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Plus: This ‘cult classic’ movie has NC roots?? Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. This week, we wrote about a weekend-long celebration of the Halifax Resolves. Today, we have more to celebrate. The historic Revolutionary War document, which announced North Carolina’s plans to declare independent from the British, is returning home for the first…

Plus: Signs of life after Helene Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. Recovery is not a passive thing. It takes time, effort, endurance, and a willingness to deal with big disappointments.  The recovery in Asheville after Helene is still a work in progress. But there are definite signs of recovery. Take the…

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: A tropical weather threat for NC? Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. Remember Charlotte’s “Roofman” robber?  “Roofman,” whose real name is Jeffrey Manchester, acquired some national notoriety in the aughts by managing to break out of jail and rob dozens of McDonald’s locations across the US. He got the nickname because…

Plus: A plan to give NC teachers big pay raises Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. As always, Fridays are for good news at Cardinal & Pine.  Today, we’re putting a microscope on a new proposal from Gov. Josh Stein that would make teacher pay in North Carolina the envy of the southeast.  The…

Plus: NC’s best choose-and-cut Christmas tree farms Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. Who can argue with a little bit of good news?  Cardinal & Pine’s recurring Friday series—”Good News Friday“—returns today with an animal that is very, very close to not existing anymore.  We’ve reported before on the red wolf. Deforestation,…