The women in the weaving room at the Crossnore School & Children’s Home bring a century’s worth of artistry to life with their looms.
Family Tradition: Wee Scottish Lads
Young visitors to the annual Highland Games in Laurinburg discover bagpipes and sheepdogs, footraces and stone tosses — and their own Scottish roots.
Ramblin’ Man: Leaving a Mark
Deep in a forgotten forest within sight of a nameless ridge, a beech tree wears a set of initials, evidence of a moment shared between a father and a son.
For a Chapel Hill Native, Being a Tar Heel is Timeless
The mother of all college towns has an allure that lasts, no matter how many years — or miles — go by.
Life Lessons Learned at the County Fair
Among neon lights and blue ribbons, fingers sticky with sugar and crowds thick with people, you’ll find treasured moments at the county fair.
The Church on the Pamlico
At a homegrown sanctuary on the Pamlico, mighty waters carry generations through every twist and turn in life. Shoes are optional. Bug spray isn’t.
Remembering the Family Mules
Pulling a heavy load of history, mules were once considered family — at least, until tractors came along. But in certain quarters, our long-eared, hardheaded friends never went out of style.
Made in NC: Ole Mason Jar
Ole Mason Jar is creating more than just menswear, like their shirt that won first place in the Style category of Our State’s 2017 Made in NC Awards; they’re building a socially conscious, Southern lifestyle brand.
Tried & True: The Mystique of Hole-in-the-Wall Joints
These love-worn restaurants are revered, not reviewed: We flock to them for everything they are — cash only, unfussy, hard-to-find — and aren’t, because what matters most is always on the inside.
