Although North Carolina is home to 175 public cemeteries, thousands of other burial grounds shelter fragments of history. Sometimes celebrated but often forgotten, their beauty and their stories wait to be discovered.
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Edible North Carolina: A Journey Across a State of Flavor
A love of the South and its food traditions fostered Marcie Cohen Ferris’s 40-year career as an author and educator. Her new book is a culinary atlas, showing how our foodways have shaped us.
Counter Culture
At the turn of the 20th century, most North Carolinians were more familiar with lunch counters and soda fountains than with delicatessens. Yet as the state grew and new cultural influences arrived, the deli became an indelible part of our culinary landscape — and it continues to evolve.
Behind the Scenes at Tryon Palace
Research is uncovering the little-known stories of the enslaved servants who worked at the governor’s mansion in North Carolina’s colonial capital.
Waves of Memory in Asheville
Remembering Walton Street Park and Pool, a once-iconic institution of the city’s Black community.
Rewriting the Story of Cotton
On a sprawling farm in rural Northampton County, a young Black farmer-entrepreneur is teaching people the value of an ancient agricultural tradition with deep, dark roots.
The Sound of Old Salem
2022 marked the 250-year anniversary of music filling the cobblestone streets of the Old Salem historic district in Winston-Salem. The band that’s played everything from Moravian hymns and polkas to rock ’n’ roll covers celebrated its historic milestone with their community.
The A-B-Seas of Sailing
In the summer of 1968, a novice sailor headed to Pamlico County’s legendary Camp Seafarer to learn the ropes — and the lingo — of navigating the Neuse and beyond.
Lady of the River
How one Durham woman helped save the Eno River.
