ECHOES OF PASSION: Ryan Lee Burris’ legacy lives on with annual holiday benefit on December 9

“One thing that will forever be true about Ryan Lee Burris is that, while his physical body is no longer with us, his spirit, passion and love for all he believed in, all he stood for and all he fought for shall live on forever,” Lorraine Barnes, Cape Fear Equality’s former chairperson, says of ILM’s most fierce LGBTQIA advocate who passed away in November. “He … Continue reading ECHOES OF PASSION: Ryan Lee Burris’ legacy lives on with annual holiday benefit on December 9

BEYOND BOUNDARIES: UNCW Writers’ Week celebrates female writers and latest collection of essays in ‘Trespass’

Writers’ Week remains an invaluable resource for students, which includes an Alumni Career Panel on November 1, but everything is free and open to the greater Wilmington community, too. Continue reading BEYOND BOUNDARIES: UNCW Writers’ Week celebrates female writers and latest collection of essays in ‘Trespass’

GETTING #OVERFLO: Downtown businesses campaign to raise relief funds for area nonprofits throughout October

Throughout October downtown businesses (as well as urban neighbors like Greenfield Lake and Midtown) can offer specials for a week or the entire month to help raise money for area nonprofits and hurricane relief. Continue reading GETTING #OVERFLO: Downtown businesses campaign to raise relief funds for area nonprofits throughout October