Learn more about North Carolina’s rich Black history through these 10 iconic landmarks
Black Wall Street is a four-block area in downtown Durham known for the prosperity of Black-owned businesses, including North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Co. and Me ...
Tower turnaround
A San Francisco investment firm’s use of tax credits for the remake of a 100-year-old, uptown building could be the catalyst ...
Charlotte Observer19d
Destroyed section of ‘America’s largest sand castle’ is rebuilt at historic NC fort
Fort Fisher on the North Carolina coast holds the distinction of being both a Civil War historic site and a little-known monument to African-American muscle. It served as the Confederacy’s ...
Charlotte Observer6d
NC is losing 2 of its oldest barbecue joints. There’s still time to visit one of them
A pair of historic North Carolina barbecue joints are snuffing out the smokehouses after a collective century and a half in business. Short Sugar’s in Reidsville and Kepley’s in High Point are ...
Nation’s Report Card results are in and they’re ‘not good.’ How are NC students doing?
National reading and math test results show widening achievement gaps and a decline in reading skills among students.
Raleigh News & Observer19d
Destroyed section of ‘America’s largest sand castle’ is rebuilt at historic NC fort
A section of historic Fort Fisher that was ripped apart to create an Army airfield during World War II has been restored. It took three months to recreate the feature. Fort Fisher State Historic ...