The Golden Years: Aging in Our Region (Part One)
Right now, 1.2 million seniors age 65 and up live in North Carolina. That number could trump 2 million by 2030.
View ArticleThe Golden Years: Aging in Our Region (Part Two)
Three times a week, Dr. Mark Williams visits half a dozen geriatric patients at The Davis Community, a nursing home and rehabilitation center in Porters Neck.
View ArticleThe Golden Years: Aging in Our Region (Part Three)
The facts are staggering: 5.4 million Americans have Alzheimers Disease today; by 2050, that number could triple to up to 16 million; the disease is the sixth leading cause of death in America and will...
View ArticleThe Golden Years: Aging in Our Region (Part Four)
Right now, 1 in 8 Americans aged 65 and older has Alzheimers, and the disease affects nearly half of all people who are 85 and up.
View ArticleTo Stand on Their Own Two Feet: Wilmington's Burmese Community
Imagine having to run from your home, for your life, never stopping to look back or to return.
View ArticleAt 65, James Tramble Casts His First Ballot
The trip to the polls for millions of Americans is quick and easy. The hardest part may be enduring long lines. But for those who struggle with literacy, it can be hard to find the courage to stand in...
View ArticleThis, that, and the other thing
Caricature artists are usually found along boardwalks, places like Atlantic City and Myrtle Beach. But most Saturdays in Wilmington, you can find Bill Smith at the Cotton Exchange. The 77-year-old...
View ArticleGina Gambony Visits The Sarus Festival
The Sarus Festival featuring site-specific and experimental art is underway!Dozens of local and visiting artists are creating public performances, often held outdoors. WHQR's Gina Gambony visited the...
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View ArticleEmerging Voices: Learning Language Abroad
“Have you eaten yet?” Sounds like an unusual greeting, but Emerging Voices Commentator Julie Davidson discovered this is the normal greeting in Southern China. Julie also says traveling abroad to study...
View ArticleDirector Ira Sachs Visits Wilmington; New Film "Little Men" Screens At...
Award-winning New York filmmaker Ira Sachs is in Wilmington, North Carolina this week. Sachs' latest film, Little Men , screens tonight through Wednesday at Thalian Hall as part of the Cinematique film...
View ArticleAudio portrait: Soapstone Baptist Church
Tucked into the rolling hills of the upstate South Carolina piedmont, a small country church is the remnant of a settlement of African American slaves in the years after the Civil War. This visit to...
View ArticleParents of a Transgender Child On Why They Support Young Transition
This interview was part of the June 28, 2017 edition of CoastLine. HB2, the North Carolina legislation that mandated bathroom use according to the gender on one's birth certificate, helped to stoke a...
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