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North Carolina Shipbuilding Company was a shipyard in Wilmington, North Carolina, created as part of the U.S. Government's Emergency Shipbuilding Program in the early days of World War II. From 1941 through 1946, the company built 243 ships in all, beginning with the Liberty ship SS Zebulon B. Vance , and including 54 ships of the US Navy .
A new fresh pasta restaurant is in the works for midtown Wilmington and could open in late spring or early summer. ... Amy’s Bowl location at 4418 Shipyard Blvd. in the Long Leaf Shopping Center ...
At its peak it had 300 Victory ships and Liberty ships, many of which had been built at the nearby former North Carolina Shipbuilding Company Shipyard. Some ships in the fleet were reactivated for the Korean War and Vietnam War. Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Wilmington closed in 1962, with the last ship removed in February 27, 1970.
In July 2024, "The Whale", a 6,700-square-foot oceanfront home on Figure Eight Island, sold for $13.9 million, becoming the highest home sale price in North Carolina. [40] The previous record was the August 2023 sale of a $13 million oceanfront home on Figure Eight Island.
Forden Station is a bus station located in Wilmington's North College neighborhood and serves as a bus terminus for the Cape Fear Public Transportation Authority (Wave) and provides intercity bus service via Amtrak Thruway and Greyhound Lines. At an estimated cost of $5.4 million, the facility opened on April 18, 2011.
Allison Ballard, Wilmington StarNews June 15, 2024 at 5:02 AM 1504 Resto-Bar is set to open in the Nippy's Soul Food Restaurant space at 2206 Carolina Beach Road in Wilmington, N.C. in summer 2024.
Molly Wilhelm, Wilmington StarNews March 14, 2024 at 5:58 PM A Carolina Beach police officer is facing charges following a traffic fatality on South College Road.
Wilmington is home to the Bijou Theater, which began as a tent in 1904 and progressed to a permanent structure in 1906. It operated until 1956, making it the oldest movie theater in the state and one of the oldest, continuously running theaters in the country. [57] In 1910, Charlotte passed Wilmington to become North Carolina's largest city. [58]