Lake Lure Flowering Bridge to bloom again with FEMA funding
Hurricane Helene wiped out the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge in September 2024. Now, it’s set to be rebuilt.
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2025
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GOOD NEWS IN NORTH CAROLINA
Sep
2025
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Oktoberfest, North Carolina-style: 19 German heritage celebrations across the state
Grab your dirndl or lederhosen and get ready for some German-style food and fun at these Oktoberfest events in North Carolina.
Sep
2025
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When did Fayetteville become so cool? Your guide to the up-and-coming city
Fayetteville elevates its destination status with a charming downtown, locally owned restaurants, and shops.
Sep
2025
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HGTV named this spot as the best garden in North Carolina. Here’s why.
HGTV recently published a list of the top gardens in every state. Here's what they picked as best garden in North Carolina.
Sep
2025
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After Helene, town of Lake Lure plans to reopen lake by late spring
The North Carolina town of Lake Lure will reopen its scenic lake in spring 2026, town leaders say, after being one of Helene's hardest hit areas.
Sep
2025
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Good News Friday: Rare white fawn born near the North Carolina Zoo
In this week’s Good News Friday, we check out a big milestone for NC State, an awesome thing to do with recycled flowers, and a very special visitor at the North Carolina Zoo.
Sep
2025
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Video: Tubing down western NC’s Deep Creek and talking about school inclusion for neurodivergent kids
In this episode, Jennie and her family tube down Deep Creek in western NC and talk about inclusion for neurodivergent kids in a school setting.
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2025
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Good News Friday: A big boost for eastern NC trails
This week’s edition of Good News Friday includes a huge boost for recreation on eastern NC trails, some swell news for job-hunters in the Triangle, and one Cary teen’s 100% perfect SAT score.
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2025
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3 things happening in NC: Hemp is legal. But NC courts say you can be searched for smelling like it.
Cardinal & Pine’s “3 things” is a weekly look at the news, events, and stories that are driving conversation around North Carolina. This week, a big ruling on hemp and police searches, a comic-con fantasyland in Raleigh, and the "Superman" effect on dog adoptions.
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2025
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Good News Friday: A NC bookstore holds a ‘silent book club.’ What’s that mean?
Cardinal & Pine’s Good News Friday round up of good news in NC checks out a big blood drive, a hands-on camping experience for kids, and an unusual book club experience.
North Carolina wiping out $6.5 billion in medical debt, says Gov. Josh Stein
| October 14, 2025
Gov. Josh Stein and other North Carolina leaders say the state has wiped out about $6.5 billion in medical debt as part of a first-of-its-kind program unveiled by the state's Democrats in 2024.
Good News Friday: UNC scientist wins MacArthur ‘genius grant’ for working to prevent opioid overdose deaths
| October 10, 2025
A UNC researcher's groundbreaking work fighting the opioid epidemic lands him a MacArthur 'genius grant." Plus, an upcoming event for innovation leaders in Durham, Orange, and Wake Counties.
The biggest celebrities who vacation in North Carolina
| October 10, 2025
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From actors and rock stars to presidents and British royalty, discover the biggest celebrities who have visited North Carolina on vacation.
Despite Helene, Readers Digest named this North Carolina city the ‘Nicest Place in America’
| October 8, 2025
Helene hit Ashevile especially hard last year, but a new list from Readers Digest named the western NC city the "nicest place in America."
Good News Friday: A North Carolina college battled homesickness by letting pets into dorms
| October 3, 2025
NC Wesleyan University, a private college in Rocky Mount, introduced pet-friendly housing in recent years to help students battle homesickness and bring a little joy to campus. That, and more positive stories from North Carolina, in today's Good News Friday.