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august 2015

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Features

Greensboro Grasshoppers’ Stadium Retriever to Retire

After 10 seasons, a minor league baseball team’s bat-fetching dog is retiring.

by Jeremy Markovich
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Features

Pucker Up: The Story of Seersucker

One author wonders when he’s qualified to legitimately sport seersucker, and take the plunge into the South’s favorite cool, calm, collected — and rumpled — stripes. (Hint: You don’t need a straw boater or croquet mallet.)

by Scott Huler
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Recipes

Minty Watermelon & Cucumber Salad

A cool and simple salad for family reunions, church gatherings, or any weeknight supper.

by Wendy Perry
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Features

Run by Rural Celebrates Craftmanship and Community

A La Grange company connects the American South with South America.

by Christina Cooke
pickles
Food

In The South, Pickles, Please

The key to understanding Southern cuisine comes in a Mason jar.

by Andrea Weigl
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Features

Meet Alexander Julian, Designer of UNC’s Basketball Uniforms

Alexander Julian, a Chapel Hill landmark store, and the call that changed his life. (And Carolina’s uniforms.)

by Tim Crothers
Recipes

Pimento Cheese Cornbread

A marriage of two beloved Southern foods, pimento cheese cornbread is everything you never knew you wanted.

by Mary Cowx
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History

How North Carolina Became “Variety Vacationland”

North Carolina is naturally as pretty as a postcard. Still, finding a way to share that beauty with the rest of the country took some effort.

by Bryan Mims
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Features

Our Peerless Possum, A North Carolina Symbol

There is no other marsupial in North Carolina as cute and cuddly as the possum.

by Tim Bass
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