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License Plate Special
A North Carolina artist recycles license plates, builds custom guitars, and sells them to celebrities and Tar Heels alike.
Southern Newcomer
Marjorie Hudson, a born Midwesterner, never considered herself a Southern author. Then she became a Tar Heel.
Mount Olive
When your hometown is famous for its namesake pickle company, you don’t mind saying you grew up across the street from a pickle plant.
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
The folklore behind this plant’s name tries to describe its unusual shape.
Religion in the Ranks Chapter I of II
Many Christians living in the Confederacy believe there is little doubt that God is on their side. (Volume 3, Part 1)
Ready for Takeoff at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
Go for a ride in the clouds with the men and women who work at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, and the impressive work they do opens up before your eyes like the horizon.
Living Moving Art
Vollis Simpson and his vast hands molded metal into artwork for decades. And when the rust is gone, his giant, vibrant sculptures will stand tall in a Wilson field, blowing in eastern North Carolina breezes for years to come and for thousands to see.
Homespun Denim
Raleigh Denim and Greensboro’s Cone Denim employ old-fashioned methods to make the most timeless garment in our closets — jeans — even more timeless than before.
