Entomologist Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice travels to Asheville to learn about the endangered gray bats species as the local population recovers after Hurricane Helene.
LIVING IN NORTH CAROLINA
Guardians of the Night
In forests, chimneys, and caves across North Carolina, bats carry out silent, vital work — devouring pests, protecting crops, and defying their spooky reputations.
Our State Book Club Presents: Elizabeth Kostova
As a child, an Asheville writer was enthralled by the spooky tales her father told her. Years later, those iconic stories helped her write one of her own.
North Carolina’s Eternal Refrain
The song of our state has no final note. One writer knows that some of the sounds that make up its symphony live forever, belonging always and only to North Carolina.
Kinston’s Joyful Noise
In a century-old sanctuary in Lenoir County, an organist fills the air with music that sounds from pulpit to pew — reverent, radiant, and rooted in tradition.
Run Straight, Run Loud
For nearly 70 years, a racetrack in Cleveland County has rumbled with the thunder of drag racing — and one man’s love of speed, family, and red clay.
County Fair Spirit
Amid dazzling lights and a rollicking soundtrack, county fairs keep us close to our rural roots.
North Carolina Dialects
Led by a professor who sees himself as an “accidental linguist,” a nonprofit program at NC State celebrates dialect diversity and shows that the way we speak is something to be embraced.
Echoes in the Pines
In the hush of the Piedmont woods, a red-tailed hawk screes out — and one listener follows the call of birds, memory, and family through time.
