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.
Split-rail fences don’t shout “keep out.” They lean, they shift, they invite. And in western North Carolina, they remind us that some lines are meant to hold, not harden.
Each May, spring climbs nearly 3,000 feet to the seat of Alleghany County. Here, as the rhododendrons blush, a beloved mountain town welcomes visitors with its food, art, and flourish of color and creativity.
Brief but delicious, soft-shell crab season is cherished by diners as well as the folks who work around the clock to put these native pinchers on our plates.
When it comes to poultry, the best is raised close to home.
