Grab your planner and start blacking out dates — we’re soaking up the last rays of summer sunshine with these outdoor events.
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Toad & Wee: Off to the Races
At Millbridge Speedway in Salisbury — where go-karts roar around a red-clay track — a family on the hunt for excitement hits pay dirt.
Livingstone College Kicked Off a Football Tradition
A game played by Livingstone College in Salisbury and Biddle University in Charlotte — now Johnson C. Smith University — was the first football game between black colleges in United States history.
September 2017 Beer Event Guide
From Mills River to Holly Springs, there is no shortage of good get-togethers or local beer to enjoy with friends. Use our guide to find local craft beer events nearby or just a short drive away.
City Portrait: Salisbury
In Rowan County, a few dozen working-class folks invested a little bit of money in a fledgling grocery store. Decades later, their investments were worth millions, and helped preserve their small town.
Coca-Cola’s Ghostpainter
Andy Thompson applies fresh coats of paint to fading murals around the state.
The History of Cheerwine
Its flavor is sweet, its color is red, and its history is inextricably intertwined with our own. At soda fountains and from vending machines, we grew up with it. This is our drink. But we’re happy to share it with the rest of the world.
The Town That Built Food Lion
The Salisbury-based grocery chain that became Food Lion began as a community effort.
The Dark Hole: Civil War Prison Camps
At first, soldiers from both North and South return to their regiments in prisoner-of-war exchanges. But when officials end the old system in hopes of diminishing the slaughter, captured soldiers face death in the prison camps. (Volume 1, Part 6)
