Is that a chill in the air? We’re ready to bundle up on the couch with our coziest blanket, a great playlist, a mug of cider — and maybe a slice of pie. To celebrate the season, Our State editor — and resident soundtrack maker — Mark Kemp curated this selection of 20 laid-back songs by North Carolina artists. It’s sure to make you feel warm inside, whether you’re listening by the fire in the evening, while carving a pumpkin, or while making pumpkin pie pancakes on a crisp fall morning.
In North Carolina, spring brings the scent of fresh-cut grass and memories of helping Dad mow the lawn.
Nostalgic burger joints are like time machines, delivering something extra special that keeps us coming back.
This tiny city block in downtown Greensboro once had a gigantic reputation. Not so much for its charbroiled beef patties — though they, too, were plentiful — but for its colorful characters and their wild shenanigans.
In the 1950s, as Americans hit freshly paved roads in shiny new cars during the postwar boom, a new kind of restaurant took shape: the drive-in. From those first thin patties to the elaborate gourmet hamburgers of today, North Carolina has spent the past 80 years making burger history.
