Each month, folks cast their votes in our monthly, North Carolina-themed match-ups, The Our State Great Debate. Below are the five topics that received the most votes and stirred up the most, ahem, passionate discussion. And if you haven’t already, you can still make your voice heard!
Required reading: Carolina in My Mind and Shag, You Say? Oh, Behave!
Required reading: City Portrait: Boone and A Storied Retreat in Blowing Rock
Required reading: The Story of Pepsi and The History of Cheerwine
Required recipe: Pop Goes the Cake: Soda-Infused Recipes
Required reading: 25 Essential North Carolina Barbecue Joints
Required recipe: Mom’s Prized Pineapple Pig Pickin’ Cake
Required reading: Hellmann’s vs. Duke’s: Committing Mayo Mutiny
When it comes to spreading holiday cheer, the residents of this Chatham County town start early.
Our editor in chief shares a few treasured memories from her childhood home, a Christmas Eve night being one of the very first.
We took some, ahem, creative liberties when we combed through Our State’s archives to find a few favorite stories that carry the tune of a Christmas classic.
From decades-old family recipes to a centuries-old Carolina cookie, we’re filling our holiday tables with dishes that have stood the test of time.
