LatestMonday, November 9, 2026
Nvidia's CEO Admitted to an Affair. The Affair Was With a Suspected Chinese Spy.
- Nvidia's board launched an independent investigation after CEO Jensen Huang admitted to a relationship with a woman U.S. officials identified as a Chinese spy.
- New Hanover County voters approved a $320.5 million school bond with 68% support — one of the largest education investments in county history.
- NCDOT opened a month-long public comment period on a revised Cape Fear Memorial Bridge replacement design that aims to ease downtown traffic concerns.
Monday, November 2, 2026
Michelin Came to Wilmington — and Restaurants Are Already Feeling It
- Michelin's first Wilmington picks are already moving the needle for local restaurants — and the city's culinary reputation.
- North Korea allegedly pulled off the biggest crypto heist in history, lifting $6.3 billion from Binance in a single attack.
- DoorDash is buying Instacart for $17 billion, a deal that reshapes how Americans order groceries and could squeeze local delivery options.
Monday, October 26, 2026
NHCS Wants to Tax Your Concert Ticket to Pay for Art Class
- New Hanover County Schools wants to slap a surcharge on city venue tickets to fund arts programs — and city council is already pushing back.
- Airlines are flying fewer routes and charging more for them, and soaring fuel costs mean neither trend is going away anytime soon.
- Meta just got hit with a $25 billion penalty over the Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal — nearly a decade after the story first broke.
Monday, October 19, 2026
$117 Million Changed Hands in Wilmington — and That's Just One Deal
- A Wilmington apartment complex just traded hands for $117 million — one of the biggest commercial real estate deals the area has seen in years.
- The U.S. budget deficit hit nearly $2 trillion for fiscal 2026, a 12% jump in a single year — and Washington is already bracing for a miserable 2027.
- CEO confidence has dropped into negative territory nationally, a warning sign worth watching as the holiday quarter kicks off.
Monday, October 12, 2026
Wilmington Told NCDOT Its Bridge Analysis Was Incomplete — Then Sent Three Alternatives to Prove It
- Wilmington pushed back hard on NCDOT's Cape Fear Memorial Bridge analysis, submitting three alternative designs of its own.
- Hurricane Isaias rolled through the Cape Fear region, spawning two confirmed tornadoes and canceling events across the area.
- The DOJ opened an antitrust investigation into five TV networks after a White House press pool standoff — a move that has media lawyers very nervous.
Monday, October 5, 2026
300 Miles on Foot, Ending Right Here in Wilmington
- A group of women veterans completed a 300-mile march across North Carolina, finishing in Wilmington to honor fallen service members.
- Trump named intelligence chief Jay Clayton to lead a new AI agency, putting one person in charge of the federal government's entire artificial intelligence push.
- Mortgage rates are approaching a three-year high, and new loan applications are plunging — bad news for buyers and sellers alike.
Monday, September 28, 2026
Chemours Says It Didn't Break the Rules. Cape Fear River Watch Disagrees.
- The 10-year Treasury yield hit its highest level in nearly two decades — and history says something usually breaks when rates climb this fast.
- Chemours is disputing Cape Fear River Watch's claim that it violated its consent order on PFAS pollution, and the fight is heading toward a legal showdown.
- The Front Street Bridge in downtown Wilmington is closing for six months starting soon — plan your detours accordingly.
Monday, September 21, 2026
The EPA Just Stripped Away Cape Fear's Best PFAS Protections
- The EPA just rolled back PFAS water guidance, and Cape Fear — already one of the most contaminated waterways in the country — is directly in the crosshairs.
- Warren Buffett is stepping down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman, ending one of the longest runs in American corporate history.
- Tariffs, $5 fuel, and rising interest rates are hitting American businesses all at once — and the squeeze is showing up in the numbers.
Monday, September 14, 2026
Wilmington's Barclay West Wants to Pack In More Homes — A Lot More
- AI's biggest names are calling for a slowdown — and Washington is finally starting to listen, sort of.
- Diesel hit $6 a gallon for the first time ever, and your grocery bill is already feeling it.
- A Wilmington developer wants to tear up the density cap at Barclay West and add significantly more homes to the project.
Monday, September 7, 2026
The CF Memorial Bridge Bill Is Enormous. Wilmington Just Hired Someone to Find Out How Enormous.
- Wilmington is hiring a consultant to find cheaper alternatives to the CF Memorial Bridge replacement — a rare sign of fiscal restraint on a project with a nine-figure price tag.
- The Copper Penny is about to get the Guy Fieri treatment, landing a spot on Triple D Nation.
- OpenAI's own chief scientist is now publicly saying AI labs may need to slow down — which is a little like a race car driver asking for a speed limit.
Monday, August 31, 2026
Hollywood Is Eyeing the Exits Again — and Wilmington Should Be Paying Attention
- North Carolina's film incentive is expiring and Hollywood is already making backup plans — bad news for Wilmington's studio economy.
- Kevin Warsh dropped the most hawkish Jackson Hole speech in years, and markets are starting to price in a possible rate hike.
- Trump secured a deal giving the U.S. access to more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil reserves — the geopolitics are complicated, to put it mildly.
Monday, August 24, 2026
U.S.-Canada Trade Talks Are Over. The Bill Comes Due Sept. 8.
- U.S.-Canada trade talks collapsed this week, and Canada says retaliatory tariffs start Sept. 8 — here's what that means for your wallet.
- Leland's newest shopping center just signed 11 new tenants, making it one of the bigger retail expansions on the Cape Fear in recent memory.
- The AI industry's political honeymoon is officially over — data centers have become the 2026 midterms' hottest punching bag.
Monday, August 17, 2026
The Wrightsville Beach Bridges Are Coming — Two Years Sooner Than Expected
- The Wrightsville Beach bridge project just got fast-tracked by two full years — here's what that means for your commute.
- College's grip on the American Dream is slipping, and AI is doing most of the loosening.
- Anthropic just posted $11.5 billion in quarterly revenue, and OpenAI responded by losing its top executives.
Monday, August 10, 2026
A Wellness Campus Is Moving Into the Old Lowe's Foods on Oleander
- A wellness campus is planned for the old Lowe's Foods site on Oleander Drive — gyms, med spas, and more coming to a familiar address.
- The July jobs report was a double whammy: employers cut 23,000 jobs and mortgage rates climbed higher at the same time.
- Greg Abel is finally opening Berkshire Hathaway's war chest — and making some big moves with Buffett's legendary cash pile.
Monday, August 3, 2026
Trump Calls Off the Iran Strikes — For Now
- Trump called off planned Iran strikes after reaching the outline of a deal — but the situation remains on a knife's edge.
- Publix is recalling GreenWise frozen berries over possible E. coli contamination — check your freezer.
- Goldman Sachs traders are on pace for a record year, and the mechanics behind it are worth knowing.
Monday, July 27, 2026
The U.S. and Iran Stopped Shooting at Each Other — For Now
- The U.S. and Iran paused strikes for a second straight day — oil markets exhaled, but nobody's celebrating yet.
- A Wilmington resident sparked a debate about homemade bus stop benches, and honestly, the city's response says a lot.
- Sam Altman told the White House we're living inside the singularity right now — no big deal.
Monday, July 20, 2026
Oil Hits $90 and Your Next Fill-Up Will Feel It
- Oil crossed $90 a barrel as the U.S.-Iran conflict grinds into its ninth consecutive night of strikes — and gas prices are following.
- China's new open-weight AI model may have just erased America's lead in the AI race, and the tech world is rattled.
- Britt's Donuts is expanding to Charleston — the Carolina Beach institution is officially going places.