The Dismal Swamp Canal moves boats north and south — and under Tammy Barnes’s care, it carries North Carolina hospitality with it.
Lessons From a Living Canvas
Reynolda Gardens is where curiosity meets grace — and its caretaker learned to see himself anew.
Where Her Work Still Speaks
From a reclaimed community center to a long-forgotten cemetery, the Cumberland County land Ammie Jenkins tended keeps telling her story.
Susan’s Promise
A mother’s vision transformed a Whitsett farm into a place where differences dissolve, friendships flourish, and every life — even a barn cat’s — shines on.
Think Like Mrs. Gray
The butlers at Winston-Salem’s Graylyn Estate carry on a tradition established nearly a century ago by a globe-trotting hostess who wanted every guest to feel appreciated.
Meet Mr. Mayberry
From the stone that built Mount Airy, one man shapes a living story of community.
The Making of a Lumberjack
When students join the lumberjack team at Haywood Community College in Clyde, they learn forestry skills and discover a future all their own.
Appalachia Rising
A performance by an Asheville dance company illustrated the healing power of music and movement — for both choreographer and audience.
Greensboro’s Green Hill Billies
A group of volunteers repairs and cleans the gravestones of the Gate City’s oldest public cemetery to honor those who came before them and beautify what they see as hallowed ground.
