For our editor in chief, a family fudge recipe signals the arrival of the holidays.
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Our State’s Mix-and-Match Guide to Custom Christmas Cookies
These 18 classic treats are sweet enough for Santa — and all your friends and family.
A Holiday of Our Own
A writer looks back on the Thanksgiving tradition that’s stayed with him since grad school. In those days, when it felt like everything was changing, he and his friends found comfort in a new sense of home.
Let Freedom Ring
This year, we’ll wave flags in Wilmington and Waynesville, fire up the grill in Fayetteville and Fuquay-Varina. Most of all, we’ll reflect on the earliest days of our country and the true meaning of Independence Day.
What We’re Talking About This Week: March 9-15
From a new New Bern bear statue to a rare beach find, here's what we’re talking about at the Our State office.
Silent Night in the Kitchen
The stockings are hung, the cookies are out, and the house is now miraculously quiet. Just one more thing to do before bed: make the breakfast dish that’s become a tradition.
From Elizabeth Hudson: Miracle on Fayetteville Street
Our editor in chief receives an unexpected Christmas gift — one rooted in a family legacy that continues to live on.
Christmas Memories at The Angus Barn
The ever-changing holiday display at The Angus Barn restaurant in Raleigh has been a must-see for decades.
The Giving Cake
Hard to make and harder to love, yet enduring as Christmas itself: Fruitcake is easy to take for granted — until it’s time for the next generation to embrace the tradition. Then, everybody wants a piece.
