Community Corner

🌱 Patch AM: How Wilmington cancer patients can shape future local support services

And on the Wilmington Patch calendar - Wilmington Coffee Fest

Patch AM Team's profile picture
Patch AM Team, Patch StaffVerified Patch Staff Badge
Monday September 14th Patch AM
Monday September 14th Patch AM (Aline H.)

Hello Wilmington! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Wilmington cancer patients can shape future local support services
  • Could Barclay West soon add far more homes near The Pointe?
  • What Wilmington stands to gain or lose with a tolled new bridge

Also on today's calendar: Wilmington Coffee Fest and 9 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Aline H.!

Today's riddle: What did the fish say when she hit a wall? 🤔 (Answer below!)

From our Partner
Today's Wilmington Patch AM is brought to you in part by T-Mobile. After investing billions to light up their network from big cities to small towns, T-Mobile is America's Best Mobile Network in the US according to Ookla Speedtest®. Based on analysis by Ookla® of Speedtest Intelligence® data 1H 2026. We thank T-Mobile for their support in helping to keep communities like ours connected and for making today's Wilmington Patch AM possible.
Find a T-Mobile store near Wilmington. Advertisement

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 95 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as hot, temps: high: 86, low: 62.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Wilmington Community Focus Groups to Launch The GRACE Study (news-usa.today) — Wilmington residents dealing with cancer are being invited to mid-month focus groups at Northside Church that will directly shape how local support services are designed. Hope Abounds Cancer Network and a UNCW researcher are using these sessions to capture real-world experiences and health disparities, helping guide future funding and cancer-care resources across Wilmington and New Hanover County.
   

2. Barclay West developer seeking to lift density cap on remaining land (portcitydaily.com) — A developer is asking Wilmington officials to lift a decade-old housing density cap on 12.25 acres at Barclay West near The Pointe, potentially allowing up to 208 units instead of 44. Planning commissioners have unanimously recommended the change, and city council's upcoming decision will shape how the last major piece of this mixed-use area grows and what housing options emerge there.
   

3. Sunday Edition: A Bridge to Sell You (whqr.org) — Wilmington's future Cape Fear Memorial Bridge is closing in on a final design and likely tolls, and city council is urgently pushing back against the most disruptive option. Local leaders are urging residents to weigh in during the current public comment period, as choices made in the next few months could shape traffic, neighborhood impacts, and commuting costs for decades.
   

4. Wilmington-shot film gets international premiere, to screen locally (starnewsonline.com subscription) — A Wilmington-shot feature film, "Capsized," is riding international buzz from its Edinburgh premiere and will screen locally during November's Cucalorus Film Festival. Two more Wilmington-connected movies, including a thriller set and filmed in town, will also play at venues like Thalian Hall, giving local film fans several chances to see homegrown work on the big screen.
   

5. Hundreds gather in Wilmington for first-ever Brick Convention (wwaytv3.com) — Families packed the Wilmington Convention Center this weekend for the city's first-ever Brick Convention, where kids and adults explored intricate Lego cities, ships, and spinning Earth models. Visitors could build their own creations, take classes, shop for sets, and support a charity that donates Lego to underprivileged children worldwide, giving Wilmington a colorful new family tradition.
   

📸 Around Wilmington

Feedback image
📸 The Kenan Memorial Fountain on 5th street in Wilmington. Behind it is the famous Bellemy Mansion. —Aline H. Like

Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!

Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!

NEW: Like a shout-out or pic? Click the heart!

🗓 Upcoming Events in Wilmington

Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!

★ Featured events ★

Want to see your event featured? Click here!

Other local events

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

 

Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Wilmington PatchAM possible:

Click here to show your appreciation! 💚

Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Cat with high expectations has arrived on my porch.
    I think it is looking for an Airbnb for free. It hasn't offered me any incentives yet. My place is more like a hostel. (Nextdoor Middle Sound Loop Road)
  • MISSING SINCE THURSDAY.
    PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LOOK OUT YOUR DOOR !!! IF YOU SEE THEM PLEASE CALL 336-362-4261. WE ARE SICK WITH WORRY! MISSING FROM Mcquillan Dr . COULD BE… (Nextdoor River Oaks)
  • GardaWorld Corporation posted a job opening for Security Officer - Multiple Shifts in Wilmington. Apply here.
  • McDonald's Restaurants posted a job opening for Crew Team Member Full Time in Wilmington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wilmington here.

Ok Wilmington! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Dam! (Thank you George G. for sending it in!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

👉 Help make Patch AM better

We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what's happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.

Share to NextDoor     Share to Facebook

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

More from Wilmington