A son’s tribute to one couple’s thick-or-thin, extraordinarily ordinary love for one another, and North Carolina.
10 Thoughts on Thunder Road’s Closure
The last ride is approaching for a wooden icon at Carowinds, so our senior writer channeled his inner child to dissect the mind of a roller coaster rider.
Bees Go to Town as Popularity of Urban Beekeeping Grows
There's buzz in Durham at Bee Downtown, a nonprofit that seeks to increase public awareness of the importance of honeybees through urban beekeeping.
A Lifetime of Love: The Longest Married Couple in North Carolina
Meet Willie and Daniel Williams of Charlotte, who are 96 and 98 years old. They’ve been married for 77 years, earning them the title of Longest Married Couple in North Carolina.
Generations of Families Call The Unpainted Aristocracy Home
“Rustic” and “vintage” don’t quite apply to a handful of century-old — and older — Nags Head cottages. Try stately. Simple. Stark. And still standing.
North Carolina’s Most Popular Baby Names
In 1910, Mary and James were the top names for girls and boys. What about now?
Immersion School Works to Save the Cherokee Language
At an immersion program in western North Carolina, the endangered Cherokee language finds new life among young speakers.
Outer Banks Ocean Rescue Guards Prove Themselves as Sentries of the Shoreline
Charged with rescues on North Carolina’s unruliest waters, an Outer Banks Ocean Rescue guard is a singular sort of lifesaver.
All Roads Lead to Burrus Red & White Supermarket
Four generations of Allen Burrus’s family have run the grocery that sits at the heart of Hatteras Island. Burrus hopes he’s not the last.
