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  • 🌊 Real signs of a ‘blue wave’ in NC

    Plus: The River Arts District rebounds Share with a friend 🗞 See more from us: Add Cardinal & Pine as a preferred news source on Google. Hey, it’s Billy. This Wednesday, we have some inspiring news out of the River Arts District, the Asheville arts hub that was shellacked by Helene. But first: We’ve got…


  • 👐 Peak monarch butterfly season in NC

    Plus: Election deniers overseeing NC elections? Share with a friend 🗞 See more from us: Add Cardinal & Pine as a preferred news source on Google. Hey, it’s Billy. There’s a new book of poetry featuring Helene survivors. One of those poets read her work aloud to us. But first: We’ve published an important new…


  • 🎡 What’s new at the NC State Fair

    Plus: Outer Banks marooned. Again. Share with a friend 🗞 See more from us: Add Cardinal & Pine as a preferred news source on Google. Hey, it’s Billy. In this newsletter, we’re going to get you ready for what’s new at the North Carolina State Fair, and unpack the latest headache for Senate candidate Michael…


  • 🗣 This storm changed NC. Forever.

    Plus: Name this historic train depot Share with a friend 🗞 See more from us: Add Cardinal & Pine as a preferred news source on Google. Hey, it’s Billy. Oh happy day, it’s Friday, NC. Below, we have our most-read story this week, and a special report on the two-year anniversary of Helene, but first:…


  • What happens when a NC town dies

    Plus: An award-winning NC chef’s cookbook Share with a friend 🗞 See more from us: Add Cardinal & Pine as a preferred news source on Google. Hey, it’s Billy. Below, we’ve got a celebrated NC chef’s new cookbook, and the latest on a court ruling with major impacts for people who receive food stamps, but…


  • 🤔 Banned in NC for saying what?

    Share with a friend 🗞 See more from us: Add Cardinal & Pine as a preferred news source on Google. Hey, it’s Billy. We’ve got a meaty newsletter today, NC. Below, we’ve got a cool new spot for TV and film memorabilia, and the latest on one of NC’s biggest Congressional races, but first:  This is…


  • A massive hospital merger in NC

    Share with a friend 🗞 See more from us: Add Cardinal & Pine as a preferred news source on Google. Hey, it’s Billy. Happy first day of fall, North Carolina. Below, we have the latest on a massively consequential hospital merger in NC,  and an uplifting story about a big conservation win in western NC, but…


  • 😋 NC restaurant among best in the US

    Plus: Controversy brewing in Charlotte Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Below, we reported on a huge controversy brewing in NC’s largest city, and an important story about a Senate candidate’s controversial ties to the housing market, but first:  We begin this week with food.  The New York Times is known for a lot of…


  • 😎 Stuff for the last week of summer

    Plus: Good News Friday is here! Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Oh Friday, you’re looking beautiful.  Below, we’ve got our Good News Friday roundup, and our most-read story of the week, but first:  At this time of year, you can buy watermelons and pumpkins in the grocery store in the same trip.  So…


  • 🍎 C&P’s guide to u-pick apples in NC

    Plus: Trump’s strange NC rally Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. In today’s Cardinal & Pine newsletter, we have a beautiful overlook view from Boone and a guide to u-pick apples in NC, but first:  National politics came crashing in North Carolina this week. The president came to Gastonia to stump for Republican Senate candidate…