Sometimes all you need is a comforting bowl of soup. From classic chicken and rice to creamy potato, find a recipe perfect for a chilly day.
January 2020
The 1960s: A Dynamic Decade
Momentum has been building, and by the early 1960s, the payoff is clear: Now in the national spotlight, North Carolina enters an era of action and activism.
Meet the (Lady) Beetles
A quiet winter weekend getaway to the Jackson County woods is interrupted by a family of noisy neighbors. It’s not exactly a British Invasion, but these cute little critters have taken cabin culture by storm.
Lucky Pennies of the Sea: Winter Shelling on Bear Island
Swansboro boat captain Darryl Marsh ferries intrepid shell seekers to the quietest slips of beach, where a bonanza of sand dollars and other treasure awaits.
Family Trees Hold Memories of Those Who Came Before
As the landscape changes around it, a homestead oak preserves those who lived beneath its boughs, so many years ago.
If You Give a Kid a Goat Cart
A discovery of archival photographs begged the question: Did everyone have a goat cart in the 1930s?
Brunswick Stew
We’ll take our barbecue in a bowl.
Brunswick Stew
During the chilliest months of the year, we’ll take our barbecue in a bowl.
Quiz: North Carolina Public (Art) Works
The federal New Deal program funded the creation of thousands of murals, wood carvings, and sculptures in the 1930s and ’40s — many of which can still be found in North Carolina post offices and government buildings today.
