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
Flaky buttermilk drop biscuits, creamy potato and sausage casserole, and soul-warming chicken and cabbage soup were among your favorite recipes in January. Find out what else made the list.
For only three days each week, a former hosiery mill building in the foothills becomes a barbecue destination powered by a hardworking family.
When demand for tobacco and cotton diminished, this one-square-mile Halifax County town followed suit. Now, one couple is revitalizing Littleton into a lively location once more.
Each year, Our State celebrates the very best in North Carolina craftsmanship with the Made in NC Awards. Meet the talented artisans who won top honors in 2022 — and watch them at work.
