E397 - Delaware Is Burning (w/ Jordan Howell, Patrick Burke, Shyanne Miller, Rae Krantz)
Highlands BunkerShow Notes
Jordan Howell joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the biggest loss Wilmington has faced this week: the Mother African Union Church in Cool Springs. Then, Rev. Patrick Burke and Shyanne Miller talk about the growing city council fight around the upcoming budget and Christina Park. Finally, we visit the Rae Krantz fundraiser to talk about the future of the legislature. Show Notes: RIP Mike Purzycki Jordan Howell's piece about the August Quarterly Stephen Metraux's op-ed GoFundMe for the Historic Mother African Union Church Donate to Rae
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