For nearly 90 years, Winston-Salem’s IFB Solutions has been a beacon of opportunity for individuals who are blind or have low vision.
Rescuing History
A painter, a poet, a novelist, a middle school student, and many others have played a role in revealing the story — and the lessons — of the all-Black Pea Island Life-Saving Station.
Edgar Tufts’s High Country Legacy
In 1895, a Presbyterian minister arrived in the High Country. A bold and visionary leader, he brought churches, schools, a hospital, a children’s home, and even electricity to Banner Elk.
The High Schoolers Steering Big Wheels
For more than half a century, student bus drivers helped North Carolina achieve one of the most efficient pupil transportation systems in the nation.
Camp Dreamland
In 1944, a Jewish refugee from Berlin started a summer camp near Blowing Rock, nurturing a generation of boys in an idyllic world of nature, music, art, theater, and literature.
Splendor in the Glass
Bottle hunters go to great lengths — and depths — to unearth glittering remnants of North Carolina’s past.
County Flags
Granville County hoisted the first official county flag in North Carolina more than 60 years ago. The popularity of county flags has been on the rise ever since.
Lew Powell’s Kingdom of Thingdom
In Chapel Hill, items that were once the stuff of everyday life in North Carolina are part of a growing collection that’s invaluable to understanding our state, its culture, and its history.
North Carolina’s Rise of Modernist Design
A landmark lecture given by Frank Lloyd Wright in Raleigh in 1950 heralded the recently formed School of Design at North Carolina State College as a driving force in modernist architecture.
