For years, Cynthia Keller couldn’t finish watching The Wizard of Oz, for fear of the Wicked Witch. Now, as caretaker of Beech Mountain’s Land of Oz, she wakes up every day in a house at the center of the wonderful land.
Tar Heel People
Cub Reporter
Retired optometrist Stratton Murrell spends his days searching for the truth behind the small treasures that have shaped his native Onslow County, then and now.
The Life and Art of Miller Pope
The desire to take a risk is in almost all of us. The willingness to follow through is in only a few. Miller Pope made decisions overnight and never regretted one, and in the process created a life full of rewards.
Piano Lessons
It’s a simple gift: to teach someone to play an instrument. But inside her west Charlotte home, Clara Jones gives instruction that goes beyond the music.
Lucky’s Plott
Driving home after work one day eight years ago, Libby Bagby passed a dying dog on the side of the road. Now, the fully recovered Plott hound travels around the state with her as a symbol of North Carolina.
Honest Talent: Laurelyn Dossett
After raising three daughters Laurelyn Dossett lets her musical ambition loose, writing authentic and sincere songs that come from down deep.
History Lessons from Stokes County teacher Eric Marshall
Stokes County teacher Eric Marshall takes his fifth graders into battle and proves that history doesn’t have to be dull.
A Growing Collection
A quarter-century ago, Hillsborough resident W. Steven Burke bought two miniature buildings. Now, he has nearly 1,000, with no end in sight.
Visions of Beauty
One of the state’s preeminent garden designers, Greensboro’s Chip Callaway lays out luxurious beds of leafiness throughout the East Coast.
