Local history
What are the physical boundaries for the Seagate community? You asked!
What was the history of the Wilmington City Hospital? You asked!
What was the first business in the Indochine building? You asked!
Did Carolina Beach buy the Surfside Motor Lodge and the Guy Johnson motel? You asked!
What is being built by the Third Street Bridge over the railroad tracks downtown? You asked!
Why are there very rarely R&B, hip-hop or rap groups in concert during the Azalea Festival? You asked!
What year was Ronald Reagan grand marshal of the Azalea Festival? You asked!
Do people still play softball at night in the park behind the MLK Center? You asked!
What is the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge?
Whatever happened to Genevieve Barker of WECT-TV? You asked!
Why are no more films being made in Wilmington? You asked!
When was the first Sunset Park school built? You asked!
What do I do when the rock I found is more than a rock?
Whatever happened to Frazier’s Pier 20 Seafood Restaurant? You asked!
Whatever happened to the Tote Em In Zoo?
Does anybody volunteer to improve the appearance of the MLK Parkway? You asked!
Are there regulations regarding the conditions under which downtown carriage horses work? You asked!
Did Wilmington ever have a carnival? (The history of the Jonkonnu celebration)
Can you tell me the history of the Wrightsboro Colored School? You asked!
What was the name of the dress shop that used to be where McAlister’s Deli is now? You asked!
Has Monkey Junction ever had a Kmart? You asked!
Why is StarNewsOnline.com different from the hard copy of the newspaper? You asked!
Does anyone recall the huge train and toy land display in Belk Beery at Christmas? You asked!
Why is the dock at the foot of Queen Street being allowed to fall into the river? You asked!
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