Your guide to North Carolina’s spring sky spectacles
So grab a picnic blanket and your eclipse glasses, because it’s about to get astronomical in the Old North State.
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The mysterious exhumation of Durham’s founding father
Most North Carolinians know the story of Sir Walter Raleigh — or if they don’t, they can most likely identify the namesake of the state capital. As for Dr. Bartlett Durham, the man for whom they named Raleigh’s younger sibling city, that story isn’t quite as familiar.
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Rhiannon Giddens is more than the banjo player in a Beyonce song. Here’s why the NC-raised musician is so special.
The Grammy-winning, Greensboro-born musician was re-introduced to a wider audience in Beyonce’s new country song. But her two decades of recorded output show her to have played a big part in expanding our view of roots and traditional music.
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2024
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Gas station sushi, anyone? A new book from a NC author dives into convenience store cuisine in the South.
Gas stations aren’t just gas stations in many rural, Southern communities. They’re also restaurants and community gathering places. A new book takes you on a tour of the best ones out there.
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2024
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This OB-GYN was terrified for her patients who needed abortions. Then she became one.
Texas OB-GYN Austin Dennard reveals what a future under a Republican president would do to reproductive rights in America.
Feb
2024
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Good News Friday: This NC banjo player is in Beyoncé’s newest song
It’s called “Texas Hold ‘Em” but NC leaves a lasting impression on Beyonce's new country song. This, and other uplifting NC news, in today's "Good News Friday."
Feb
2024
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Charlotte teacher Justin Parmenter faces his breaking point in the fight for better NC schools
You might not know him, but your kid's teacher does. Here's how a public education champion survived a decade of Republican budget cuts and a major health scare.
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2024
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Op-ed: This rural NC town shows how you can build power from the ground up
Jason Dunkin lives out in the country on the same small plot of land he grew up on. When I met him at his house recently, the rain was beating down hard on the metal roof. He looked out the window toward the road. “I remember my dad and my uncles would pick me up...
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2024
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The 5 NC billionaires who call Research Triangle Park home
Five notable billionaires reside in NC's Research Triangle Park, an area that includes Chapel Hill, Durham, and Raleigh. Do you know them and what they do?
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2024
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VIDEO: Cardinal & Pine’s Leah Sherrell tries an award-winning Winston-Salem bakery
Cardinal & Pine's Leah Sherrell tried Bobby Boy Bakeshop in Winston-Salem and is adding it to her list of regular spots! The bakery is a James Beard Award semifinalist (one of 9 NC nominations) and while the bakery is getting some extra love right now, the line...
Steer clear of wild spring breakers by visiting these NC gems
| March 1, 2024
Spring break conjures up images of wet t-shirt contests, empty beer cans strewn along the beach, and loud music until the wee hours of the night. Been there. Done that. Over it.
4 Black North Carolina icons who deserve their own movie
| February 29, 2024
Until some A-list actor is standing at the Oscars talking about these four extraordinary Black North Carolinians, we're still coming up short.
Ripken the Bat Dog prepares for another season with Durham Bulls
| February 29, 2024
The Durham Bulls are an institution in the Bull City. So is "Ripken the Bat Dog," an American Black Lab trained retrieve loose bats on the field during games.
Explore the historic landmarks of a “dying” NC town
| February 28, 2024
As this small Bertie County town sees its population fall, a rich history is being left behind. Here's a closer look at the historic landmarks that tell a rich story in this eastern NC county.
Some claim that NC’s first Buc-ee’s is being built on Indigenous land
| February 27, 2024
Buc-ee's, a popular chain of mega-sized convenience stores, is set to build its first location in Mebane, NC. But it's sparked a conversation about how NC protects, or doesn't protect, Indigenous lands.
The lesser-known state park in northeastern NC that’s idyllic in spring
| February 27, 2024
Don't sleep on this northeastern NC park. It's thousands of acres of unspoiled nature, with gators, bald eagles, and perfect waters for kayaking.