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Healthcare North Carolina Could See Boost in Child Care, Health Care, Paid Leave, and Housing if Congress Acts

The "Build Back Better" legislation, a benchmark for President Biden’s administration, faces opposition from Republicans.

Sarah Ovaska Sarah Ovaska November 4, 2021 5:12 pm EDT
Culture Six members of the Littleturtle family, who are Lumbee and Tuscarora, wear traditional regalia for a dance.
Culture Powwows, Plant Medicine and Hip Hop: NC Celebrates Native American Heritage Month

Storytelling, theater, music, and Indigenous food, C&P's guide to celebrating North Carolina's native population properly.

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright November 4, 2021 4:14 pm EDT
Culture The grueling COVID-19 pandemic changed the way Charlotte artist Rosalia Torres Weiner created her annual Dia De Los Muertos altar, or "ofrenda," which will be debuted this weekend in Charlotte. Here, Torres Weiner shows off her work in 2017 at the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington D.C. (Photo by Sergio Ochoa courtesy of Torres Weiner)
Culture An ‘Ofrenda’ for Healing: How the Pandemic Changed One NC Artist’s Dia De Los Muertos Altar

"It’s been really hard for people to lose loved ones. We need the little somethings that bring us together and art does that.”

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright October 26, 2021 3:14 pm EDT
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Culture Eight NC Corn Mazes to Get Lost in This Year

As we get ready for Halloween and fall, grab the family to one of these North Carolina corn mazes.

Sarah Ovaska Sarah Ovaska October 7, 2021 8:44 am EDT
North Carolina Grey[haired person in sunglasses and denim jacket stands before a quilt display holding up two mugs in welcome.
North Carolina Whatever Your Interests, Find Your Fit at One of These 45 North Carolina Fall Festivals

Our list of 45 North Carolina fall festivals is packed with fun for leaf lovers, beer enthusiasts, oyster shuckers, apple pickers and more.

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright October 6, 2021 2:36 pm EDT

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An empty street on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Proponents of Biden's newly-signed infrastructure act say the funding will dramatically impact roads, bridges, internet, and transit in rural North Carolina. (Shutterstock) Commentary It’s the Small Towns of North Carolina Like Mine That Desperately Need Biden’s Infrastructure Funding
The Onslow Veterans Pow Wow took place Oct. 2. According to the chair, Sgt. Major Raquel Painter, it was the first pow wow in the area in 20 years. Painter said the annual event is vital to serve North Carolina's high number of Native American veterans. Veterans ‘We Honor Warriors’: Jacksonville, NC Marine Starts Pow Wow for Native Vets
A mob of white supremacists murdered dozens of Black locals and ran Black leaders out of town in 1898 during the Wilmington Massacre. Here the mob stands outside the ruins of Wilmington's Daily Record, the only Black-owned paper in the state. (Public Domain Image) Race North Carolina’s Wilmington Massacre and Trump’s Insurrection Really Aren’t So Different
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North Carolina Pirate Ghosts and Haunted Hitchhikers: Here Are Four of North Carolina’s Spookiest Sites

 Find out why some of the state’s most enduring ghost tales have perplexed—and scared—so many. 

Jennifer Bringle Jennifer Bringle October 4, 2021 3:42 pm EDT
Culture Looking for a couples getaway in North Carolina? We've got you covered. (Shutterstock)
Culture Sorry Virginia. North Carolina Is For Lovers.

Want to impress a date? From Manteo to Blowing Rock, North Carolina has natural beauty, great food, and loads of conversation-starters.

Jennifer Bringle Jennifer Bringle September 20, 2021 5:24 pm EDT