Julia Narvaez didn’t feel tied to her hometown, Wilmington, North Carolina. Instead, she felt disdain for the social and economic inequities in her community. But when Hurricane Florence hit, her feelings for the town changed.

Broadcast from the Shoresides studio, Speak Your Piece brings you the opinions of your coastal neighbors on today’s pressing regional issues.

Live in coastal North Carolina and want to participate? Email info@shoresides.org to ask what youth workshops we are currently running.