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A recent court decision has sent shockwaves through the state. Plus: Saturday’s ‘Hands Off’ protests. And: Houston coach Kelvin Sampson’s NC background. Share with a friend In “Notes of a Native Son,” the writer James Baldwin offered this in the autobiographical note: “I love America more than any other country in the world, and, exactly…

Inside: The devastating blow to public schools Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. North Carolina, we had big breaking news today.  The state’s highest court issued a long-awaited ruling in the Leandro court case. You can read it here.  Essentially, the Republican majority sided with their party’s leadership in the state legislature, which argued…

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…

Plus: What to know about federal vaccine changes. Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. By the time, you get this email, March Madness will be well underway.  That said, we’ve published a new guide to the North Carolina teams that made the Big Dance on the men’s and women’s sides—from first-time Cinderellas (what’s up…