Throwback Thursday: Hoagie culture and the arrival of Wawa in Wilmington.

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    "title": "Throwback Thursday: Hoagie culture and the arrival of Wawa in Wilmington.",
    "excerpt": "Throwback Thursday: Hoagie culture and the arrival of Wawa in Wilmington.\n\n3 hours ago\n\nWILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) - This week's Throwback Thursday is a little different.\n\nInstead of digging through the WWAY archives, I stepped out of them and into a personal story that connects to something I've known for years: Wawa.\n\nI brought along my friend Sam as Wwaytv3 visited the new Wawa in Wilmington, the first location in the Cape Fear as the chain expands into North Carolina.\n\nFor me, Wawa has always been more than just a place to grab food. It's a familiar stop that, for a lot of people who grew up with it, feels like home.\n\n\"I'm gonna do a nice hoagie today, probably go with an Italian,\" Sam said as he started building his order.\n\nAnd while I joked that Wawa had been there for some of life's biggest moments, for many fans it really does carry that kind of nostalgia and loyalty.\n\n\"Wawa baby! It's Hoagiefest!\" Bennet Dunlap cheered during the store's pre-opening celebration a few weeks ago.\n\nWawa is a convenience store chain that started in the Philadelphia region and has since expanded along the East Coast, but for fans it's about more than gas pumps and snacks.\n\n\"It's a community,\" Kimball Dunlap said.\n\nAt the Wilmington opening, that sense of community was on full display, with many customers repping Philadelphia sports teams and sharing a common connection to the brand.\n\n\"People...",
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