About Port City Daily
Port City Daily is the online news source for Wilmington and the surrounding Cape Fear region. This includes New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender counties.
PCD tackles stories and goes in depth when others won’t, and reports the facts without sensationalizing or sugarcoating them. PCD also showcases the best of its diverse and dynamic community through coverage of arts and culture, food and drinks, and events across southeastern NC.
You can sign up for the morning newsletter, Wilmington Wire, to get the headlines delivered directly to you daily. And be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram and X. Note: Port City Daily reserves the right to remove social media commentary that is threatening, discriminatory, or profane.
We’re excited to share your hometown with you and look forward to your feedback. What do you want to hear more about? Who do you want to learn more from? Let us know. We value your input and hope to strengthen our connection to you.
Drop us a note at info@portcitydaily.com.
Cheers!
Shea Carver
Editor, Port City Daily
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Editor Shea Carver
Shea Carver is the editor in chief at Port City Daily. A UNCW alumna, Shea worked in the print media business in Wilmington for 22 years before joining the PCD team in October 2020. When she isn’t hanging with her pup, Shadow Wolf, tending the garden or spinning vinyl, she’s attending concerts and live theater.
Aside from editing coverage on PCD’s site and helping guide stories among news staff, Carver engages in government reporting in New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender counties, including area planning boards, as well as covers the dining scene and business community.
Reach her at shea@localdailymedia.com with inquiries, insights, jokes and grumblings.
Brenna Flanagan is a journalist who recently graduated from UNCW, with a double major in communication studies and theater. Originally from Goldsboro, NC, Flanagan’s passion is writing and she also enjoys acting in film and television. Her hobbies include singing, reading, traveling, and attending concerts and musicals.
Flanagan’s beat includes government reporting for New Hanover County and the City of Wilmington, as well as education, meaning the local districts in New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender counties, plus area colleges.
Reach Flanagan at brenna@localdailymedia.com or on X @reporterbrenna
Charlie Fossen graduated from Central Michigan University, with a Bachelor’s degree in broadcast and cinematic arts, with a minor in journalism. He enjoys playing guitar, going to concerts, and traveling.
Fossen is primarily focused on news for Brunswick and Pender counties, as well as covers environmental news. Send tips and comments to Fossen at charlie@localdailymedia.com
Emily Sawaked is a reporter originally from New Jersey. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College with a Bachelor of Liberal Arts, where she studied journalism, politics, international relations, French, and art. She received a Masters of Science from Columbia University’s Journalism School, where she concentrated on investigative journalism at the Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism. The bulk of her work has been centered in New York City, and she was previously nominated for Rookie Reporter of the Year for the New York Press Association. Her hobbies include writing, reading, playing Dungeons and Dragons with friends, making art, traveling, and cooking (specifically meats!).
At Port City Daily, she will focus her coverage in varied areas, including beach towns — Wrightsville, Carolina and Kure beaches, as well as Southport and Oak Island, plus Leland. Send tips and comments to Sawaked at emily@localdailymedia.com.