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Plus: 3 events happening this week in NC Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Wherever federal immigration agents have gone, lawsuits have followed. Reuters reported last month that, since October, hundreds of judges have ruled more than 4,400 times that ICE and Border Patrol arrested people illegally. Cardinal & Pine’s Jessica F. Simmons has…

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…

Plus: 3 things happening in NC this week Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. Today’s top story is Charlotte.  The Queen City is in an uproar after a weekend of federal immigration operations. Border Patrol and ICE agents swept up 130 people, they said, including a church volunteer and street vendors.  Cardinal…

Plus: Gov. Josh Stein laid into this court bill. Here’s why. Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. In today’s newsletter, we’ve got a must-read preview for camping season and 10 of the best Black-owned restaurants in NC, but first: 3 things happening in NC is Cardinal & Pine’s weekly guide to the stories, people,…

Plus: 3 things happening in NC this week Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. It’s appropriate that “Giving Tuesday” falls a day after most of the “Black Friday” and holiday shopping deals ship out.  The latter is a time of crass commercialism. The former is the opposite.  It’s about finding a cause…

Plus: A crucial fact-check. Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Below, we have an essential fact-check on a widely-spread political ad in North Carolina, and a guide to helping out during NC’s drought, but first:  Every week in 3 things happening in NC, we pick out three of the most important storylines of the…

Plus: 3 things happening in NC this week. Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Below, we’ve got NC’s role in “the best year in movie history,” and a troubling new study on gambling addiction, but first:   Since I’ve been a kid—and I’m 43 years old—people have been talking about getting young people to vote.…

Plus: Bad farm smells, candy bars, and more with Jamie Ager Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Today, we’ve got a dispatch from the NC Blueberry Festival and the unlikely hero of the Hurricanes’ Stanley Cup title, but first: This afternoon, we premiered a fun new segment on YouTube.  There’s a lot of serious,…

Plus: 3 things happening in NC this week Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Really important news for anyone who plans on voting—which, I assume, is every one of us. North Carolina Democrats have reached a settlement with Republicans over the fate of about 73,000 voters that the GOP wanted to boot off the…

Plus: A historic hero comes home Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Below, we have a rundown on NC’s controversial early voting plans and a guide to early fall daytripping in NC, but first: The shoes are new. The backpack still smells like the factory where it was made. My daughter’s trying out a…