UNCW students came together Thursday night to watch 10 contestants battle it out for the title of Dub Idol and $500. There were three group numbers the contestants performed together to a sold out audience...

It would be a big gamble to place a bet on Michelle Williams' performance in "Blue Valentine," the emotional knock-out which has earned her a second Academy Award nomination. In the category of Best Female...

Each week, the Budget Epicureans visit a local restaurant or take-out, searching for quality and value. Bonus points are awarded for healthy eating options.Chain all-you-can-eat restaurants mostly suck....

The colorful paintings of native North Carolinian Ivey Hayes now grace the walls of the once bland Azalea Coast room in the Fisher Student Union. The UNCW exhibit is the first of its kind in the UNC system....

Much praise has already been heaped on Deborah Harkness' debut novel, "A Discovery of Witches." Popular website Amazon.com labeled it as their book of the month for February. But is this novel worthy of...

In an office that sits in the heart of the history department, Dr. Andrew F. Clark's collection of artifacts and stories from Africa spanning the 20 years he spent as a professor at UNCW haven't been touched....

Anticipation surrounding the announcement of the ACE Spring Show performance built up for weeks and finally culminated at a black light party held by ACE this past Tuesday in Warwick. Grammy nominated...

How entertaining could a single instrument really be? That was the question needing an answer for many preparing to watch the Hawaiian-born ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro play through a set with his...

The 2011 North Carolina Jazz Festival will be held Feb 17-19 at the Wilmington Hilton Riverside. The three-day cabaret-style festival will feature all-star musicians from around the world and will open...

Each week, the Budget Epicureans select an eatery, take-out establishment or recipe that we feel represents high quality and solid value. Bonus points are awarded for healthy options.Market Street's Indochine...

Lisa Johnson: Girl in Need of a Tourniquet is not a typical memoir. According to Dr. Janet Ellerby, Johnson compiles personal narrative, song lyrics, poetry, charts, and other oddities to comprise the...

In a venue where the ceiling drips water into several scattered buckets, painted skulls serve as decorative centerpieces and moth eaten cushions are the furniture, Cameron Dailey starts his set with a...