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Buy good beer and feel good doing it too. Share with a friend July 18, 2025 Optimism, to me, is not about ignorance. Here’s what I mean by that. It’s not closing your eyes to the bad things in the world. It is recognizing the bad and making a choice to search for the good…

Today’s “Good News Friday.” Plus: Sen. Tillis bashes Medicaid cuts. Share with a friend Goats get kind of a bad rap for their diet.  Yes, goats have a tendency to munch on anything in front of them. But in general, these curious animals are world-class herbivores with an extraordinary capacity for foraging.   North Carolina’s Dix…

Plus: How to stay informed as federal officials move in Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. After several days of rumors, North Carolina officials have confirmed that the Border Patrol and ICE are planning operations in Charlotte as soon as Saturday. These agencies are hard to predict. Their movements are kept secret.…

A Town Hall with Congressman Chuck Edwards goes way off course. Plus: 9 “flower festivals” in NC. Share with a friend The first day of spring is next week, but we’re not waiting. Today, we published a look at upcoming North Carolina flower festivals. If you don’t know what a flower festival is, it is…

Some truly rotten (but cool) info about NC’s public gardens. Plus: ‘Biscuits and Banjos’ takes over Durham. And: Where are we in NC? Share with a friend When you ask people what they think of when they think of North Carolina music, they often point to the banjo and the Appalachians.  With good reason. North…

Daylight saving time is coming to an end. Here’s how to cope with the lost sleep. Plus: Where are we in NC? Share with a friend Here’s a funny thing I learned today about the end of daylight saving time, which happens this Sunday.  There are studies that show that, after losing that hour of…

The Blue Ridge Mountains are a winter wonderland. Plus: The year in abortion rights. And: We’re looking for NC’s best bakery. Share with a friend Dec. 15, 2023 If you’ve been with us a while, first off: Thank you. Secondly: Don’t we look so fresh and so clean? We’ve been hard at work on a…

Lovely scenes for returning Marines Wednesday in Jacksonville. Plus: Our top 5 restaurants of 2023. Share with a friend Dec. 20, 2023 Scroll below for that holiday homecoming, but first: Want to know the best part of our job? It’s the food. One thing we added to Cardinal & Pine this year was “Leah Tries,”…