oyster-culture

Oyster Culture

Two North Carolina natives craft oyster shuckin’ knives.
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veggie-wagon

Doorstep Delivery

A Carolina Beach couple makes fresh products a priority.
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Pully’s Barbecue

For 40 years, a local restaurant served Kinston’s working community.
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floydkemp

Nuts, Bolts, Washers & Roses

In Black Mountain, one garden grows however it wants to grow. The man who cares for that garden does the same. and there’s no stopping him now.
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alanhetzel

The Dahlia King

With all the flowers in the world, you’d think Alan Hetzel would want to try something else. But this Black Mountain man takes one love of one plant and spreads it around.
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tomjackson

Same Soil, New Niche

Backed by a 200-year-old family-farming legacy, a couple in Sampson County isn’t afraid to experiment.
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marshwoodwinds

The Space to Improvise

Music gave Rodney Marsh direction. Long after he first discovered his talent, he created a place to help others feel at ease when they perform — ease he never felt when he was on stage.
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kruger-brothers

A Musical Revolution

American music inspired two brothers in Europe to pick up their guitars and banjos, and seek out the sound of Appalachia.
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to-ride

To Ride

Where we go isn’t important. All that matters is that we go.
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Terry-Center

“These animals survived. Mine can, too.”

It’s not the transplants and artificial legs offered at the world-renowned vet school in Raleigh that give most pet owners hope for a miracle or cure – it’s the portraits of the survivors that line the walls.
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