Hi. I forgot about this reddit thread and decided to post here. I have lived in wilmington my whole life. Currently, I live off of pine grove drive with my two special needs kids. They are 18 and both have autism.

On October 22 my son was in my driveway on his adult trike getting ready to ride his bike. It was the first day he had wanted to ride because it has been so hot. He had all his stuffed animals in his basket on the trike.

2 guys in a red pick up truck pulled over and made him get off his bike and they took it, along with his stuffed animals. We called the cops, but it took them 3 hours to get here and they didn't seem that interested in what happened. I added a photo of the bike.

If anyone knows anything or saw anything please help.

I’ve seen him several times just driving around parking lots or gas stations around Mayfair and UNCW area.

He offered to fix a scuff on my bumper now two separate times. I asked him for proof of previous work and he couldn’t give me anything so I declined.

Just saw this post on tik tok now. Unreal. Knew he was sketchy.

SC license plate, where he needs to go back to.

I've been on the BHI website quite a bit this morning, but would prefer some first-hand knowledge/experience to help me plan a day trip next week. For logistical context, I live in Wilmington.

• Should I drive to Southport and take the ferry to BHI from there or take the ferry from Fort Fisher to Southport to BHI?
• If I take the ferry to Southport, would it make more sense to leave my car at Fort Fisher or take it on the ferry and leave it in Southport? Are the ferry terminals near each other? The same? My return ferry ticket from BHI to Southport is well before the last ferry to Fort Fisher leaves, so timing shouldn't be an issue.
• Is BHI small enough to easily bike around or should I rent a golf cart? I'm in good shape and love a bike ride, but only have about 8 hours on the island so I want to make the most of my time. The price difference isn't a concern.
• It looks like there are two main bike rental places if I go that route - Coastal Urge and Riverside. Are either known to be better or worse?
• Food recommendations and other tips are greatly appreciated! I plan to see the lighthouse, maybe a little beach time to read and relax, but mostly keeping the day open to see where it takes me.

Early voted today and I think I’ve convinced at least half of my Gen Z kids to vote also. Although only 3 of them live in NC. The other is in SC. The female children are the least interested. Not sure why but when I was their age I wasn’t taking advantage of exercising my civic duty either.

The paper ballot was nice. I know we live in an age of basically unfettered technology, so when I scanned it in a part of me said “that’s where it can be manipulated.” I know I know, take off my tinfoil hat, or put it on depending on who says that. But the voter ID thing, I wasn’t even asked for any. I had my DL, so it wouldn’t have been a problem. Has anyone been asked to provide any? Just curious about other’s experiences.

Hope you all get out and vote, and I hope everyone has a great day comrades!

With one week left until Election Day and five days remaining of early voting, I wanted to update the community on some general info.

To start, I thought I'd address a complaint I've been seeing a LOT on social media about the sheer volume of campaign text messages and phone calls. Yes, they're super annoying, and the people on the other end don't really want to be chasing after prospective voters either. Each of the campaigns work independently, however they're (typically) drawing from the same list of people who have yet to vote. Want to get off that list? GO VOTE.

We've entered the stage where essentially any time of day at any of the five voting locations, you'll get in and out quickly. The quietest EV site is the MLK Community Center at 401 S 8th St downtown. Take your ID and, if you'd like, your sample ballot for a little assistance. Don't worry though - there'll be plenty of volunteers at any of the sites tripping over themselves to hand you a conservative or a blue ballot. I'm calling them 'conservative' and 'blue' rather than R or D because that's the way I've been hearing volunteers on both sides talk about their own sample ballots.

Folks under 40 really need to step it up. Over 21,000 people 65+ have already voted in New Hanover County, while only 6,382 people under 40 have done the same. The last opportunity to vote early over the weekend, which may be easiest for working families/students, is this Saturday from 8a-3:00. That's also the LAST OPPORTUNITY to register to vote if you're at all concerned your registration may have an issue (you've moved, you've been inactive, whatever). You will not be able to register to vote on Election Day.

Speaking of Election Day, which is Tuesday, November 3rd from 6:30a to 7:30p, you must vote at your local precinct site regardless of what may be convenient to you in the moment. You can find your precinct polling site here. For a variety of reasons - from marking it off your to-do list to getting off the call lists to being able to check that your ballot was accepted - it's best to vote early.

I'm not an elections official, but I am a local activist and have been working closely with campaigns this cycle. I understand other people aren't as plugged in as I am, so I hope this has been helpful and I'd be happy to answer questions/direct anyone to helpful resources.

GO VOTE!

Hi everyone, I am in desperate need of finding resources for my mother. Last year my mom bought a historic home (over 100 years old) in Wilmington. She started renovations on it about a year ago and since then has been living there as well with her dog and our three cats. The house is incredible for being its age. However, there have been many obstacles come up within the renovations and she has run out of money. Due to a sudden decline in her mental health she has no source of income and she will not be able to pay next month's mortgage. As her daughter my number one priority right now is getting her the psychological help she needs. But while I navigate that I also am in desperate need of resources that can help her with the home. She is facing homelessness for herself as well my childhood pets. If you know any foundations or organizations that could help with the home please share with me.

