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LOCAL HISTORY
The mysterious exhumation of Durham’s founding father
| February 23, 2024
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.
Op-Ed: It’s Rosa Parks’ birthday. Here’s why access to public transit is still a civil rights issue.
| February 2, 2024
Systemic racism has many tentacles. On Rosa Parks' birthday, we remember how access to public transit has been denied to many Black communities. It's still an issue today.
A new child tax credit could pass this month. Here’s what it would do for low-income families.
| January 17, 2024
During the pandemic, Democrats changed the child tax credit and cut childhood poverty in half. Now there's new hope for making those changes permanent, but there are skeptics.
Martin Luther King Jr. visited NC often. Here are 5 times to remember.
| January 15, 2024
NC was a hotspot for hate in King’s lifetime. But it was also the home of civil rights pioneers. So Martin Luther King Jr. was often here.
Native American villages, colonial homes, and segregated schools: 10 historic buildings in NC
| January 9, 2024
North Carolina has many historic buildings. We tell the tales behind 10 of the most storied structures in the state and how they’re being used today.
As North Carolina housing costs soar, Biden wants to turn empty offices into housing
| November 3, 2023
Affordability | HARDGATE | HOUSING | INFRASTRUCTURE | NATIONAL NEWS | national politics | NORTH CAROLINA NEWS
In Sept. 2020, the median home sale price in North Carolina was $272,000. As of Sept. 2023, that figure had risen to $363,600.