Wilmington StarNews - The 2026 Cape Fear Wine + Food Experience concluded April 18, exceeding fundraising goals to support Beacon Education by 28%, said John Walker, who chaired the event. Part of the money came from an auction where attendees bid on everything from luxury bourbons and wines to exclusive experiences, including one for next […]

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Cape Fear Wine and Food Experience has returned to Wilmington for another year. The annual fundraiser brings together chefs from the region and wines from around the world. The grand tasting and auction event is Saturday from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Proceeds benefit local students at GLOW Academy and […]

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington, GLOW Academy, announced that they have been granted a ten-year charter renewal from the NC Charter School Review Board. A 10-year renewal is the longest renewal period a charter school can receive. The renewal also marks a milestone moment for GLOW Academy, which is celebrating […]

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Alliance for Cape Fear Trees (ACFT) and Cape Fear Garden Club (CFCG) have partnered to plant 65 trees at the Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington (GLOW Academy). According to ACFT, the project supports both environmental health and educational equity. “We believe that every student deserves to grow under the protection and […]

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The YWCA Lower Cape Fear has announced a two-day summer workshop to empower local girls and build their confidence, creativity and life skills. Various workshops and presentations will be held for girls ages 8-18 through the 'Little Women of Excellence: The Beauty Boot Camp.' President and CEO of YWCA Lower Cape […]

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Hopefully you had a wonderful Mother’s Day weekend and were able to spend Sunday with your mom (or at least make a phone call). While my own mother is back in West Virginia and inevitably trying to figure out how to use the gift I sent her, Mother Nature gave the […]

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Students at the Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington (GLOW Academy) got to take part in the ‘Extreme Weather Project’ which partners the 7th grade science department with the digital media program.    Students were placed in groups and each group consisted of two news anchors, one meteorologist at the green screen, and […]

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - It’s an accomplishment of a new level when an entire class is accepted into college. That’s the reality for the 2024 graduating class of Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington (GLOW). “The fact that we get all of them to be accepted to college, it’s a momentous occasion for us,” GLOW’s Dean […]

WILMINGTON — The annual celebrity chef fundraisers that take place for Beacon Education — a nonprofit foundation providing equitable education to students from six weeks to high school — will take place next March. Celebrity chef Bobby Flay will be in attendance. Flay will cook for patrons on March 7 and 8 in a private […]

8thannual celebrity chef events scheduled for February 9 and 10, 2023 Wilmington, NC – August 9, 2022 – Beacon Education, the nonprofit foundation committed to equitable access to high quality education, has announced plans for its 8th Annual Celebrity Chef Events on February 9 and 10, 2023. Emeril Lagasse and Rachael Ray will be the […]