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Steamers Baseball Stirs Community Pride

Edenton celebrates the 80th anniversary of historic Hicks Field

Carolina Kitchen

Sweet ‘n’ Hot Watermelon Rind Pepper Relish

Sweet ‘n’ Hot Watermelon Rind Pepper Relish

Watermelon & Blueberry Sunshine Granita

Watermelon & Blueberry Sunshine Granita

Farro Salad

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Carolina People

A Life in Postcards

A Life in Postcards

Walter Pinchbeck rode the rails but found a home in NC

Sweet Potatoes Restaurant Is Good for the Soul

Sweet Potatoes Restaurant Is Good for the Soul

Vivián Joiner and Stephanie Tyson’s restaurant offers Southern and Soul Food in Winston-Salem

Good Things Brewing

Good Things Brewing

Briana Brake and Celeste Beatty are championing diversity (and good beer) in Eastern NC

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Carolina Adventures

NC Festival is a Bear Lovers’ Paradise

NC Festival is a Bear Lovers’ Paradise

Celebrate black bears and blackberries in Plymouth

Spend a Weekend in Raleigh on a Budget

Spend a Weekend in Raleigh on a Budget

The City of Oaks offers something for everyone

Three Family-Friendly Days in Charlotte

Three Family-Friendly Days in Charlotte

Take a weekend trip to the Queen City for big-city fun

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Your Energy

Keep Cool for Less

Keep Cool for Less

Get your home in top shape for summer

A Different Kind of

A Different Kind of "Sun Light"

Solar-powered lights are easy and inexpensive

Keep your thermostat

Keep your thermostat "on point"

Nearby objects can make your HVAC work too hard

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What people are saying

A Guide to North Carolina’s Electric Power Providers
Check with French Broad Electric www.frenchbroademc.com. They service much of that area of the state.

Carolina Country

A Guide to North Carolina’s Electric Power Providers
My husband and I are from NY and we just purchased land in Marshall/Weaverville. Who would be our electricity provider?

Jennifer Nikitopoulos

Way, Way Back
Are there any guides who take people fossil hunting? We live in Florida and fossil in the Peace River and would like to try a different...

Priscilla MacDonald

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