In the 1960s, the Belk department store windows in Thomasville were a Christmas wonderland. Today, a real-life Geppetto brings the wonder of festive shop windows back to life.
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Upcycled & Down-Home
For three days each month, the owners of Chartreuse Barn in Thomasville give the cavernous old space new purpose as a vintage goods shop — and deeper meaning as a peaceful retreat.
For the Love of Leather
In her great-grandfather’s former dyehouse, Blythe Leonard is creating one-of-a-kind handbags and accessories, stitch by stitch.
Best-Kept Secrets in the Triad: Blue Stone Dive Resort
Thomasville’s best-kept secret is located under the surface, at a former slate rock quarry where novice and advanced divers alike can experience scuba diving hundreds of miles from the ocean.
7 Antiques We Found at the Chartreuse Barn Sale
Once a month, an old barn in Thomasville becomes an antique hunter's paradise. Writer Jodi Helmer reveals how to find the best pieces for your own home.
Daily. Special.
The bean-and-bacon soup is legendary. The banana splits are delicious. Although only seven restaurants exist in the state now, whittled from 42 nearly a half-century ago, Mayberry still creates simple traditions for its customers.
Victoria Livengood, the Dixie Diva
A farm girl from Thomasville discovered her voice and became an international opera star.
The Great American Photographer: Matthew Lewis
In the 1960s and '70s, Pulitzer Prize winner Matthew Lewis watched one of our nation's defining eras through his camera lens.
