Nature
The Scent of Rain
Sure, these April showers bring May flowers, but they also unlock the year’s first whiff of spring.
Eleanor Spicer Rice
Quiz
What’s Your Crystal Coast Beach Personality?
What’s your ideal day on the water — do you prefer to paddle the sound or soak up the sun on the beach? Take our quiz to find out if you’re a Docksider, Local Favorite, Coastal Purist, or Surf and Turfer.
Home & Garden
Bundle Up Your Home for Winter
Follow these simple steps to winterize your home and prepare it for freezing temperatures.
Western
Best-Kept Secrets in Asheville: Moog Music
Asheville provides an ideal backdrop for Moog Music to continue to shape the music industry with its innovative instruments.
Eastern
Kure Beach Pier is a Family Affair
The 19 piers along the North Carolina coast are beloved meeting places. The one at Kure Beach has been attracting friends, families, and fishermen longer than any of them.
Life
Family Roots Run Deep at Vanguard Furniture in Hickory
The new guard at Vanguard Furniture looks a lot like the old guard: In Hickory, a second generation of craftspeople fashion every piece by hand, just the way they were taught.
Arts & Culture
Exploring North Carolina’s Honey Varieties
Not all honeys are created equal. In North Carolina, some bees stick to a single kind of flower, shrub, or tree, with surprising (and delicious) results.
Eastern
City Portrait: Goldsboro
Wherever you go in this Wayne County city, you’ll find yourself crossing railroad tracks.
Eastern
Oysters are the Beauty Within Stump Sound
The tastiest oysters come from the unlikeliest of places: The silt and mud of Stump Sound.