Growing up in North Carolina, the swelter of a late Southern summer was all about finding the best ways to cool off.
asheboro
The 1970s: Room to Roam at the North Carolina Zoo
In Asheboro, the rolling piedmont starts to look like a slice of Africa as a new state-supported zoo aims to teach the value of conservation — and give its animals space to be themselves.
The Bamboo Princess of Asheboro
In Randolph County, a young explorer finds a peaceful escape in a castle built with imagination and towering stalks of native bamboo.
Quiz: How Much Do You Know About the North Carolina Zoo?
In the heart of our state, more than 1,800 animals clad in feathers, fur, scales, and quills call the North Carolina Zoo home.
Rock ’n’ Roll Quarry
Before the turquoise water rose, submerging the towering walls of an old granite quarry near Ramseur, the secret swimming hole served as a lesson and a warning to a generation of kids growing up in the 1970s.
From Elizabeth Hudson: For the Win
Our editor in chief remembers her father’s love of sports and how that love made her understand why we embrace them.
Asheboro’s Annual Pancake Day Brings the Community Together
Everyone with a connection to Asheboro hears the same question every spring: It’s not if you’re going to Pancake Day — it’s when we’ll see you there.
From Elizabeth Hudson: Miracle on Fayetteville Street
Our editor in chief receives an unexpected Christmas gift — one rooted in a family legacy that continues to live on.
The Campground Family
Whiling away the weekend with friends and relatives at Holly Bluff has been a warm-weather tradition in Randolph County for more than 50 years.
