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 Downtown 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.
A Locals’ Guide to Downtown Boone
The spirit of the mountaineers who settled here echoes through the streets of this High Country town.
Whispering Pine in Cashiers
One of the first settlers in Jackson County built a house for his family that still stands more than a century and a half later. Those who called the place home left their mark — and their memories — on the wooden walls.
A Locals’ Guide to Downtown Burlington
Sock puppets playing baseball, metal flowers blooming downtown, children riding lions in the park: Among Alamance County’s historic textile mills, a family-friendly wonderland sparks the imagination.
A Locals’ Guide to Burgaw
While this coastal town sits some 20 miles from the Atlantic, seas of blue sprouting from its soil mark a long history of family farms and fruit-filled summers. The blueberry capital of Pender County finds growth and prosperity in and around its farmland.
A Locals’ Guide to Downtown Southern Pines
This town in the Sandhills calls to the greats. Writers, athletes, chefs, and creatives of all kinds come to this part of Moore County, where, among the longleaf pines, inspiration awaits.
