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Plus: Getting ready for fall in NC Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. It’s September. The first day of fall is Tuesday, Sept. 22. It’s really hot outside. But lots of folks are thinking about fall.  That’s reasonable. They want the cooler temperatures and the pretty views.  At Cardinal & Pine, we’re helping you…

Plus: Buddhist monks’ journey nears its end. Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. A few years back, I covered the prominent civil rights leader Bishop William Barber II when he came to eastern NC. Barber was speaking on behalf of the Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. He talked about the enormous changes that we’d…

Plus: Why ticket prices are about to take a dive. Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. “We won.”  This week, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced that he and 33 other attorneys general—Democrats and Republicans—claimed victory in a major lawsuit against Live Nation.  Live Nation is the company that owns Ticketmaster. That will…

Plus: Beach nourishment project kicks off at Carolina Beach Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. One of the side effects of local media’s decline is the nationalization of our news.  We have fewer journalists doing original work covering their communities. What fills the void is social media, television stations, and national websites…

Plus: The March Madness begins. Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. It’s officially that time of year. College basketball is about to take over our lives for several weeks.  Fittingly, Good News Friday leads with the march madness, and a new Cinderella out of North Carolina.  In their first year of eligibility for the NCAA…

Plus: NC’s widening election scandal Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Below, we have a widening scandal in our state elections office and a guide to watching the Perseid meteor shower, but first:  One of the best things we do here is Good News Friday, Cardinal & Pine’s weekly roundup of positive news stories…