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december 2015

Features

My Unique, Mass-Produced Christmas Ornament

The backstory of the vintage pink heirloom that’s actually quite easy to find.

by Jeremy Markovich
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Central

No Ordinary Airport, Charlotte Douglas Is A Place to Land

Got a few minutes before your next flight? There’s a whole world to discover inside Charlotte Douglas International Airport — if your layover is long enough.

by Wendy Brenner
Recipes

Martha Washingtons

Some people call these candies “bonbons”: creamy chocolate-covered orbs of coconut, pecans, and chopped maraschino cherries.

by Our State Staff
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Sports

Game On! for the Carolina Hurricanes

The Hurricanes brought North Carolina its first professional men’s sports championship and Raleigh its first professional sports team.

by Shane Ryan
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Restaurants

Noche Buena, North Carolina

The phrase translates literally as Christmas Eve, loosely as a Cuban Christmas meal, and mostly as the marvel of being in love.

by Drew Perry
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Recipes

Bacon-Wrapped Stuffed Dates

Savory and sweet, soft and crunchy, these hors d’oeuvres have it all. Plus bacon.

by Lynn Wells
Jonkonnu
History

Jonkonnu Is A Whirl of Song and Dance

Every Christmas, the little-known antebellum tradition of Jonkonnu, found almost nowhere else in North America, comes to life in New Bern.

by Bryan Mims
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Eastern

The Tall Tale of The Christmas Flounder

In Wilmington, when the oft-told story of a holiday meal becomes bogged down with facts, the newspaper happily prints the legend.

by Paul Stephen
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Features

Bonfire of the Christmas Boxes

For one father and son, the day after Christmas involves a heap of empty packages and a Zippo.

by T. Edward Nickens
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