Stories tagged: "Elizabeth City"

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Culture We Asked You To Pick the Best Breweries in North Carolina. Here’s What You Said.

Craft breweries are taking off in North Carolina. But it can be hard to keep track of all the good beer-makers.

Billy Ball Billy Ball July 10, 2023 4:45 pm EDT
Culture Artist Carlos Tolentino at Gallery 13 in Fayetteville showcases his work in various mediums such as bleach, epoxy, paint and tattoo ink. (Image via Distinctly Fayetteville)
Culture Support Local Artists by Visiting One of These 15 Mostly-Free Galleries in North Carolina

On the hunt for great art or just want to view it? This list includes (mostly) free places to see local and regional artists’ work.

Vanessa Infanzon Vanessa Infanzon July 6, 2023 2:39 pm EDT
Culture Charlotte chef Lisa Brooks was a finalist on the popular Food Network reality show "Chopped." One of our picks for NC-centric holiday gifts this year is a candlelit dinner prepared in your home by Chef Lisa. (Photo by James Ward)
Culture Have This Celebrity NC Chef Make A Meal Just for You, and Other NC-Centric Holiday Gifts This Year

Pottery, apparel, a candlelit dinner for two by Chef Lisa Brooks, and a Blue Ridge bike crawl: Mean it when you say 'shop local' and buy these North Carolina-made holiday gifts.

Vanessa Infanzon Vanessa Infanzon December 2, 2022 12:22 pm EST
Commentary Protesters march along the streets to protest the shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City, N.C., Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Brown's killing made NC the center of the racial justice movement in 2021. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Commentary The 4 North Carolina Stories That Changed the Way I Think In 2021

Every journalist has a preconceived notion of the story, no matter what they tell you. These stories made me think twice about those notions. 

Billy Ball Billy Ball December 30, 2021 1:02 pm EST
Courts Protesters march along the streets to protest the shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City, N.C., Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Brown's killing made NC the center of the racial justice movement in 2021. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Courts Andrew Brown’s Family Takes Lawsuit Federal so He Can ‘Get the Justice That He Deserved’

Brown was killed in April by Pasquotank County deputies who shot him in the back of the head as he drove away.

Billy Ball Billy Ball July 15, 2021 4:26 pm EDT

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North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore, center, speaks at a news conference about a Medicaid expansion agreement, Thursday, March 2, 2023, at the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum) Government North Carolina Finally Has a State Budget. Here’s What’s in It.
Fall on Grandfather Mountain. Autumn is the season that asks us to enjoy nature the most. (Shutterstock) community In Praise of Fall in North Carolina
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walks to his office after a resolution to debate the defense bill failed 212-214, as five Republicans bucked the party to sink it, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. House Republican leaders have still been unable to pass next year's appropriations bills on the floor due to GOP infighting. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Government Republicans Are About to Cause a Government Shutdown. Here’s How It Would Affect You.
Law and Policy ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA - APRIL 27: Patrice Revelle stands in front of police in riot gear as they force people off a street as they protest the killing of Andrew Brown Jr. on April 27, 2021 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The police were enforcing an 8 pm curfew announced after the shooting death of Brown by Pasquotank County Sheriff deputies on April 21. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Law and Policy Most North Carolinians Want Police Reform, But it’s Still a Partisan Issue

Mid-May polling was often split on partisan lines, but North Carolinians were generally supportive of more police scrutiny.

Billy Ball Billy Ball June 3, 2021 4:04 pm EDT
Cardinal Voices Protesters march along the streets to protest the shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City, N.C., Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Brown's killing made NC the center of the racial justice movement in 2021. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Cardinal Voices Andrew Brown and Ronald Greene Weren’t Killed By Bad Apples. They Were Killed By a Bad Orchard.

We can’t talk about police reform in North Carolina without talking about the racist origins of policing in America and in the South.

Greear Webb Greear Webb June 2, 2021 11:45 am EDT