In 1977, the City of Wilmington approved the installation of the lanterns on North Front Street. But four decades later, the federal government decided it wanted the lanterns back arguing they were never the city’s property and suggesting litigation might be necessary if they aren't returned. The City says it hopes the lanterns can stay where they are.
Q: Why is my rent so [expletive] high?A: Capitalism which is to say, it’s complicated. Part of the recent increase in rents has to do with the basic economic principles of supply and demand, and the phenomenon of filtering, where the lack of higher-end options pushes consumers into less expensive markets, increasing competition there. But it likely also involves the darker side of capitalism, including anticompetitive price-fixing practices and algorithm-based rent-setting software that is far more aggressive than a ‘human’ manager might be. For the latest installment of ‘Ask a Journalist,’ WHQR's Kelly Kenoyer and Ben Schachtman unpack how all this works.
Ray Funderburk III was removed from the Cape Fear Community College Board of Trustees last week. Now that he’s off the board, he’s sharing two concerning experiences he said happened during his tenure.
Years of work by New Hanover County to deliver the “very best evidence-based treatment program” culminated in the recent opening of The Healing Place. Now, the facility says it is recovery housing, not a treatment center, despite advertising itself as the latter (and despite New Hanover County and others referring to its services as treatment). Officials call the distinction ‘semantics,’ but it could mean the difference in millions of dollars in opioid settlement funding and the health outcomes of hundreds, even thousands, of people seeking help for addiction.
On Wednesday morning, a Columbus County Superior Court judge was preparing to consider a petition to remove Sheriff Jody Greene and disqualify him from again holding the office. But Greene’s resignation rendered the petition moot and left open the question of whether Greene could serve in law enforcement, or even as Sheriff, in the future.