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February 2020

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Onslow County: From the Country to the Coast

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.

by Robin Sutton Anders
Eats

Full Service: 6 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.

by Jimmy Tomlin
Columns

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.

by T. Edward Nickens
Eats

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.

by Ronni Lundy
Arts & Culture

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.

by Katie Saintsing
History

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.

by Jeremy Markovich
A Love Note to North Carolina

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.

by Drew Perry
Home & Garden

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.

by Susan Stafford Kelly
Travel

Downtown: Clayton

A new performing arts center inspired a wave of creativity in this Johnston County town.

by Jodi Helmer
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