By Elly Cosgrove Published: Mar. 24, 2022 at 8:24 AM EDT|Updated: 5 hours ago WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The pandemic has led many people to re-evaluate their lives, leading some to make a change when it comes to their career. The Washington Post reports nearly a third of U.S. workers under 40 have considered changing careers during the pandemic. This trend has shed new light on a workforce challenge many businesses in North Carolina, and across the nation, are facing: there are not eno... read more

Nothing quite says warmer days are ahead than the announcement of Britts Donuts opening on the Carolina Beach Boardwalk. In 2022, the 80-plus-year institution will open for the season on April Fools Day according to the Island Gazette, Carolina Beach’s newspaper since 1978. Britts’ hours will be Friday, 4 p.m. – 10 p.m., Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 10 p.m., and Sunday, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. until Memorial Day. Then the shop will be open seven days a week until right after Labor Day, when it clo... read more

Julia Castellano’s path to becoming a full-time baker was born from her desire to teach. She traveled to France to instruct on English as a secondary language, but during her downtime she would consistently bake bread, cookies, pastries and the like. “I found myself being obsessed with baking and always turning to it as an outlet when I was missing home or feeling lonely,” Castellano said. “My northern Italian background and love for bread began at a young age.” A coping mechanism... read more

Gulfstream Restaurant, which expanded from their original Carolina Beach location to Wrightsville Beach in 2019, recently announced it faced some difficult decisions and said it would close that location and consolidating efforts on Pleasure Island at 78 Myrtle Ave.  Drift Coffee & Kitchen, meanwhile, said it will take over the Wrightsville Beach spot at 114 Causeway Dr. that was the longtime home of the Causeway Café.  Drift already has three local locations —... read more

Happy International Women's Day! Today, we're celebrating remarkable girls and women of the past and present from around the world -- and we want to start off by hearing who inspires you! From our mothers and teachers to famous women from history, there is no shortage of inspirational female role models! Please tell us which girls or women have most inspired you in the comments below. If you'd like to introduce the children and teens in your life to the true stories of trailblazing women during Women's History... read more