Home & Garden
The 2019 Made in NC Awards
The Made in NC Awards celebrates the talented people who make our state special. Show us what you’re made of, North Carolina.
Home & Garden
Tips for Pruning Rhododendrons
Rhodies overgrown? These seven tips from an expert will help you get your favorite flowering shrubs into tip-top shape.
Decades Series
The 1950s: Justice in Black & White
As the racism of the Jim Crow era comes to a head, the push for equality gains momentum. In North Carolina and across the South, the seeds of the civil rights movement take root.
History
Saving, the Family Business
In 1899, Erasmus Midgett saved 10 people from a shipwreck off the North Carolina coast — and started a family tradition.
Home & Garden
Meet the Maker: Ken Hall Knives
In the mountains of North Carolina, knife maker Ken Hall turned a longtime dream into his one-of-a-kind, hand-forged creations.
Features
The Transplants
A community farm in Chapel Hill grows more than okra, bitter melons, and Thai chilies. New lives spring from these red-clay rows.
Decades Series
The 1950s: Elegy For an Iron Horse
Amid the rise of autos and airplanes, a Wilmington-based railroad company struggles to hold on, supported by passionate advocates until the last passenger train leaves the station.
History
The Python with a Purple Heart
How a soldier rescued a Burmese python from a dinner table during the Vietnam War and brought it back to North Carolina.
History
The Enduring Legacy of No. 3
Kannapolis native Dale Earnhardt turned his racing talent into the stuff of legend.