I would only do it if it looked and sounded good, Haller said. I loved the way it was all organized by UNCW staff and Cucalorus Festival Director Dan Brawley, who helped Haller get DocuTime to the drive-in screen.
Being at a drive-in for the first time in decades, Haller said, took me back 100 years to when I was a little girl and Daddy and Mother would take us to the drive-in. Daddy had a station wagon with wooden sides. He d load it up with (her twin sister) and two or three of my friends. You could get out and get food and all and run around. We had so much fun. I never forgot it.
Sarah Kenan is the daughter of white supremacist William Rand Kenan, and her name adorns two buildings at UNCW. The university is looking into it, but also hopes to preserve its relationship with the Kenan family. (Port City Daily/Preston Lennon)
WILMINGTON â When UNCW formed a committee to advance diversity and inclusion initiatives in July, part of its scope involved looking into the background of Sarah Kenan.
A philanthropist and heir to a family fortune, she often donated to UNCW during her life in the early 20th century. Now her name is attached to an auditorium and a hall on UNCWâs campus, and one of her former family homes on Market St. has been converted into the official house of the UNCW chancellor.
Four things in Wilmington (in-person and virtual) to celebrate MLK Day
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is historically a time to reflect on the late Civil Rights leader and his thoughts and goals for a better world during a time when society was changing and colliding.
And as issues such as racial injustice and more recently a Capitol Hill riot remain at the forefront, the anniversary of King s birthday on Friday MLK Day, however, observed Monday perhaps holds more meaning than ever.
So while some annual MLK Day events, such as the downtown parade, are canceled this year due to COVID-19, others have emerged online while a few in-person gatherings are scheduled with protocols such as social distancing.