A fine-dining establishment in Chowan County was dreamt up and built by many people — from chefs to preservationists to fishermen — all proud to call Edenton home.
Remembering the Holiday Relish Tray
Food memories are served many ways — from bittersweet to spicy hot. And some precious moments come pickled and heaped in abundance on fancy trays at Christmastime.
A Ride on the Wild Side at the NC Zoo
Say hello to the residents of the North Carolina Zoo’s Watani Grasslands habitat.
From Soup to Knots
Local NC Cooperative Extension experts preserve cherished recipes and introduce kids to the thrill of summer camp — and that’s just a taste of what they provide to their communities.
I-95 Road Trip: The Art of Play in Rocky Mount
What was once a tobacco factory humming with machinery has been transformed into a showcase for the arts and sciences, a stage for performance, and a hands-on space for kids that unlocks and unleashes their creativity.
Sit. Stay. Relax.
For more than 60 years, vacationers have been bringing their pampered pets to Atlantis Lodge in Pine Knoll Shores for beach getaways worthy of man’s best friend.
Potato Pals
Sharing his love of growing vegetables with a new crop of young gardeners gives one writer a renewed appreciation for the harvests he gathers from his little plot in Asheboro.
Oh, the Places We’ve Been
When a writer’s oldest daughter heads to college, a flood of memories from their travels around North Carolina causes him to reflect — and to write a letter so they’ll never forget.
The Maple Brothers
Every year, Tim and Matt Nichols create hundreds of different kinds of Japanese maples — in a dizzying array of shapes and colors and sizes — at their mail-order nursery in East Flat Rock. And every one of the trees has roots in their grandmother’s garden.
