Stories tagged: "Greensboro"

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Culture Fascinating Facts about NC’s Most Populated Cities: Krispy Kreme, The Carolina Gold Rush, and a Haunted Bridge

Some of these cities are technically older than the state of North Carolina and others are just barely over 100 years old.

Leah Sherrell Leah Sherrell May 5, 2023 2:15 pm EDT
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Food and Drink 15 Highest-Rated Restaurants for a Night Out on the Town in Greenville

The data was pulled from Tripadvisor rankings, so do with this list what you will.

Stacker Stacker March 8, 2023 11:11 pm EST
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Food and Drink 9 Black-Owned Restaurants to Try in the Triad

Here’s our list of must-try Black-owned restaurants and drink stops in Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point.

Leah Sherrell Leah Sherrell February 27, 2023 1:26 pm EST
Culture North Carolina-trained opera singer Diana Thompson-Brewer, here performing "Lucia di Lammermoor" in 2019, talked to us about her rise in the state's opera scene and watching that scene become more diverse. (Photo by Camille Hayes)
Culture A North Carolina Opera Star on Making Her Art Form More Diverse 

Since starring in the classic opera “Porgy and Bess,” Dr. Diana Thompson-Brewer has become a mainstay in North Carolina opera. She talks to us about breaking barriers in a conservative, white-dominated art form.

Emily Jaeger Emily Jaeger December 12, 2022 1:26 pm EST
Culture McAdenville, North Carolina (aka Christmas Town U.S.A.) really takes this time of year seriously. (Image via Christmas Town U.S.A. on Facebook)
Culture The Best North Carolina Neighborhoods to See Holiday Lights

North Carolinians go all out with their holiday lights. We’ve curated the best neighborhoods in the Triangle, the Triad, Wilmington, and Charlotte areas. 

Emily Jaeger Emily Jaeger November 23, 2022 2:34 pm EST

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Bicyclists in the Tour De Fat bicycle parade in Idaho in 2016. New Belgium Brewing has moved operations into North Carolina. It's one of our picks for best trail-adjacent breweries to hit up in NC. (Shutterstock) Culture 7 North Carolina Towns That Are Perfect for Biking to a Brewery
Chef and TV personality Gordon Ramsay has a Durham chef featured on the latest season of "Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars." (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) Culture Good News Friday: Gordon Ramsay Taps Durham Chef, and a NC Rescue Dog Lands Big Stage Role
Graphic by Francesca Daly, Photograph courtesy of Crystina Halcyon Abortion ‘More Women Are Going to Die’: NC Women Speak Out Against 12-Week Abortion Ban
FILE - President Joe Biden signs into law S. 2938, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act gun safety bill, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, June 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) Health Here’s How the Biden Administration Has Tackled The Mental Health Crisis
Culture Bennett College team, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1934. Ruth Glover is third from left. (Courtesy of the Greensboro Historical Museum.)
Culture The Night the Sports World Revolved Around Two Black Women’s Basketball Teams in Greensboro

A new podcast is reviving interest in the Jim Crow era of women’s sports, including a 1934 matchup between NC’s Bennett College and the best Black women’s team in the nation. 

Pamela Grundy Pamela Grundy September 23, 2022 4:03 pm EDT
Charlotte From days of service to drive-through rallies, poetry readings and live-streamed teach-ins, North Carolina's statewide King Day celebrations have something to offer everyone. The aim: to push beyond a day of remembrance and spark a long-term commitment to justice. (KatieKaboom from Pixabay/Canva)
Charlotte Put Your Hand to the Plow: Virtual and Live MLK Day Events in NC

Our list of 2022 MLK Day events in North Carolina includes everything from service days to online teach-ins and drive-through parades.

Max Millington Max Millington January 14, 2022 6:40 pm EST