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Ripken the Bat Dog prepares for another season with Durham Bulls
The Durham Bulls are an institution in the Bull City. So is “Ripken the Bat Dog,” an American Black Lab trained retrieve loose bats on the field during games.
No charge, all charm: Your guide to Greensboro’s best free attractions
Greensboro has lots to do, and you don’t have to spend much money to have a good time. Here’s our guide to free things in the NC Triad city.
Charlotte teacher Justin Parmenter faces his breaking point in the fight for better NC schools
You might not know him, but your kid’s teacher does. Here’s how a public education champion survived a decade of Republican budget cuts and a major health scare.
Op-ed: This rural NC town shows how you can build power from the ground up
Jason Dunkin lives out in the country on the same small plot of land he grew up on. When I met him at his house recently, the rain was beating down hard on the metal roof. He looked out the window toward the road. “I remember my dad and my uncles would pick me up...
Op-ed: Addressing North Carolina’s childcare crisis
Last year, my campaign launched the "Task Force on Families," a dedicated effort to make North Carolina a better place to live, work, and raise a family. A key part of that is tackling the childcare crisis facing North Carolina. This initiative brings together a...
Climate change and abortion rights are driving record engagement among young voters
NextGen America started a website to help young voters learn more about one of the main issues driving that record engagement: climate change.
Good News Friday: A North Carolina college grad is going to space for NASA
Our weekly roundup of good news from NC is bound for outer space. Plus: The NC connection behind this week’s viral feelgood moment at the Grammys.
How to Have Fun in Charlotte for $20 or Less
From sports and live music to nature walks and botanical gardens, here’s how you and your crew can have fun in Charlotte without breaking the bank.
Ethics complaint against NC Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls is dismissed
Earls, the only Black woman on the North Carolina Supreme Court, was being investigated by the state judicial watchdog for criticizing the court’s lack of diversity. North Carolina’s judicial ethics commission dismissed its investigation into anonymous complaints that...
A new child tax credit could pass this month. Here’s what it would do for low-income families.
During the pandemic, Democrats changed the child tax credit and cut childhood poverty in half. Now there’s new hope for making those changes permanent, but there are skeptics.
Good News Friday: A Cupcake Vending Machine Could Be Coming to Raleigh
North Carolina knows good food both old and new. This Good News Friday puts a special spotlight on food stops in NC, plus a scholarship opportunity for NC students.
Native American villages, colonial homes, and segregated schools: 10 historic buildings in NC
North Carolina has many historic buildings. We tell the tales behind 10 of the most storied structures in the state and how they’re being used today.
Leo Williams: How a ‘country boy’ from eastern NC came to lead one of NC’s fastest-growing cities
Leo Williams is an up-and-coming political leader with a deep background in education. We talked to him about being the mayor of his adopted city, and the pressures of leading in tumultuous times.
A polar plunge and a pickle drop: Here’s your NC winter bucket list
NC is often thought of as a warm-weather destination. But there’s loads to do in the winter. Here’s a guide to winter activities for every region of NC.
The most Googled celebrities from North Carolina in 2023
When it comes to celebrities in North Carolina, the sports figure reigns supreme. A look through Bet Carolina’s recent analysis and ranking of the state’s most popular celebrities based on Google data shows that four of the top 10 most Googled North Carolinians are basketball players.
10 Tiny Treasures: Small North Carolina Towns to Visit This Winter
From the mountains of western North Carolina to the shores of the eastern coast, North Carolina knows how to do winter. Here are 12 small towns worth visiting this cold season.
‘You can’t win for losing’: Inside Sampson County, NC’s environmental nightmare
The eastern NC county is beset by pollution from hog farms, industrial operations, and one of the “most pressing environmental and public health concerns in the modern world.”
Mold and classes in trailers: Inadequate funding for schools is hurting NC communities
Schools across the state are dealing with dilapidated classrooms and buildings in need of significant repair or a total rebuild due to a lack of investment in public education.
How a Republican-led government shutdown would affect you
If a shutdown occurs, travelers could face delays at airports, millions of workers would go without paychecks, and public safety, disaster preparedness and response, and food and safety inspections could also be affected.
10 places to try on Charlotte’s Oyster Trail
We take a trip north to south to hit some of the best oyster spots Charlotte and the surrounding towns have to offer.
Biden vows to keep fighting for workers during stop at union auto plant
President Joe Biden said tentative contracts between the United Auto Workers union and the Detroit Three are “changing the face of the country” by promising better wages and benefits, and creating thousands of new jobs.
Good News Friday: NC A&T’s putting on ‘the greatest homecoming on Earth’
Every week, we round up the best good news in NC. This week, we have a flattering report on NC’s climate for women entrepreneurs, and a special week for one of the state’s biggest and best historically Black colleges.
What a governor Mark Robinson would mean for rural education in North Carolina
Mark Robinson has accused North Carolina public school teachers of indoctrinating children, called for increased funding for private schools, supported efforts to ban books for LGBTQ students, and denied the undisputed science on climate change.
A $20 million federal grant helps two rural NC towns turn dreams into reality
Funding from the Biden administration will help Spindale and Rutherfordton transform the congested thoroughfare between them into a pedestrian-friendly ‘complete street’ rarely seen in rural areas.
NC Republicans’ new gerrymandered maps could wipe out these Democrats
North Carolina Republicans voted this week to pass their own newly drawn state legislative and congressional maps, which will allow the party to maintain and even expand its extreme stranglehold on power in a state that President Biden narrowly lost by just under a...
5 Places to See Fall Foliage in NC
Five spots in NC you won’t want to miss out on before peak fall foliage season comes to an end.
Good News Friday: NC Students Talk Gun Reform with President Biden
Our weekly roundup of happy news in NC goes to the White House. Plus: Pumpkin patches are finally opening, and social media reunites a woman with her “guardian angel.”
I’m Losing My Health Insurance Because Medicaid Expansion Was Delayed
Yeisel Dominguez will lose her healthcare coverage in less than 10 days, due to North Carolina Republicans’ delay in expanding Medicaid. In an op-ed, she shares her fears and concerns about going without coverage.
The Frontline of Democracy – Serving on Local School Boards in 2023
Steph Walker, a member of the New Hanover County Board of Education, shares how the Board’s new right-wing majority is wielding power to ban books.