Johanna Still

North Carolina, Wilmington

Wilmington Editor at The Assembly

wilmington editor @theassemblync / past: @wilmingtonbiz @portcitydaily @dailytarheel / ✉️ [email protected]

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The Dive: Three Sides to Every Story; Distrust and Deltas; and, Shrimp-A-Ruse

1 month ago | whqr.org | Benjamin Schachtman |Johanna Still

The Dive is a free weekly newsletter jointly published by WHQR and The Assembly. You can find more information and subscribe here. Three Sides to a StoryThere are two narratives about Wilmington’s dysfunctional police department and Donny Williams, its first Black police chief. In one, Williams, a native son of the public housing project Creekwood, has spent nearly five years since 2020 trying to reform a systemically racist police force despite being consistently undercut by insubordination.
The Dive: Nip and Tuck; Revenge of the Binder

2 months ago | whqr.org | Benjamin Schachtman |Johanna Still

The Dive is a free weekly newsletter jointly published by WHQR and The Assembly. You can find more information and subscribe here. Nip and TuckEvery two years during the state budget process, lawmakers tuck policy-related rules into overstuffed financial legislation. It’s a way to fast-track changes that may otherwise face a steeper climb on their own. (Democratic Rep.
The Dive: Some N.C. Businesses Are Actually Happy About Tariffs; Point, Counterpoint...ish

2 months ago | whqr.org | Benjamin Schachtman |Johanna Still

The Dive is a free weekly newsletter jointly published by WHQR and The Assembly. You can find more information and subscribe here. President Trump’s tariff crusade is disorienting the global economic order, rocking retirement accounts, and torching international relationships. But for third-generation Sneads Ferry shrimper Nancy Edens, the president’s tariffs are a relief. “It feels like he threw us a lifeline,” she said.
Some N.C. Businesses Are Actually Happy About Tariffs

2 months ago | theassemblync.com | Johanna Still

President Trump’s tariff crusade is disorienting the global economic order, rocking retirement accounts, and torching international relationships. But for third-generation Sneads Ferry shrimper Nancy Edens, the president’s tariffs are a relief. “It feels like he threw us a lifeline,” she said. Edens’ grandfather in the 1950s started B.F. Millis & Sons Seafood, a waterfront fish house overlooking the New River. Business has never been worse, she said.
The Dive: A Wilmington Widow’s Spiked State Appointment; Chainsaw and Consolidations?

2 months ago | whqr.org | Benjamin Schachtman |Johanna Still

The Dive is a free weekly newsletter jointly published by WHQR and The Assembly. You can find more information and subscribe here. Shital Patel has never been a confrontational person. But in the dental office lobby in Leland that day, she felt in her gut that something was off. It was a Thursday afternoon in summer 2020, at the height of pandemic precautions, and her husband was undergoing a routine dental procedure.
How a Widow’s Appointment to the State Dental Board Got Spiked

2 months ago | theassemblync.com | Johanna Still

Shital Patel has never been a confrontational person. But in the dental office lobby in Leland that day, she felt in her gut that something was off. It was a Thursday afternoon in summer 2020, at the height of pandemic precautions, and her husband was undergoing a routine dental procedure. Hemant “Henry” Patel, himself a well-respected cardiologist, trusted his dentist, Mark C. Austin, and had no concerns about the procedure–a dental implant where a tooth had been extracted several months before.
How a Widow’s Appointment to the State Dental Board Got Spiked

2 months ago | dental.einnews.com | Johanna Still

Shital Patel has never been a confrontational person. But in the dental office lobby in Leland that day, she felt in her gut that something was off. It was a Thursday afternoon in summer 2020, at the height of pandemic precautions, and her husband was undergoing a routine dental procedure. Hemant “Henry” Patel, himself a well-respected cardiologist, trusted his dentist, Mark C. Austin, and had no concerns about the procedure–a dental implant where a tooth had been extracted several months before.
The Dive: Lawmakers Love Lee, and Hit Dog Hollers

2 months ago | whqr.org | Johanna Still |Nikolai Mather

The Dive is a free weekly newsletter jointly published by WHQR and The Assembly. You can find more information and subscribe here. Lawmakers Love LeeNew Hanover County state Sen. Michael Lee was elected Senate Majority Leader on Tuesday, replacing outgoing Sen. Paul Newton, who resigned last week to become UNC-Chapel Hill’s general counsel and vice chancellor. The move makes Lee the third-highest ranking senator in the General Assembly.
The Dive: Red Lights Roll to a Stop; Shi-Boom or Bust

Mar 21, 2025 | whqr.org | Benjamin Schachtman |Johanna Still

The Dive is a free weekly newsletter jointly published by WHQR and The Assembly. You can find more information and subscribe here. Red Lights Roll to a StopAs the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners reviewed preliminary budget impacts earlier this month, staff noted they’ll be short $1.4 million from Wilmington’s red-light program, money that has traditionally gone to public education.
Sunblocked: Can Shibumi Make Waves South of the (NC) Border?

Mar 13, 2025 | theassemblync.com | Johanna Still

In recent years, Shibumi co-founder Dane Barnes has managed to convince North Carolina beaches to lift rules to allow his inescapable shades on all the state’s shores. But across the state line, officials in Myrtle Beach haven’t budged–yet. Over the past few years, Barnes has made dozens of trips south to try and change their mind.