Stories tagged: "tourism"

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Culture 12 Must-See North Carolina Attractions This Season That Are Free

These spots are perfect for a day trip.

Vanessa Infanzon Vanessa Infanzon November 3, 2022 3:12 pm EDT
Charlotte Contrary to popular belief, there are plenty of opportunities to ice skate below the Mason-Dixon Line. North Carolina has facilities across the state for beginner to expert skaters, as well as opportunities for hockey, figure skating, curling and more. (Photo by Evelyn Hockstein/ The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Charlotte Ice Skating in the South? Slide Into the Holidays at One of These 11 NC Rinks.

Ice skating isn't just up North! Here are some of the best indoor and outdoor ice rinks around North Carolina.

Max Millington Max Millington December 21, 2021 5:03 pm EST
Culture Rocky Mount's Celeste Beatty started out with a home-brew in her closet. Now she's running one of the few American craft breweries led by a Black woman. (Image via Harlem Brew South)
Culture Raise Your Glass: Black-Owned Brewery Elevates Rocky Mount Community

Celeste Beatty, owner of Harlem Brew South, emphasizes community as well as craft to solidify her rare position in the craft beer market. 

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright October 9, 2021 6:43 pm EDT
Culture Grey[haired person in sunglasses and denim jacket stands before a quilt display holding up two mugs in welcome.
Culture 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
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

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NC college students met with President Biden this week to call for gun reforms. (Image via Sen. Natalie Murdock's Twitter) community Good News Friday: NC Students Talk Gun Reform with President Biden
In the latest episode of "Leah Tries," C&P's Leah Sherrell visits a Chilean-inspired food truck in the Triad. (Image via screenshot) Video ‘I Demolished It’: Taste-Testing A Chilean Food Truck in the Triad
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has called abortion “murder,” compared the procedure to slavery, and said that he would support a total abortion ban in North Carolina, without any exceptions. (AP Photo/Chris Seward) Abortion Here’s a Look at Mark Robinson’s Long Anti-Abortion Record
Irvin Casarrubias prepares to perform as part of the Danza Guerreros de Quetzalcoatl de Durham at the Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington, North Carolina on September 24, 2023. The intergenerational group celebrates traditional Aztec dance and helps to preserve Mexican culture as its members put down roots in the communities they now call home. Casarubbias, now 18, has been dancing since we was five-years-old. community PHOTOS: Traditional Aztec Dancers Put On a Show in Wilmington
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Culture Down to the Wire with the NC State Fair and Outer Banks Vying for the Best of NC Championship. Here’s How to Vote.

We love basketball, brackets, and North Carolina, which is why we're launching a “Best of NC” Tournament.

Sarah Ovaska Sarah Ovaska March 26, 2021 10:11 am EDT
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Coronavirus NC Tourism Industry Doesn’t Want Schools to Open for Summer

With the COVID-19 pandemic shuttering K-12 schools across North Carolina, state leaders will soon consider ways to make up weeks of lost instruction time. But tourism advocates aren’t waiting to make their case for maintaining students’ traditional summer break.

Billy Ball Billy Ball April 2, 2020 5:28 pm EDT