Owned by The New York Times, the Star-News covers national, international, state and local news. Regular features cover regional politics, community events, the arts, sports, real estate, the local film industry and more. Their annual Fact Book for New Hanover County, published in August, contains a wealth of intriguing facts, figures and community data. Subscribers have the option to receive all editions or the Sunday edition only. Daily circulation is around 56,500, and Sunday circulation is around 65,000.
Home delivery is available.
Perhaps its most outstanding feature is a detailed calendar of weekly events. The magazine is available at news racks practically everywhere in Wilmington, at many retail outlets elsewhere and by subscription. Circulation averages 18,000 year round. Encore cosponsors an annual fiction contest in cooperation with the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society. In addition to the magazine, Encore also publishes Directions, a guide for students at UNCW, and Alternatives, a free summer and fall guide for school-age kids looking for interesting things to do.