NC officials are preparing to roll out vaccine boosters in the state, now that the CDC has approved the medicine. The booster shots will not be distributed in mass public settings the way the vaccines were, but will be available at doctors offices to those who qualify. (Image via AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Vaccine News The CDC Approved COVID Vaccine Boosters. Here’s How to Get One in NC.
Read to find out what beloved (and hated) Halloween candies match our elected officials in North Carolina. Photos via Shutterstock, AP and Getty Images.
Politics When Your Lt. Gov is More a Circus Peanut Than a Smartie, and Other NC Leaders’ Candy Matches
Load up on quarters. It's a primo nerd paradise in the Asheville Pinball Museum. (Image via Facebook)
Culture Crocs, Docs, and Pinball: 7 Quirky Museums You Have to See in North Carolina
Culture An ‘Ofrenda’ for Healing: How the Pandemic Changed One NC Artist’s Dia De Los Muertos Altar
October 26, 2021 3:14 pm EDT
"It’s been really hard for people to lose loved ones. We need the little somethings that bring us together and art does that.”
The grueling COVID-19 pandemic changed the way Charlotte artist Rosalia Torres Weiner created her annual Dia De Los Muertos altar, or "ofrenda," which will be debuted this weekend in Charlotte. Here, Torres Weiner shows off her work in 2017 at the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington D.C. (Photo by Sergio Ochoa courtesy of Torres Weiner)

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To commemorate the first few lines of his short story "The Gift of the Magi," fans still leave $1.87 in change on the North Carolina grave of legendary writer O. Henry. (Image via Historic Riverside Cemetery in Asheville) Culture Giants, Folk Artists and Dick Trickle: 6 North Carolina Graves to Visit
This 2018 photo shows the signage of the Fayetteville Works plant where the Delaware-based Chemours Company manufactures C3 dimer acid, also known as GenX. The chemical has entered the Cape Fear River, a source of drinking water for much of the southeastern part of North Carolina for an unknown time period. (Photo via AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Environment Polluters of ‘Forever Chemicals’ No Longer Getting a Pass, EPA Head Pledges
North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson speaks Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, in Raleigh, N.C. Robinson is facing calls to resign from elected officials and LGBTQ advocacy groups over comments he made in June in which he criticized teachings in K-12 public schools and likened peoples' sexual orientation to “filth.” (AP Photo/Bryan Anderson, file) Commentary The Real Problem With Mark Robinson’s Bigoted Belief Is the NC GOP Believes It Too
Marion is hosting its fifth annual Dia de los Muertos event this year. (Image via Facebook) Latinos Dia de los Muertos Is Nobody’s Halloween. 11 Ways to Experience This Joyful Tradition in NC.
Politics Read to find out what beloved (and hated) Halloween candies match our elected officials in North Carolina. Photos via Shutterstock, AP and Getty Images.
Politics When Your Lt. Gov is More a Circus Peanut Than a Smartie, and Other NC Leaders’ Candy Matches

We talk a lot about these influential leaders and their opinions. But we want to know which Halloween candy best describes them.

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright October 25, 2021 12:19 pm EDT
Vaccine News NC officials are preparing to roll out vaccine boosters in the state, now that the CDC has approved the medicine. The booster shots will not be distributed in mass public settings the way the vaccines were, but will be available at doctors offices to those who qualify. (Image via AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Vaccine News The CDC Approved COVID Vaccine Boosters. Here’s How to Get One in NC.

NC officials are preparing to roll out vaccine boosters in the state, now that the CDC has approved the Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson versions for fully vaccinated people.

Michael McElroy Michael McElroy October 22, 2021 4:48 pm EDT
Culture Load up on quarters. It's a primo nerd paradise in the Asheville Pinball Museum. (Image via Facebook)
Culture Crocs, Docs, and Pinball: 7 Quirky Museums You Have to See in North Carolina

Sometimes you’d rather see a big weird doll collection or a pinball paradise than a painting anyway.

Jennifer Bringle Jennifer Bringle October 20, 2021 11:36 am EDT
Social Justice This Associated Press file photo show a group of Lumbee Native Americans in Maxton in front of a crude cross they captured during a gun battle with members of the Ku Klux Klan in 1958. (Photo via AP Photo)
Social Justice History Made Here: A Guide to 7 of NC’s Lesser Known Civil Rights Sites

From schools where segregation was challenged to early sit-ins, visit these spots to explore North Carolina’s proud civil rights history.

Jennifer Bringle Jennifer Bringle October 19, 2021 8:25 pm EDT
Culture Photo via Roanoke Rapids Graded School District.
Culture Find Out Why These 6 Iconic Buildings Are Known Far Beyond North Carolina

From a gothic cathedral to space-age arena, your guide to some of North Carolina’s most memorable structures.

Jennifer Bringle Jennifer Bringle October 19, 2021 7:56 pm EDT
Health Pediatricians saw a drop in childhood vaccinations in 2020. Photo illustration via Getty Images.
Health How COVID Fears Are Disrupting NC Children’s Routine Vaccinations

North Carolina saw immunizations for children plunge in 2020. It got better in 2021, but many NC babies and toddlers went without potentially life-saving vaccines.  

Sarah Ovaska Sarah Ovaska October 14, 2021 12:31 pm EDT
Commentary Educators protest budget shortfalls under Republican leadership outside the NC General Assembly in May 2018. The budget has become a very secretive process in the state. (Photo by Sara D. Davis/Getty Images)
Commentary The State’s Budget Belongs to the People of North Carolina. So Why Is It Settled in Back Rooms?

NC's budget plan has a huge impact on your education and healthcare. Too bad it's such a big secret.

Billy Ball Billy Ball October 12, 2021 11:51 am EDT
Culture Carl (left) and Pernell Beatty (right) flank their sister Celeste, the owner of Harlem Brew South, in her taproom. The warehouse is the site of Operation Dixie, a historical and successful labor campaign in 1946. More than 10,000 tobacco workers, mostly women, gathered from around the state and voted to unionize for better working conditions. Harlem Brew's lager is named '1946' in tribute.
Culture Raise Your Glass: Black-Owned Brewery Elevates Rocky Mount Community

Celeste Beatty, owner of Harlem Brew South, emphasizes community as well as craft to solidify her rare position in the craft beer market. 

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright October 9, 2021 6:43 pm EDT