Shoresides is a trusted source of local news and information for coastal North Carolina.

We share the voices and experiences of our neighbors, connecting communities across the coastal plain with fact-based, and trustworthy local news.

Shoresides was launched by local reporters and community members in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. When the storm devastated our region, we saw the urgent need for reliable local news to keep families safe, informed, and connected. Today, Shoresides serves as coastal North Carolina’s nonprofit hub for independent local news — producing stories, training new reporters, and bringing people together to ensure strong, accountable local information for all.

Banner photo from the first Shoresides newsletter sent a week after Hurricane Florence hit the coastal region.

OUR MODEL

Shoresides is published by the nonprofit Narrative Arts. We sustain our work through individual support, sponsorships, and grants — investments that strengthen local communities by keeping independent, fact-based information flowing.

We focus on four areas of impact:

• Original reporting on the culture, public safety, and urgent issues shaping coastal North Carolina.

• Community connection, including our Free Movement Conference, which brings neighbors together for dialogue and civic participation.

• Training the next generation of local reporters through the Coastal Youth Media Project and Media Resilience Fellowship.

• Collaboration with partners across the region and nation to expand access to trustworthy local information.

Shoresides also uses story circles as part of our reporting and community engagement process. Story circles help us bring neighbors together to speak from lived experience, listen deeply, and surface patterns that might otherwise be missed in traditional journalism. This approach strengthens our reporting, keeps our work grounded in community knowledge, and reflects our belief that trustworthy local media should not only inform the public, but help communities hear themselves more clearly. Read more in our article on storytelling feedback loops.

Read more about our approach on our Newsroom Policies, Transparency and Ethics page.

Your support makes this work possible. A donation to Shoresides is more than a gift — it’s an investment in stronger, more connected communities.

Mail inquiries, donations (make to Narrative Arts with Shoresides in subject line), or pitches to:

Shoresides
PO Box 448
Wilmington, NC 28402

Or email us at info@shoresides.org.

Our news beat is the coastal plain of North Carolina.