History
Back in the Day: The Cool Pool
In July 1933, just months after the Tarboro pool opened, the town council hired an industrial refrigeration company to design and install a cooling unit for their new pool.
Life
Ice Cream Social
Old-fashioned churns are about working together: Each turn of the crank brings us all one step closer to sweet, frozen bliss.
Arts
The New Descendants
The spirit of Virginia Dare, the first English child born in America, is alive and well on Roanoke Island. Every year, parents bring their babies to audition for the most important (nonspeaking) role in The Lost Colony — and for bragging rights that last a lifetime.
Life
A Look Back
It’s not easy to select “favorite” stories from the nine years that I’ve been editor in chief, having overseen, to date, 112 issues. But here are 10 stories that stand out in my memory as timeless.
Life
Meet the Maker: Regulator Marine
Joan Maxwell’s boats travel all around the world, but her company — and her heart — is anchored in Edenton.
Life
Professor Longboard: Tony Silvagni
If you want to learn to ride the waves, one of the world’s best surfers is more than happy to teach you.
Life
If This Wave Could Talk
It might boast: Outer Banks breakers are the envy of the East Coast. Or it could share a tale: The world’s best surfer first got his feet wet in the shadow of Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. Ask nicely, and it might divulge a secret or two: About legends and landmarks — even where to find a clam cookout or a fine fish supper. After all, our waves have plenty of those, too.
History
NC Primer: Arrgh State
North Carolina remembers its most fearsome pirate — and one who tried his best, bless his heart.
Life
Gidget Grown Up: Jo Pickett
Legendary East Coast surfer Jo Pickett travels the world, chasing waves. But she makes her home in Wilmington, where Carolina’s blue swells remind her of family and the importance of living fearlessly.