At tables cast in light from stained-glass windows, diners explore Italian, French, and Mexican flavors in a 19th-century church turned restaurant.
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Cheerwine
This sweet cherry soda, invented in Salisbury, has been a cherished Tar Heel treasure for more than 100 years.
7 Ways to Embrace Summer Sun in Rowan County
In this rural region, whether you’re in a sweet strawberry patch in the rolling countryside, on a grassy lawn in a downtown park, or boating on High Rock Lake, you can celebrate the season — and its bounty — in the great outdoors.
Faith & Fellowship at Rufty’s Chrismon Shop
A shop in Salisbury has everything you need to make the ornaments that grace Christmas trees across the South with representations of Christianity.
NC By Train: Historic Salisbury
Take the train to the Historic Salisbury train station, and spend a day exploring boutiques, beloved delis, and museums in this North Carolina town.
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.
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.
