The Affordable Housing Bond is officially off the table, and county officials have pressed pause on a quarter cent sales tax for public transit. WHQR’s Ben Schactman and Kelly Kenoyer have more from the joint Wilmington-New Hanover County meeting which was, at time, quite tense.
Cape Fear Collective launched a new data analysis tool today for nonprofits and community members in the region. The Healthy Communities North Carolina 2030 dashboard details numerous indicators for health and could help drive policy at the city, county and state levels. WHQR's Kelly Kenoyer and Rachel Keith take a closer look.
Advocates, bankers, and politicians gathered at UNCW on Friday to discuss the housing affordability crisis in the Cape Fear Region. WHQR’s Ben Schachtman and Kelly Kenoyer attended, and have the big takeaways.
Three months ago, WHQR started reporting on the displacement of dozens of families from the Wilmington Housing Authority by rampant mold problems. The problem has since been revealed to be a full blown crisis, putting financial and logistical pressure on WHA.
On this week's episode, guest-host Kelly Kenoyer digs into the great suburban experiment that has defined development in the United States ever since the invention of the car. Plus, an update on the housing crisis or is it crises? in Wilmington.