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may 2015

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Features

Forever, Always, A Love Grows in the Land of the Longleaf Pine

A son’s tribute to one couple’s thick-or-thin, extraordinarily ordinary love for one another, and North Carolina.

by Michael Parker
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State Symbols

Purple Prose for a Green Gem, The Emerald

Mining for the perfect phrase can be as rewarding as finding a flawless emerald.

by Bryan Mims
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History

Secrets of Sunny Point

Most everyone in Brunswick County knows about Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point, the country’s largest ammunition port. But hardly anyone knows exactly what happens there.

by Bryan Mims
Eastern

Generations of Families Call The Unpainted Aristocracy Home

“Rustic” and “vintage” don’t quite apply to a handful of century-old — and older — Nags Head cottages. Try stately. Simple. Stark. And still standing.

by Susan Stafford Kelly
Arts

At Home with Bombadil

Watch Bombadil perform "Forgive Me Darling" and "Love is Simply" off of their newest album, Hold On.

by Erin Reitz
Swamp Milkweed
Sponsored

A Guide to Native Plants in North Carolina

For garden inspiration, look at what’s already growing naturally in North Carolina. Here are six native plants in North Carolina you can grow yourself.

by Helen Yoest
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History

Learning to Fly: A Conversation with The Wright Brothers Author David McCullough

The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian talks with Our State about the Wright Brothers’ first flight.

by Michael A. Cooper Jr.
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History

Why Are There Two Styles of NC Barbecue?

Eastern-style or Lexington-style barbecue? You know what you like, but do you know how they both came to be?

by Katie Quine
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Central

Party for Two at Charlotte’s
VanLandingham Estate

A mountain-inspired haven in Charlotte is the perfect place for a picnic.

by Rachel Glasser
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