Beginning in 1998, the Blue Devils appeared in nine consecutive ACC Tournament finals, winning an unprecedented five in a row from 1999-2003. Not to be outdone, the Duke women’s team staked its own claim to history from 2000-2004 with their own five-peat — all at the Greensboro Coliseum.
Split-rail fences don’t shout “keep out.” They lean, they shift, they invite. And in western North Carolina, they remind us that some lines are meant to hold, not harden.
Each May, spring climbs nearly 3,000 feet to the seat of Alleghany County. Here, as the rhododendrons blush, a beloved mountain town welcomes visitors with its food, art, and flourish of color and creativity.
Brief but delicious, soft-shell crab season is cherished by diners as well as the folks who work around the clock to put these native pinchers on our plates.
When it comes to poultry, the best is raised close to home.
