I can warn them about losing a few Benjamins. This is from WECT:
WILMINGTON — The warning period for violating Wilmington’s mandatory […]

Written by Ranald on November 5, 2007 | Posted in News & Events, Talk | 6 Comments

Wilmington *and* blogosphere as place

Speaking of place-blogging and Wilmington, UNCW journal Ecotone editor’s blog discusses its foray into the blogosphere with copious references to Wilmington and to the idea of place here:
http://ecotoneblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/blogosphere-as-place.html
The new issue of Ecotone, according to this blog, is due out this month.

Written by ian on November 4, 2007 | Posted in Talk | Leave a comment

Wilmington eventful

Eventful results within 25 mi of “Wilmington, NC”
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The latest event info from eventful.com, a registry for events, venues, and people.

South Brunswick Islands King Classic
Annual king mackerel fishing tournament. Meal & Entertainment begins 5:00 pm Friday. One day fishing […]

Written by editor on November 4, 2007 | Posted in News & Events | 4 Comments

Clorox to acquire NC company Burt’s Bees

Interesting business notice in the Stars News yesterday:

RALEIGH | In its infancy, Burt’s Bees served as a niche developer for the earth-friendly consumer. Now, courted by household goods giant Clorox, it’s going mainstream with nearly a billion-dollar price tag.
Clorox, the maker of its namesake bleach, Brita water filters and other grocery-store name brands, said Wednesday […]

Written by ian on November 2, 2007 | Posted in News & Events | 6 Comments

Wilmington Freecycle

I’ve been checking out a local/national service after hearing an interview with one of the founders on netsquared: freecycle.org is “a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns.”
The stuff changing hands is interesting. So is the dialect that springs up around the quick […]

Written by ian on November 1, 2007 | Posted in Business & Technology | 3 Comments

Wilmington News Wire

Wilmington Wire
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Comprehensive News Feed for Wilmington, NC.

Viewing party time changes
In Los Angeles, the party will now begin at 8:00 a.m. instead of 1:30 p.m. The Wilmington party will now be at 10:30 a.m. For more information, contact Jennifer at 233-7226. Check back soon for more updates.
Local News, Weather and Sports for Wilmington, NC […]

Written by editor on November 1, 2007 | Posted in News & Events | 2 Comments