Every week, Cardinal & Pine picks three of the top events happening in NC. This week, there's a whole lot going on in western NC, including a film festival, a big folk music celebration, and the ancient art of glassblowing.
North Carolina film leaders are bullish about the state's prospects for movie and TV productions, a decade after state leaders launched a grant program. That, and more positive stories from around NC, in today's Good News Friday.
The Army has selected Fort Bragg as one of four sites where commercial data center development is being considered. The growth of data centers in NC comes with concerns about power, water consumption, and climate change.
Farmers of color have lost some of the programs which had supported equity in agriculture under the Trump administration but producers are finding ways to overcome hurdles in the Carolinas.
The Halifax Resolves, a crucial Revolutionary War document, announced North Carolina's plans to declare independence. Plus, a slate of new Helene recovery programs.
Astronaut Christina Koch, an NC State grad, heads to the moon. Plus, hundreds of thousands of eggs donated for Easter and an owl returns home in Cardinal & Pine's "Good News Friday."
In North Carolina, Joro spiders were first spotted in the western region of the state, and the state's established population has largely remained in western NC.