On this episode, we dig into the pending sale or new partnership for New Hanover Regional Medical Center. It’s increasingly clear — though there were definitely earlier indications — that the Partnership Advisory Group is leaning towards a sale or serious partnership in which a considerable amount of NHRMC’s resources would be divested to a private company.

We get into why public opposition to this move probably won’t matter — and what comes next in the process.

Plus, the second round of Wilmington Police Department footage in the case of missing Wilmington women Paige Escalera and Stephanie Mayorga. The video answers few questions, and actually raises another one — why did WPD fight so hard to block the release of this footage? We get into it.

Then, a look at Wilmington’s Land Development Code, which is the midst of an overhaul. It’s not a headline-grabbing story, but it gets at the DNA of the city’s development patterns, which underscore issues like the ever-worsening affordable housing crisis.

Finally, exciting news for Dollar General fans — Wilmington’s luxury public-private development has landed one of the stores as a commerce tenant.