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10 cheap ways to do Memorial Day in NC
Plus: A bipartisan plan to regulate data centers. Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Below, we have a mysterious shipwreck and a plan to take on data centers, but first: Memorial Day weekend is here. And for the first time in a long time, there’s rain in the forecast for much of North Carolina. …
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Liquor sales on Sundays in NC?
Plus: About Virginia Foxx’s letter to a 10-year-old Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. It is a curious thing that, in America, we talk about “separation of church and state” as a founding idea. But ideas aren’t the same thing as actual laws and policies, and in truth, many of our laws are closely…
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Spotting NC’s ‘blue ghost’ fireflies
Plus: Checking out the viral food stars of NC. Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Below, we have an incredible view of the “blue ghost” fireflies, an important vote in the NC House, and viral food stars of NC, but first: If I want our new video series, Billy Ball Explains NC, to do…
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Michael Jordan did WHAT?
Plus: A presidential hopeful in western NC Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Below, we have one incredible phone call from the GOAT, a surfside view at Carolina Beach, and signs of a political sea change in western NC. But first: In 2024, Carolina Beach—one of North Carolina’s most popular vacation spots—was flooded by…
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Should NC worry about hantavirus?
Plus: Your guide to NC’s best water parks Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Below, we’ve got a big Asheville controversy and everything to know about NC waterparks this year, but first: We started this newsletter in the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic. So, like you, I’m still a little traumatized from the whole…
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🐺 Hope for NC’s endangered red wolves
Plus: A big event for rural veterans on Saturday Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. We’ve got a view from Lake Hickory, the fight against political dark money in NC, and a huge event for rural veterans, but first: If you’ve been reading Cardinal & Pine since the beginning, you know about the red…
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The latest on Rep. Chuck Edwards’ scandal
Plus: What NC’s oyster farmers are up against Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Cardinal & Pine’s Michael McElroy has the latest on a developing story on US Rep. Chuck Edwards, a Republican representing parts of western NC. Edwards was recently accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a staffer. According to a new…
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🐅 5 animal sanctuaries in NC
Plus: This could change politics in NC. Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Since 2010, politics in America has changed. The US Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision allowed corporations and outside groups to spend unlimited amounts of money to influence elections. It has increasingly made non-local politics into a game played only by the…
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🤖 Could North Carolina limit data centers?
Plus: If you don’t know George Masa, you need to Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Below, we’ve got a spectacular view from the Blue Ridge Parkway, a long-awaited proposal to do something about data centers, and an unforgettable story about the photographer who helped to found a western NC jewel. But first: The…
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🏈 Girls get a spot on the field with NC ruling
Plus: A spectacular view from Foscoe Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Youth sports are a really good thing. Not only are they good for the body, they’re good for the mind. One North Carolina association’s vote last week will open the door a little wider for youth sports in the state, specifically for…
