“It’s Christmas time in the city” goes the classic holiday song “Silver Bells.” Where better to portray the brilliance of an urban Christmas, with its “strings of street lights, even stop lights,” than Charlotte?
Go West: A Fall Photo Essay
“Go West,” early settlers were advised, and when we want adventure, we still do so. To the Foothills, the High Country, the Land of the Sky, and the Tennessee Valley.
Photo Essay: Mountain Apples
A is always for apple, but in western North Carolina, it’s especially so in autumn.
Lake Lure, Jade Jewel in the West
On August 21, 1987, the film Dirty Dancing premiered, and audiences all over the world fell in love with Baby Houseman and Johnny Castle.
Photo Essay: Edenton, Beauty By The Albemarle
The accolades and the lists just keep on coming. From Smithsonian magazine (America’s 20 Best Small Towns), from Forbes magazine (America’s Prettiest Towns), from Coastal Living magazine (Dream Town). Everyone loves a list, and everyone loves a superlative. But please permit a smidge of smugness: Here in North Carolina, we’ve always known about the treasure that is Edenton.
The Protectors of North Carolina
This month, we give thanks to the men and women who devote their lives to keeping safe the people, places, and traditions we hold dear.
