How a Tiny Home ‘Hotel’ in Rocky Mount Cured Me of Pandemic Cabin Fever
The coronavirus has changed how we travel and book hotels. Here's our review of a pandemic-ready tiny home 'hotel' in eastern North Carolina....
Advice for Trump: Here’s How I Learned to Lose Gracefully
Making a teachable moment out of President Trump’s refusal to accept defeat in the 2020 election....
Right Name, Wrong State: How a Bethel, NC Town Clerk Got A Ballot Meant For Bethel, ME Home
An absentee ballot meant for Bethel, Maine arrived in Bethel, NC right before Election Day. Then, this town clerk jumped into action....
Between COVID and the Election, We Need to Chill. A NC Yoga Instructor Tells Us How.
Feeling overwhelmed with coronavirus and election stress? Yeah, we are too. Here are some tips on how to unplug and breathe....
I Tried to Lead a NC Learning Pod. This Is How It All Went Wrong.
With the coronavirus shuttering schools across the state, a NC writer talks about her rocky experience leading ‘The Pod Squad.’...
Quarantining? You Can Register to Vote Online Now in NC. Here’s How.
NC officials are emphasizing new online registration and mail-in voting during the coronavirus pandemic. Registering to vote online takes a few minutes....
Legislature Isn’t Moving on Medicaid Expansion Despite ‘Bipartisan Consensus.’
Medicaid expansion in North Carolina, a progressive wishlist items for years now, isn’t so far off, state Sen. Jeff Jackson says....
Coronavirus Has Battered Restaurant Workers Across North Carolina
“The hospitality industry was instantly decimated,” says Margo Metzger of the NC Restaurant and Lodging Association. “There were approximately 18,000 rest...
Western NC Volunteers Sew Thousands of Desperately Needed Masks to Help Rural Hospitals
Joy Boothe knows actions speak louder than good wishes. When the Yancey County resident read about the growing shortage of N95 surgical masks, she sewed a...