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LIVING IN NORTH CAROLINA

Living in North Carolina

When the Concert Comes Home

Across North Carolina, folks have opened their living rooms and yards to friends and neighbors for house concerts that bring communities together through the intimacy and fellowship of song.

by Mark Kemp
Features

Loft Living at the Historic Revolution Cotton Mill

In Greensboro, the historic architecture of a former cotton mill has been reimagined for loft living — proving that building community never goes out of style.

by Katie Schanze
Living in North Carolina

South Main Cycles Restores a Treasured Family Bicycle from Cuba

Mechanics at a small shop in Belmont restored a beloved bike that followed a family from their old home in Cuba to their new one in Charlotte.

by Vanessa Infanzon
Living in North Carolina

6 North Carolina Companies Protecting the Planet

When it comes to helping the environment, these folks are making a difference — on Earth Day and every day.

by Chloe Klingstedt
Food

Sweet ’Simmons

It grows right here in front of our noses. And it packs a blast of natural sugar that sure is delightful. So why is the persimmon our most peculiar fruit?

by Leah Hughes King
Living in North Carolina

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