Dawn on the North Carolina’s beaches sharpens the senses: Colors look brighter, crashing waves sound louder, and the potential for the day ahead seems infinite.
Edenton’s Landmark Light
First built to provide safe passage to trade ships en route to Plymouth, the Roanoke River Lighthouse has seen several iterations, three locations, and a pair of men who gave the otherwise doomed building a new lease on life.
The Kneeler Girls of Edenton
For three years, a group of volunteers in Chowan County gathered each week in the parish hall of the historic St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Edenton to stitch symbols of faith into pillows of grace.
Sips Through Time
North Carolina is home to the largest number of craft breweries in the South, a reputation that started with the state’s earliest European settlers — or beer lovers.
Catching Family Ties at Walkertown Seafood Shack
At a seafood restaurant in Forsyth County, meals of fried fish and hush puppies are the backbone of past and future family memories.
A Locals’ Guide to Downtown Pittsboro
When it comes to spreading holiday cheer, the residents of this Chatham County town start early.
A Locals’ Guide to Downtown Garner
Once merely a pit stop on a railroad line, the heart of this Wake County town is now pumping with new life.
A Locals’ Guide to Downtown Newton
Locals in this Catawba County community have built a lively downtown using the resources and small-town pride instilled by former generations.
A Locals’ Guide to Rocky Mount
Two decades after a 19th-century cotton mill on the Tar River closed its doors, it has filled once more with the entrepreneurial spirit that has defined the area for centuries.