While India Mahal is okay, Wilmington’s always had a dearth of really good Indian food. So I’m glad to see a new restaurant moving into the space that was Big D’s burger biker bar on South College across from Hugh MacRae Park. It’s called Tandoori Bites: Fine Indian Cuisine, and I hope it lives up [...]
From Old Books on Front Street downtown, by way of a friend:
Do you own a hand truck? Little red wagon?
Location:22 n front to 221 n front
Time:8:05AM Saturday, February 27th
Do you own a hand truck? Little red wagon? Do you have 20 minutes on Saturday to help your favorite neighborhood bookstore?
Moving day is fast approaching! [...]
From the Where’s My Midwife folks, a great fundraising event this coming Saturday February 20th
Mardi Gras Masquerade and Silent Auction
Local midwifery advocates seeking community support and a raging good party this Saturday, Feb. 20th at the Mardi Gras Masquerade and Silent Auction! No admission fee required. Complete with Jambalaya (and other culinary treats), [...]
The North Carolina Arts Council has launched an online public survey to gather the opinions of New Hanover County and Wilmington-area residents on the role of the arts in the area and the importance of an arts council to the region.
The arts council seeks participants to complete the three-page online survey from now until March [...]
Expectant mothers who have dizzied themselves chasing the tail of midwifery nomenclature trying to get to the bottom of what all those acronyms really mean would be relieved to meet Olivia Marshburn, the newest midwife in town, who introduces herself on her business card as, simply, a midwife.
Local business leader and entrepreneur Tom Looney on this region’s worrying association with Detroit:
Detroit and the Carolinas: Economically Hard Hit Areas.
During White House talks this week on the deep economic problems being faced by millions of Americans, the Carolinas and Detroit were singled out as being particularly “hard hit areas.” To be lumped with Detroit [...]
The best time to visit UNCW is Sunday morning when it’s practically a ghost town. The students are in slumberland, most employees are off, and the buildings are mute. It’s peaceful to wander around campus thinking what a buzz of activity it usually is.
It’s been nearly two years since our county commissioners offered Titan Cement 4.2 million of our tax dollars to build the fourth largest cement plant in the U.S. on the banks of the Cape Fear River. Since then, as the protest at the New Hanover County Courthouse this week showed, public opposition to this heavy [...]
Since moving to Greenfield Lake, we have longed for a good neighborhood bar. Let’s face it, there are a lot of bars in and around Wilmington. Since downtown is less than 4 miles away from my front door, any of the bars in downtown could theoretically be a contender.
A post on stoptitan.org makes Huffington Post! Things are heating up here in River City:
Yuna Shin: Can Grass Roots Organizations Take On a Corporate Giant?.
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