Carolina Living

Drive through time on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Girl Scouts create their own badges now

Let’s Talk Trash

Sending your paper trash to recycling really helps

Retirement savings account is no college fund

The Mill Town That Never Closed

How Cooleemee retained the heritage that defined its character

Amazing Sheds

These are not your garden variety potting sheds. These are amazing!

Henry River Mill Village

An abandoned mill village in eastern NC sets the scene for the film "The Hunger Games"

The value of a country life

Jacob Brooks considers his rural roots

Foreclosure Prevention

A loan program helps hard-hit homeowners pay a mortgage while they look for work.

“Cold Pursuit”

New art by Ronald Ragland

Blackie

No matter how much you love something or someone, there comes a releasing time.

Co-ops Love Kids

Co-ops go the extra mile to show children the benefits of co-op membership

Free education performances by N.C. Symphony

Hidden Hunger

Tough times have sent North Carolina families to new depths of food hardship

The basics of plastic recycling

Ingathering

Presbyterian churches in Hoke County and Robeson County carry on a longtime autumn tradition

A complete system for preventing lightning damage

Seeding in fall helps heat-damaged yards

With some time, patience and work, you can get your yard back in order

Hear, hear!

Devices help young and old with hearing loss

Back-to-school lunches and munches

Slip some fun in with those carrots and crackers

The most creative peanut butter sandwich

Wadsworth Congregational Church

A Guilford County landmark

How to grill meats, fruits and vegetables

Grilling offers a convenient and heart-healthy way to prepare food, if done right.

Do your homework for back-to-school gadgets

Gone are the days when back-to-school shopping meant buying only notebooks, pencils and backpacks.