The Carolinian crosses the state every day, taking people where they need to be, but getting from Point A to Point B isn’t what taking the train is all about.
Camping in Your Own Backyard
A father and his two young sons explore the sights, sounds, and sometimes tastes of North Carolina. This time, they head out to the backyard and pitch a tent where precious family memories are made.
Camp Romance
Memories of summer love change with age, but some details never fade.
Love & Milkshakes at the Soda Fountain
Two scoops. Two straws. Two sippers. When shared, the simple milkshake, stirred and whirred and blended into frothy bliss, has been the basis for many a romance. Eyes meet eyes over a bright red cherry. Grins grow wide with whipped cream mustaches. Heartbeats quicken with the last noisy slurps. Whether in a classic fountain like Central Drug in Bessemer City, or at Mike’s on Main in Hendersonville and Pike’s in Charlotte, where soda jerks mix ice-creamy concoctions, love — and nostalgia — is still in the sweet-smelling air.
The Timeless Summer Fling
Temporary as tides and tan lines, the summer romance is a seasonal rite of passage.
Forever, Always, A Love Grows in the Land of the Longleaf Pine
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.
