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Wilmington, NC
Joined May 2009
✋ Stop scrolling! Here’s a quick recap of last night’s City Council meeting, featuring proclamations, tree plantings, and next steps toward a potential new park.
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Surrounded by family and friends, we officially dedicated Baseball Field No. 1 at Robert Strange Park in Sam's honor — a lasting tribute to a man whose legacy lives on in every young athlete dreaming big right here in Wilmington ⚾ Thank you to everyone who joined us today!
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Sam would later play for the Washington Senators before retiring in 1969. He was inducted into the Greater Wilmington Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.
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The Baltimore Orioles signed Sam in 1960, launching his minor league career. He made his Major League debut in 1963, and his first full season in 1964 saw him hit 22 home runs and notch 71 RBIs.
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Sam was a standout three-sport athlete at Williston, earning All-State honors in 1956. He went on to attend Tennessee State University, where he played quarterback on the football team and helped the basketball team win three consecutive NAIA championships in 1957, 1958, & 1959.
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I’m going to @ajnafi’s upcoming Space. Will you join too? https://t.co/GVtFfNezWG
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This morning, the Wilmington community came together to honor the life and legacy of Sam Bowens — a hometown hero whose journey from Williston High to the Major Leagues continues to inspire 🧵
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This isn’t the first stretch of Red Cross Street to get the brick treatment — the section between 3rd and 7th was restored in 2019, and the block from 7th to 8th followed last year.
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Crews will soon install new concrete headers at both intersections, but until then, this block has reopened to traffic🚗
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How it started ➡️ How it’s going Contractors recently wrapped up the brick rehabilitation portion of a project to restore this section of Red Cross Street — between 2nd and 3rd streets — to its original, historic brick look 🧱
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Tonight's Wilmington City Council meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. View the agenda 👉 https://t.co/EoiBt54VcT Follow along on: 📺 Spectrum Channel 8 💻 https://t.co/F69e2Y0N3H 🖥️ https://t.co/yurLmJjtxD 📱 Cablecast mobile app. Search "City of Wilmington"
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New borders and engineered mulch surfacing help keep things safe and comfy for little feet. Even more upgrades are on the way, including a new grill and fencing improvements. Stop by (245 Southern Boulevard), check it out, and let the play begin!
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🎉 Big news for our smallest adventurers: Cameron Park’s playground just got a fresh new look! The City’s Parks Division recently wrapped up a full replacement of the 22-year-old play structure, adding brand new equipment, swings, spinners, and interactive play panels. 🛝✨
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A huge congratulations to Anna, our partners at UNCW, and the NC Coastal Federation for this shared success in keeping Wilmington’s waterways healthy, resilient, and thriving. 💙
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Anna leads the City’s Heal Our Waterways program, and this honor recognizes its ongoing work to restore Bradley and Hewletts creeks, including green infrastructure projects on the UNCW campus that divert 663,000+ gallons of stormwater from Bradley Creek every storm 🌧️
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💧 Making waves — and winning awards! The City’s Watershed Coordinator, Anna Reh-Gingerich, recently received a 2025 Pelican Award from the NC Coastal Federation for her “dedicated partnership and commitment to advance watershed restoration.” 🌊🧵
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🗓️ Volunteer date: 🔘 Oct. 17 – School-age & adult athletes (7am–1pm) Come be part of the joy, the smiles, and the high-fives 🙌 Sign up here:
specialolympicsnorthcarolina.volunteerlocal.com
Click here to become a volunteer with Special Olympics North Carolina
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🗣️ Psssst, want to make a difference and have a blast doing so? There’s still time to volunteer for the upcoming Special Olympics NHC Fall Games at Legion Stadium! Your time, energy, and encouragement will mean the world to these amazing athletes. Details 👇
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Something that stuck with me watching endless hours of Bill O'Neil speaking about charts, he often said something to the effect "When a stock is up 5 or more weeks in a row, It is telling you it wants to go a lot higher". $GEV up 9 weeks in a row before its flat base. Chart via
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https://t.co/gFHKxVgsbq Bring your friends, your neighbors, and your best flannel (and costumes!) — we’ll bring the fun! See y’all out there! 🍁
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🎃🍂 Oh my gourd! It’s finally Fall Fest week at Maides Park! Don’t fall-get to join us this Friday, Oct. 10, at 6 p.m. for a night full of games, bounce houses, live music, and more! You can even help us paint a new mural on the basketball courts — sign-up below 👇 🎨
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...improving government performance and ensuring high-quality service delivery to Wilmington residents. Read more here ➡️
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The City of Wilmington is pleased to welcome Dennis LaCaria as its new Chief of Staff, effective October 6. In this role, LaCaria will lead high-priority initiatives, foster collaboration across...
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