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Editor’s Column

From Elizabeth Hudson: Creature Comforts

During a trip to the North Carolina Zoo, Our State’s editor in chief rediscovers childhood dreams of adventure in her own backyard.

by Elizabeth Hudson
Guides

Mother’s Day in North Carolina

This year, celebrate moms by shopping at mother-daughter-owned businesses, visiting sweet animal moms at the North Carolina Zoo, reading essays on motherhood, and attending a succulent-potting workshop in Wilmington.

by Our State Staff
Travel

12 Piedmont Traditions

Welcome to the heart of North Carolina! From iconic foods to industries that shaped a region, the center of our state is rich in history and traditions.

by Our State Staff
Back In The Day

Cute Cub Alert!

In 1972, legendary photographer and Grandfather Mountain proprietor Hugh Morton took this 10-week-old bear cub on a trip across North Carolina.

by Jeremy Markovich
Decades Series

The 1970s: Room to Roam at the North Carolina Zoo

In Asheboro, the rolling piedmont starts to look like a slice of Africa as a new state-supported zoo aims to teach the value of conservation — and give its animals space to be themselves.

by Philip Gerard
Quiz

Quiz: How Much Do You Know About the North Carolina Zoo?

In the heart of our state, more than 1,800 animals clad in feathers, fur, scales, and quills call the North Carolina Zoo home.

by Alan Hodge
Quiz

Our State Quiz: Art for All

On city walls and in picturesque parks, public art brings a splash of color to our everyday lives.

by Alan Hodge
Come Face to Face with Wildlife in Asheboro, the Zoo City of North Carolina
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Come Face to Face with Wildlife in Asheboro

At the North Carolina Zoo, the Piedmont’s largest, furriest — and most popular — residents help define the identity of a city that’s made a home for them for nearly 50 years.

by Megan Crotty

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