Johanna Still

1 week 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.

2 weeks 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.

2 weeks 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.

2 weeks 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.

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. 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.