From a shelling expedition on Bear Island to a dinner cruise on the New River, you’ll want to incorporate these six adventures into your vacation.
February 2020
Full Service: 5 Vintage Gas Stations Serving Up Quality Bites
Why are vintage gas stations the hot new destination for two-handed burgers, fancy grilled cheeses, and local pints? Think: location, location, location.
The Much-Maligned (but Secretly Awesome) Opossum
Pity the poor opossum: Our state marsupial has been vilified for centuries. Now, an advocate makes the case for rethinking its reputation.
Filling Station Turned Five-Star Restaurant: Star Diner
In tiny Marshall, a new bright spot has appeared on the Blue Ridge Mountains dining scene: Star Diner. Located in a former gas station, this acclaimed restaurant is one of many local businesses reinventing retro spaces.
Painted Carolina: An Our State Gallery Featuring Our Favorite NC Paintings
We’ve compiled a gallery of our favorite paintings inspired by the mountains, the coast, and the special places in between — showing them not only as they look, but also as they feel.
Artist Selma Burke’s 1943 Presidential Portrait Might’ve Inspired Dime Design
In 1943, Franklin D. Roosevelt sat for a portrait by a young African-American artist from Mooresville. Decades later, historians still want to know whether Selma Burke’s sculpture inspired the image on the dime.
A Love Note to North Carolina:
On the Same Page
Remember your first library card? It was a passport to anywhere. Across the state, local libraries still connect us to the world, and to each other.
All Original: A Lindley Park Home Transformation
When Margaret Winslow gutted her century-old Greensboro home, she discovered charming character hidden by layers of history.
Downtown: Clayton
A new performing arts center inspired a wave of creativity in this Johnston County town.
