WILMA Magazine

08/08/2025

👏 Join us in congratulating Evonne Varady, Co-Founder of Clean Eatz, on being named a finalist in the BUSINESS category for the 2025 Women to Watch Awards!

📸 Photo by Sasha Sheldon
🎟️ Tickets available at W2WAward.com

08/08/2025

👏 Join us in congratulating Heather McWhorter, Director of the UNCW Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship - CIE, on being named a finalist in the BUSINESS category for the 2025 Women to Watch Awards!

📸 Photo by Sasha Sheldon
🎟️ Tickets available at W2WAward.com

08/07/2025

Ready for conversation starters that actually spark joy? 🎉 Join us at Elevate & Celebrate on August 14th at Savard Beer & Board! It’s the perfect place to make real connections—no awkward small talk allowed. 🍻✨ RSVP now: https://tinyurl.com/3wtbu7rb

08/07/2025

👏 Join us in congratulating Laura Brogdon-Primavera, Vice President of Leadership Development with the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, on being named a finalist in the BUSINESS category for the 2025 Women to Watch Awards!

📸 Photo by Sasha Sheldon
🎟️ Tickets available at W2WAward.com

08/07/2025

👏 Join us in congratulating Lannin Braddock, COO of The Braddock Group, on being named a finalist in the BUSINESS category for the 2025 Women to Watch Awards!

📸 Photo by Sasha Sheldon
🎟️ Tickets available at W2WAward.com

08/07/2025

👏 Join us in congratulating Alison Baringer, Executive Director of the North Carolina Azalea Festival at Wilmington, Inc., on being named a finalist in the BUSINESS category for the 2025 Women to Watch Awards!

📸 Photo by Sasha Sheldon
🎟️ Tickets available at W2WAward.com

08/07/2025

CHERYL KANZINGER’s lifelong passion for the creative arts inspired her to open The Crafty Krab, a new creative reuse center in the Silver Lake area of Wilmington.

CHERYL KANZINGER’s enchantment with crafting started at an early age. She recalls her grandfather, who worked for Singer Corporation, often returning from tradeshows with fabric, buttons, and thread for her to play with. She began learning how to sew when she was five. Her lifelong passion for the...

08/06/2025

👏 Join us in congratulating Lorraine Perry, Healing Arts Coordinator at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare, on being named a finalist in the ARTS category for the 2025 Women to Watch Awards!

📸 Photo by Sasha Sheldon

08/05/2025

On Thursday, Aug 14, Elevate & Celebrate invites you to soak in summer, connect with the WILMA community, and unwind with live DJ vibes. RSVP now: https://tinyurl.com/3wtbu7rb

08/05/2025

In school, science did not come naturally to PEPPER HILL, founder of the Rocky Point-based business Science Alliance of Eastern NC. “Years ago I realized I was an intelligent adult with a college degree but did not really understand many of these things. To me, it was just words on a page,” she says. But after many years teaching at a history and science museum, she realized it’s a subject for everyone: “I fell in love with science.” She dreamed up a business that now brings science to thousands of children across the state.

In school, science did not come naturally to PEPPER HILL, founder of the Rocky Point-based business Science Alliance of Eastern NC. “Years ago I realized I was an intelligent adult with a college degree but did not really understand many of these things. To me, it was just words on a page,” she ...

08/05/2025

👏 Join us in congratulating September Krueger, Director of Lifelong Learning at Cameron Art Museum, on being named a finalist in the ARTS category for the 2025 Women to Watch Awards!

📸 Photo by Sasha Sheldon

08/05/2025

👏 Join us in congratulating Carson Hobbs, Artistic Director & Director of Education at Opera House Theatre Company, on being named a finalist in the ARTS category for the 2025 Women to Watch Awards!

📸 Photo by Sasha Sheldon