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Chris Paul was an Advocate for Voting, HBCUs in North Carolina Before Ever Making the NBA Finals
The Wake Forest University basketball star has emerged as a leader for social justice in his native Winston-Salem.
COVID Saved the Drive-In Theater. Here Are Seven in North Carolina You Have to See.
From Eden to Kings Mountain to Tabor City, a guide to the North Carolina drive-in theaters enjoying a resurgence in these germaphobic times.
Paycheck Fairness Act Could Have Helped Close the Wage Gap for Women. Instead, Republicans Shot It Down.
Paycheck Fairness Act Could Have Helped Close the Wage Gap for Women. Instead, Republicans Shot It Down.
9 North Carolina Festivals to Watch for This Summer
With COVID-19 waning (for now, fingers crossed!), North Carolina festivals are booking in 2021. Here are the ones to catch.
A Bunch of Free, or Nearly Free, Activities for North Carolina Kids This Summer
We get it. You need something cheap to do with your kids this summer. Here’s a list of activities only a short drive away from every corner of North Carolina.
Country-Fried Steak, Braised Goat, and Fresh Fish: Here Are Some of the Best Black-Owned Restaurants in NC
From Mama Dip’s to Boss Hog’s, we wanted to show off not just the depth and deliciousness of North Carolina’s restaurants, but the diversity.
They Butted Heads on the Vaccine. Now an NC Woman Bakes for Her Sick Friend.
Their decades-long relationship grew strained over one’s anti-vaccine stance. Then NC food writer Amy Rogers learned her friend was hospitalized by COVID-19.
Hoarders Are Reselling Gas at $100 a Gallon in NC. Here’s Why That’s an Offer You Should Definitely Refuse.
Hoarders are reselling gas at high markups in North Carolina, but buying is dangerous and thanks to Colonial Pipeline resuming production, unnecessary.
Don’t Put Gas in Plastic Bags, NC: Tips for Surviving the Fuel Shortage
In parts of North Carolina, up to 70% of stations are without fuel after panic-buyers swamped the pumps.
4 Ways the Biden Administration Wants to Slow Climate Change in NC
Joe Biden has made responding to climate change a priority of his presidency. Here’s what that means for North Carolina.
With Vaccinations Going Up, Cooper Announces He’ll Relax COVID Restrictions in NC
With more people vaccinated, NC Gov. Roy Cooper is ready to lift restrictions that limited capacity at restaurants, bars and more.
North Carolina NAACP Sues to Topple Confederate Monument in Graham
Civil Rights Groups Turn to Courts for Help Toppling North Carolina Confederate Statue.
‘Love Letters To My Son’: How George Floyd Inspired a North Carolina Teen to Write a Book
George Floyd called out for his mom. The tragedy moved North Carolina’s Ocir Black to collect letters from Black mothers to their sons.
A Silenced Year: How North Carolina’s Once-Booming Music Industry is Coping With Coronavirus
The pandemic upended an industry dependent on touring revenues, forcing artists, venues and fans alike to adapt.
Severe Weather—With Potential Tornadoes—Coming to NC Thursday. Here’s What You Need to Know.
Much of North Carolina is looking at bad storms Thursday, which could spin off tornadoes and damaging hail.
Why North Carolina Parents Might Be the Big Winners in the Federal COVID Relief Bill
Monthly payments to parents? Feds’ $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill promises changes for North Carolina families, businesses, and schools.
NC Tenants Have Rights in This Pandemic. And a ‘Wall of Shame’ May Violate Them.
With a national and state moratoriums on evictions in place, a Charlotte landlord posted a “Wall of Shame” about tenants who were behind in rent.
6 Things to Do While You Stay Home During the Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has made dinner out with friends, or a coffee shop date, potentially dangerous. Here are some ideas to have more fun while at home.
This One-Shot Vaccine Candidate May Speed Up NC’s COVID-19 Vaccinations
A third COVID-19 vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson could be approved by the FDA soon, and make it easier to vaccinate people in rural areas of NC.
Medical Providers Fume After State Officials Divert Thousands of Vaccine Shots
NC has had a slow start with the COVID vaccine. And a recent move to divert shots to more large-scale events might short rural areas.
The Bernie Meme Traveled the World This Week. Why Not North Carolina?
A mittened Bernie Sanders meme was all the rage during Inauguration Week. So we brought the shivering socialist home to NC.
From Silent Sam to the US Capitol: Why We Should Have Seen the Violence Coming
The white supremacists who overtook the US Capitol got their start in places like Chapel Hill, where UNC authorities failed to recognize the dangers sparked by Silent Sam.
America’s Children Live in Fear of Mass Shooters. Will Congress Finally Address Guns?
School children across America have felt the fear that gripped Congress last week. That’s why this NC mom is calling for stronger gun laws.
65 Or Older? You’re Now Eligible for a Coronavirus Vaccine in NC
NC’s new coronavirus plan comes with states and the federal government pushing to speed up a sluggish vaccine rollout.
How One NC Suburb Rocked College Football in 2020
How Indian Trail, NC, population 40,000, raised two top-five quarterbacks in Sam Howell and Grayson McCall.
Now, More Than Ever, Mandy Cohen Says North Carolinians Must Stay at Home
The vaccine is slowly rolling out in North Carolina, but the coronavirus’ spread is at an all-time high.
HB2’s Dead. Here Are the Towns Passing LGBTQ Protections ASAP.
In a post-HB2 world, Orange County, long a progressive bastion of NC, will lead the way for LGBTQ protections.
‘Pretty Damn Scary to Me’: Day After Riots, US Rep. Alma Adams Calls for Trump’s Removal
Rep. Alma Adams says GOP hasn’t done enough, worries Trump-inspired DC riots might spread nationwide and impact Joe Biden’s inauguration.
2020 Was a Drag. But Here’s My (Incomplete) List of the Cardinal & Pine Stories That Soared.
Brave leaders, earth-moving candidates, a president in free fall, and a NC man who waited 44 years for justice. The best stories of 2020.