Archives: 2008

Young skater dreams of Olympics

videoWhen you think of our area you may think of spending time in the sun, sand and surf. But one local girl doesn’t spend her time in the water. She spends it on the water — in its frozen, hardened form.

Cameron Art Museum Establishes Minnie Evans Study Center

The Piedmont Natural Gas Foundation has generously awarded a $5000 grant to support the Cameron Art Museum’s newly-established Minnie Evans Study Center. The Center will act as the primary repository of information relating to the art and life of this North Carolina self-taught artist.

Civil War Living History Weekend

The year 2008 marks the 143rd anniversary of the Battle of Forks Road, an important skirmish that preceded the fall of Wilmington during the Civil War. During the weekend of February 22-24, the Cameron Art Museum will present the Civil War Living History Weekend, an outstanding event that recreates the final fight to take Wilmington on February 20, 1865.

County missing $7 million

New Hanover County and Wilmington officials have discovered a major miscalculation in this year’s property tax evaluation. Translation: the county is $7 million short.