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Plus: Where are the Buddhist monks heading next? Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. Justice for the pickle. The pickle is not just a briny cucumber. It’s not just an afterthought, something to complement your burger or put on the side of the plate. The pickle deserves its own “Rocky”-style training montage.…

An eastern North Carolina favorite closes. Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Below, we’ve got the last days of an eastern NC fish fry, a whale siting on Onslow Beach, and coastal NC’s brewing fight over shellfish farms, but first: Kelsea McLain’s desire to be an abortion clinic escort in North Carolina grew out…

Plus: What Roy Cooper, Anita Earls told us Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. Gun violence is not the sort of thing anyone talks about dispassionately.  People who feel something about gun laws usually feel that way strongly.  North Carolina’s state legislature is spurring a lot of that right now. Republican lawmakers are hoping…

Plus: Name this historic train depot Share with a friend 🗞 See more from us: Add Cardinal & Pine as a preferred news source on Google. Hey, it’s Billy. Oh happy day, it’s Friday, NC. Below, we have our most-read story this week, and a special report on the two-year anniversary of Helene, but first:…

A new edition of ‘Where Are We in NC?’ Plus: NCAA tournament updates. The Griffin case continues. And: Trump’s big education order. Share with a friend The bad news is North Carolina teams had a rough 24 hours in the NCAA Tournament.  The good news is that, for some of them, it was a significant…

Plus: The latest on Border Patrol raids in NC. Share with a friend     Hey, it’s Billy. Today, we’ll begin with some good news.  Researchers at Duke Health may have found something extraordinary among participants in a 20-year clinical trial. In that trial, a small group of women with advanced-stage breast cancer took a…