Businesses say Front Street work hurting bottom line
Front Street construction is causing headaches for more than just drivers. It's created a bump in the road for businesses as well. Fewer customers have translated into more discounts at stores.One...
View ArticleWhile tearing up the old, Front Street offers something new
Amid torn up pavement, tractors, cones and a road closed sign, a new Front Street restaurant is open for business. The Eat Spot faces a number of road blocks. Front Street construction and a tough...
View ArticleHistoric Wilmington house temporarily saved from demolition
Wilmington, NC (WWAY) -- A historic house along Front Street may have been given a temporary reprieve from the wrecking ball, but the future is still uncertain for the condemned classic.“Mark has done...
View ArticleWilmington tests designated late-night taxi spots
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- You may notice some specially marked parking spaces downtown.The city has painted spaces in the 100 block of North Front Street to say "Taxi Only After Midnight."It's part of a...
View ArticleChristmas decorations arrive downtown
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- Just one day after the spooktacular holiday of Halloween, downtown Wilmington now has a bit of Christmas flair.As they do every year on November 1, City crews installed wreaths...
View ArticleFire sparks inside Wilmington apartment with occupant inside
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- A Firebelly Lounge employee helped save a man after a fire sparked in the kitchen of his apartment while he was sleeping.It happened just after 1:30 a.m. on North Front Street,...
View ArticleBar employees rescue man from early-morning fire
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- A fire broke out around 1:30 this morning in an apartment above a Downtown Wilmington bar.When two bar employees heard the alarm, instead of running away, they ran to...
View ArticleCFPUA issues boil water advisory
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority wants to remind you about tonight's water shutdown and precautionary boil water advisory. As part of their assistance to Wilmington's...
View ArticleONLY ON 3: MLK Parade move creates split along Castle Street
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- There's been a lot of debate about the new route this year's Martin Luther King Jr. Parade took through Wilmington last week.You've probably heard about issues downtown...
View ArticleHundreds gather to watch Rims on the River show
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- People from all over the Cape Fear region gathered in downtown Wilmington today to check out Rims on the River Car and Motorcycle Show.There are different types of car shows...
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