The Tar Heels came into the tournament in Charlotte as the No. 1 team in the ACC and the country, led by national and ACC player of the year Tyler Hansbrough. Living up to the hype, Hansbrough and the Heels won the tournament. The lasting memory of the junior power forward’s prowess is his sinking a baseline jumper with less than a second to go in UNC’s 68-66 semifinal victory over Virginia Tech.
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.
