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Features

Toad & Wee: Building Memories

A quest to understand how boards and blocks become tables and chairs leads a pair of young woodworkers to a furniture factory in Burlington.

by Drew Perry
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Toad & Wee: Scruffy Duffers

On a short course at Pinehurst Resort, a pair of putter boys learn the finer points of teeing up, playing through, and celebrating a good drive (quietly).

by Drew Perry
Features

Toad & Wee: Slide & Splash

North Carolinians learn at an early age to brace themselves for the chilly thrill of zooming down Sliding Rock and plunging into the cold mountain water at the bottom.

by Drew Perry
Features

Professor Longboard: Tony Silvagni

If you want to learn to ride the waves, one of the world’s best surfers is more than happy to teach you.

by Drew Perry
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Toad & Wee: Off to the Races

At Millbridge Speedway in Salisbury — where go-karts roar around a red-clay track — a family on the hunt for excitement hits pay dirt.

by Drew Perry
Food

The Essential North Carolina Grocery List: Beer

Bestway Grocery’s Wall of Beer is famous among enthusiasts and hobbyists alike.

by Drew Perry
Columns

Toad & Wee: Another World

For beachgoers big and small, a trip to Jockey’s Ridge — the largest natural sand dune system on the East Coast — is like visiting a different planet.

by Drew Perry
Living in North Carolina

Heirloom Earth

Letting kids discover what’s just over the horizon requires trust and faith, and yields the stewards of tomorrow.

by Drew Perry
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Toad & Wee: In With the Herd

Little flashes of paradise are everywhere in North Carolina — especially when you're young and running free with alpacas on a farm in Forsyth County.

by Drew Perry
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