At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, football fans wear their own sort of uniform, one that doesn’t always fit everybody. At least not at first.
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Team Physician Tim Taft Helps UNC Football Program Go Long
You won't find him on any team roster, but Dr. Tim Taft has been a fixture of UNC football for decades as medical pioneer who helps players heal better and faster.
A Guide to North Carolina’s College Mascots
The only way we could get this motley crew of birds, beasts, and men to pose together was to illustrate them. But the rivalries between these Division I good luck charms are good-natured — we think.
A Forgotten Star
Kay Kyser once was the darling of Hollywood, but his name faded from radio charts after he returned to his North Carolina home.
Receding Image
Bayard Wootten was a gifted, innovative pioneer as a female photographer in her home state. So why have we largely forgotten her?
Food on Franklin
If you were a Tar Heel 20 or 30 years ago, you might’ve walked Franklin Street’s wide sidewalks and quieted your grumbling belly with a slice of Pepper’s pizza or a sloppy Hector’s gyro. But now, Chapel Hill is food central, gaining recognition from places far and wide for its diverse cuisine
Finding Her Place
Writer Daphne Athas didn’t choose to move to Carrboro with her family after the Great Depression — but she did decide to stay and build a life as a Southern writer.
Pops Peterson: Impressions of a Life Well Spent
He works every day, and he plays every day. He’ll try almost anything, and he’ll never change some things.
Tar Heel Tradition: Sutton’s Drug Store
For decades, the flavors coming off the flattop grill in the back of Sutton’s Drug Store have been reason enough to stop in for a bite. But it’s the family feel of the place that brings most customers back on a regular basis.
