You can learn a lot about North Carolina and its personality from the placards, banners, and billboards — big and small — that dot our landscape.
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The Final Voyage of the Agnes E. Fry
In 1864, a blockade runner ran aground on the coast of North Carolina. For decades, it sat within sight of shore, rusting, until finally disappearing beneath the waves. Now, it’s reappeared — and may prove to be the most significant shipwreck found in our waters in years.
Don’t Stop Bo’lievin’: How Bojangles’ Went From a Chicken and Biscuits Joint to a Southern Obsession
Forty years ago, Bojangles’ opened its first location in Charlotte. Now it’s got legions of fans as far away as Honduras. Still, it hasn’t lost its North Carolina heart: fast, fried, and fiercely loyal.
8 Curious Things Hiding in Plain Sight in North Carolina
Our senior writer/editor put more than 8,000 miles on his car on trips around North Carolina last year. Here are eight curious sights he found on the way to somewhere else.
A Long Way to the Sea
200 miles. Eight days. One river. Our State’s Jeremy Markovich starts at the source of the mighty Cape Fear and paddles his way through locks and lulls, rapids and rain, on an epic journey few have ever made.
Our State Great Eight: NC Loves AC
Sure, you could survive the summer without air-conditioning (probably). But those cool indoor breezes will always have our hearts.
My Unique, Mass-Produced Christmas Ornament
The backstory of the vintage pink heirloom that’s actually quite easy to find.
Bojangles’ and the Southern Fried IPO
The iconic Southern fast-food chain is fixin’ to sell you some stock with your sweet tea. Will it stay true to its roots?
The Great Lexington Barbecue Cover-Up
Hidden for decades behind a wall in the mayor’s office, the discovery of the town’s oldest barbecue pits is jogging a city’s collective memory.
