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Editor’s Welcome
Everybody Talks About It
Our State Quiz
Built Here
by Alan Hodge
State Symbol
Our Peerless Possum
by Tim Bass
Carolina Classic: Dog Days
Anything for a Treat
Stadium Retriever
Man’s Best Friend, and More
Field Trip
A Proper Pair of Shoes
by Drew Perry
History
Greetings From Variety Vacationland
by Bryan Mims
The New Old North State
A Hat, a Heritage
Food
Pickles, Please
by Andrea Weigl
Recipes: Four Ways With Watermelon
by Wendy Perry
Reviving Spirits
by Amy Rogers
Photo Essay
Lake Lure
The mountain waters where Dirty Dancing and days on the dock find their perfect setting.
Features: What Makes Us Southern
Denim: The Deepest Blue
Two Greensboro men bring denim back home.
by Jeremy Markovich
Found
A collection of old denim, and its history, discovered in the woods.
by Jeremy Markovich
Red Velvet: Our Scarlet Mystery
A piece of history thought to be lost forever: the Dolley Madison Dress.
by Susan Stafford Kelly
Icon: Alexander the Great
Chapel Hill icon Alexander Julian and the call that changed his life.
by Tim Crothers
Sewing: Bolts of Inspiration
The Gastonia store for fervent fabric fans.
by Cynthia Lewis
Lace’s New Look
A Raleigh artist turns fragile fabric into heirloom jewelry.
by Susan Stafford Kelly
Monograms: Letter Perfect
Holding forth on the South’s peculiar penchant for personalizing.
by Susan Stafford Kelly
Shoes: Saving Soles
Cobblers at Man Mur Shoe Shop in Raleigh give the gift of new life.
by T. Edward Nickens
Trucker Hats: Carolina Caps
Without plastic mesh and a foam front, it’s not the genuine article.
by Bryan Mims
Seersucker: Pucker Up
Is it time to take the plunge into the South’s favorite stripes?
by Scott Huler
City Couture: Fashion Forward
10,000 historic articles of clothing: The Fashion Collection at Charlotte’s Mint Museum.
by Susan Stafford Kelly
Designers: Homegrown Design
Meet the new crop of fashion entrepreneurs.
by Anjelique Kyriakos
Out & About
Durham’s Piano Man
by Anjelique Kyriakos
NC Native
Fireflies