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Last chance to hit the slopes: Where to go skiing in North Carolina

February 4, 2025

This guide to six ski resorts will help you choose where to go skiing in North Carolina before the season ends.

Republicans for Harris make final appeal to ‘Whisper Caucus’ of GOP voters weary of Trump

November 3, 2024

The soaring enthusiasm for Kamala Harris among Democrats upended the race when she took over the ticket from Joe Biden this summer, but if she wins North Carolina and the presidency, it will also be because of Republican voters who are weary of Trump’s hold on the party but have been hesitant to say so…

8 trails near Shelby to explore during North Carolina’s fall

October 15, 2026

With its location in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Cleveland County has multiple options for getting outdoors and experiencing the fall season

Cooper’s budget proposal calls for more education, childcare funding

April 25, 2024

As the North Carolina General Assembly went back into session on Wednesday, Governor Roy Cooper unveiled a proposed budget adjustment that would boost funding for the state’s education and childcare systems and raise wages for state workers.

Opinion: My aunt died of an illegal abortion. We can’t go back.

May 2, 2024

North Carolina is currently one of the few places to which women from Southern states can travel for abortion care—but even here, women are under threat by grandstanding candidates and lawmakers who will put their taking points over our safety.

Elk, Chainsaw Carving, and Building a Good Drum: Our Guide to NC’s Blue Ridge Craft Trails

December 1, 2022

A tour of western NC’s craft secrets, from Cherokee to the High Country.

Pride Month in NC: Here are 9 celebrations in North Carolina’s small towns

May 31, 2024

Everyone should have a chance to celebrate Pride Month in NC, regardless of whether they live in a big city or not. Here’s a guide to celebrating in NC’s small towns. We are entering Pride Month in NC, the nationwide observance first launched following the Stonewall Riots of 1969. Today, we live in a world…

North Carolina’s dark sky sites will leave you starry-eyed

September 20, 2024

At North Carolina’s dark sky sites, you can step out of the light and into the darkness for a sky full of stars.

Your North Carolina Representatives in Congress and How to Contact Them

February 16, 2023

North Carolina is represented in Congress by 14 lawmakers—7 Republicans and 7 Democrats. Here’s what you need to know about your representatives and how to contact them.

NC Republicans’ new gerrymandered maps could wipe out these Democrats

October 26, 2023

North Carolina Republicans voted this week to pass their own newly drawn state legislative and congressional maps, which will allow the party to maintain and even expand its extreme stranglehold on power in a state that President Biden narrowly lost by just under a point and a half. Republicans, who already have a supermajority in…