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Plus: 40 years at the Dean Smith Center Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. I try to look at life as an adventure. Meaning I want it to be filled with new things and new experiences. But I don’t know about this one. 😂 Cardinal & Pine contributor Ryan Pitkin takes us…

Plus: 10 NC sites for Women’s History Month. Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Apologies for the sports metaphor, but this is your 2-minute warning.  Tuesday is Election Day in North Carolina’s primary elections. Regardless of where you live and what party you’re registered in, there are big votes on the table about what…

Plus: NC leaders react to Venezuela Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. The house is quieter. The recycling bin is filled with discarded toy boxes. And my bank account is drier than the Sahara. It must be the week after the holidays.  I hope you missed us as much as we missed…

Plus: A promising ketamine therapy for vets. Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Below, we have the biggest watermelon I’ve ever heard of, and a promising therapy for veterans, but here’s today’s big news:  Recently, we learned about ICE’s plan to open a 1,400-bed detention center in Hertford County, NC.  It would be one…

The latest edition of “Where Are WE in NC?” Plus: This weekend’s protests. And: A NC veteran on health care access. Share with a friend In America, this weekend figures to be tense.  In Washington, D.C., President Trump is holding a military parade on the anniversary of the Army’s founding, which also happens to be…

Plus: Last days of the Dambo trolls Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. This newsletter should do more than tell you the news. It should help you prepare for the week, too. Every week, we publish “3 things happening in NC” with that in mind. This week, Cardinal & Pine contributor Ryan Pitkin checks…

Plus: A fundraiser for a historic NC airfield Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. Border Patrol operations in the Queen City have expanded into the Triangle.  As in Charlotte, the federal immigration enforcement agency says they are pursuing dangerous criminals, but most of the people arrested so far are people without past…

Plus: A snowy scene in Blowing Rock. Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. “The Nutcracker” doesn’t have a sequel, per se.  The fanciful Christmas classic, however, does enjoy plenty of adaptations and reimaginings. Here’s a local one worth your time, North Carolina. The Charlotte-based dance and performance outfit Caroline Calouche & Co.…

Plus: A tragic plane crash in Statesville Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. Perhaps the most important politician of 20th-century North Carolina has died. The family of former Gov. Jim Hunt said Thursday that Hunt passed away at the age of 88. Hunt, who was sometimes referred to as “the education governor,”…