North Carolina is a land rich in culture, art and creative diversity. Our State magazine brings you features about the people and places of North Carolina.
After more than 70 years, football is back at Barton College, a small liberal arts school in the heart of Wilson County. Now, student athletes from rural high schools across North Carolina are finding not only a place to play, but also futures beyond sports.
Go! Fight! Win! North Carolina’s college mascots do more than hype up fans during a game: They help us unite under a shared love for our schools.
After working for home decor businesses in big cities, an artist started her own design company, inspired by the colorful simplicity of life on Hatteras Island.
In the Sandhills, knitters and crocheters gather at a local yarn shop to swap tips, share encouragement, and form friendships.
Patterned after traditional heirloom blankets yet displayed like bright rural billboards, quilt blocks bring color, symbolism, and visitors to our mountains. See these pieces of American folk art as we wind past the barns and buildings of the Carolina countryside.
After some 30 years spent writing tales of North Carolina and its people, author Michael Parker moved away to explore a new setting. In an unexpected twist, he returned home, where undiscovered stories await.
When he wasn’t writing about the arts for The Charlotte Observer, one longtime critic spent his evenings rehearsing choral lines for some of the greatest operas ever staged.
A novel program begun in the 1940s sent classical musicians into rural towns and counties across North Carolina. Its goal: to provide music education for all children.
For more than a century and a half, Thalian Hall has hosted world-class performances, nurtured new talent, and perfected its role as the grande dame of Wilmington’s arts scene.