Hi! I'm looking for some suggestions from some locals!

I assist a band based out of Charlotte that is trying to branch out next year to book some shows in other cities, Wilmington being one of them(and the surrounding area)! We're looking for ideas for good, local venues/bars that could support a 4 piece rock band (Covering everything from all genres. Artists on the set include Journey, Alice in Chains, Paramore, Rush, Primus, etc).

If anywhere comes to mind that you wouldn't mind dropping below, we would greatly appreciate it!

If anyone is interested in looking more into what we do, the band is called Queen City Siren. Thanks guys! <3

Basically title.

I happened to be right under it as it was descending to land. It looked to be metallic brown/green with yellow/gold stripes. Is this for higher ups in the military to use?

Hi all. I’m wondering if there’s a place in wilmington who does an affordable, protein-rich breakfast burrito that i could get to go/thru a drive thru. Port city java used to have amazing breakfast burritos (eggs, ham and cheese) but they’ve been gone for a few years. Then taco bell had a decent breakfast burrito but they don’t serve breakfast anymore. These were only a few bucks and really hit the spot in the morning and kept me full for a long time.

I can’t find any place anymore that has a simple, protein-based breakfast burrito anymore. Dunkin and MCD’s options are pretty gross so i’d rather stay away from those.
Any suggestions are appreciated!

Edit: Got some intriguing suggestions, thank you all for your help. i’ll report back haha

Has anyone tried the omakase from Nori at the pointe? We asked the host what dishes are included but he said it’s a secret menu and the only way to find out is to try it. Fascinated but at $99 per person, not sure if it’s smart to just go for it without any info 😆

Hey everyone! I’m in search of a trivia team to play with on Thursday at 8 at Cape Fear Spirits and Beer. If you have a team interested in taking on another teammate, or are interested in starting a team, please feel free to DM me! Cheers!

Im 22 and dont have a license bc i was an idiot. I havent driven in over five years and dont have anyone to teach me so im looking for professional driving instructions so i can get my license this year. Does anyone know any good driving schools for adults?

The last house a flipper bought on our block languished for 5-6 months after they spent 8 months putting lipstick on it. Last month the realtor took the sign off the yard. No one bought the overpriced 480k home.

Another one was purchased by another SOB flipper investor within weeks of being on mls and the workers descended on it to slap a coat of boring gray paint today

I know there are families that should be buying these homes in a great school district. These ranchers have a charm to them and a huge yard. And now all the character will be stripped out of the home so that it could be an overpriced "beachy" house just minutes to the ocean.

Just want to give a shout out to Pats automotive center on Carolina Beach Rd. About a month ago, I had to have a trailer ball removed from my bumper and a smaller one put on. It was a simple job, one big bolt with a torque wrench. I took it to them and they immediately took it back and put it on. Maybe 10 minutes of work. But they didn't charge me at all!! Who does that nowadays?? Yes it was simple. But that's beside the point. Noone does anything for free anymore (atleast not for me). Today I went back to install a proper trailer hitch to my truck. Very friendly, got my truck in quickly. Probably worked on it for 1.5 hours, only charged me for 1 hour. And best of all they're a local business. Can't recommend them enough!

Title is pretty self explanatory. I wear a lot of suits and business casual in my day to day as well as my job, so i'm looking for thrift stores that sell a lot of menswear, like top coats, suits, ties, etc. even quarter zips and the like

Curious if people were sick or worked from
Home today? It felt like a holiday with light traffic 4:30-6 Anyone else ?

Anyone have any insight on the ems program at CFCC?

As the title states, what is something that you feel should be required of our local officials in order to govern in an equitable and unbiased way?

Here are mine

1) biannual audit of personal finances, from a nonpartisan/nongovernmental source

2) no one party should have control of our County endowment

3) Ambiguous language to be removed from any code of ethics

4) codified and swift punishment for violating ethics codes

5) forensic audits of all capital laden projects undertaken over the past 10 years

I’m sure there are more rattling around upstairs, but would love to see these guys lose the corruption. It can be done, us common folk need the resolve to hold them to account. BTW, each of these “requirements” result from observed occurrences within our local governments over the past 10 years. Each receiving attention, but each subsequently swept under the rug.

Hi. And thanks in advance for you help.

Since we can't make the long trip to FL to spend Christmas with my family, hubby and I are considering driving to someplace 2-3 hours away and stay in a nice hotel and see a change of scenery. We're thinking December 24 through 26/27.

I'm just wondering if we go to Wilmington, what area would be good to stay and also, should we do it? Will anything be open downtown on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and the day after?

We also considered Wrightsville Beach, but unsure if the beach has fewer things open (but we do get the beach view).

Hey all!
I have to interview professionals in the field I wish to go in for an assignment. If anyone is willing to do a quick 30min zoom or in-person meeting to chat about your career path, please let me know! Thanks!

Where can I score some pallets for building compost bins? Thanks