The March 2022 Issue

Residents of this resilient city have embraced the nickname “Dirty Durham” as a symbol of the grit and determination of its shop owners, restaurateurs, and community advocates.

Celebrate National Reading Month in North Carolina with a distinguished book club, a beloved author, a unique library, a book review, and more.

When an experienced chef brought her skills to a corner gas station in Asheville, the unlikely space became a hot spot for those in search of big breakfasts, flavorful burgers, and famous fried chicken sandwiches.

Enjoy these sautéed greens with bacon — and don’t toss the broth. Potlikker is a prize to be sipped, sopped, and savored.

This fresh salad can be served hot or cold.

This rich, creamy dish is the perfect side for steak.

For a double dose of Southern flavor, add cooked greens to a bowl of local stone-ground grits.

Prepare these dishes at home, pack ’em up, then spread out a blanket for a perfect picnic.

Accounts by European explorers who visited North Carolina centuries ago let us travel back to another era — but their words only tell part of the story.

In March, Women’s History Month celebrates the heroines whose bravery, compassion, and determination have shaped the story of North Carolina — and the world.

For more than a century, a 200-year-old cabin in Pinehurst has provided women with a location to sell their homemade goods.

A family with ties to multiple Latin American countries gathers to break bread. The matriarch prepares the food. Her son-in-law pulls together all of the disparate elements into a Charlotte restaurant dynasty.

Ready to hone your green thumb? Find out what three experts have to say about growing your own veggies in North Carolina, the common gardening mistakes you should avoid, and the best places to plant.

In honor of Women’s History Month, we’ve curated a Spotify playlist featuring a selection of tunes by homegrown female musicians.

At more than a billion years old, this ancient outcrop captured human imagination, inspired a legend, and became one of the state’s earliest travel attraction. Our fascination with The Blowing Rock endures — and keeps drawing us west.

The Map Shop wasn’t just a shop with maps — it was a Charlotte landmark. A landmark on a map. A map stuffed on a shelf. A shelf that sat inside The Map Shop.

In Statesville, couples in classic cars take their Sunday drives seriously, hopping into vintage Chevrolets and cruising along North Carolina’s highways and back roads.

A Charlotte motorcycle instructor graduates from tearing around mountain curves on a sportbike to enjoying the scenery and the camaraderie of cruising with friends along North Carolina’s country roads.

At the Route 19 Inn, generations of travelers fondly recall the forest and streams, shuffleboard and color scheme. Today, it’s a restored motel where new memories are being made.

Running on empty? Time to fuel up! Luckily, some of the best homegrown snacks can be found in gas stations across North Carolina. Pull off the highway to fill your tank — and your belly.

Four entrepreneurs, from the Blue Ridge to the beach, create spreads that are meaty and mobile. Turns out, the new picnic basket is the charcuterie board.

Packing the right items for a road trip — even a day trip — can help us relax and enjoy the journey. Travel in style with these thoughtfully crafted, North Carolina-made totes and luggage tags.

Across North Carolina, bridges connect us. And when those connections are a single lane wide, we learn more than just how to get from Point A to Point B.

Before he was the greatest of all time, Michael Jordan was an athletic kid from Wilmington. In 1981, he heads to Chapel Hill to hone the skills and competitive spirit that launch him to superstardom.

In the 1930s, a Craven County man invented the country’s first “self-kicking machine,” a roadside attraction that became so popular it was even visited by celebrities.