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What is black, warty, musky and fetches $800 per pound wholesale?

The black truffle, a mushroom delicacy, is finding hospitable ground in North Carolina

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You Feel at Home

The Ronald McDonald House in Greenville helps families whose children are receiving treatment at local medical facilities.

Energy

NC GreenPower

10 years of supporting renewable energy in North Carolina

Carolina Living

Stanly County’s First Doctor

Photography by Ashley Fetner

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The Bears

Black bears are roaming the farms, communities and wildlands of eastern North Carolina

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The Mysterious Brown Mountain Lights

There’s no explanation of why you see lights in these mountains at night

Carolina Gardens

Muscadines

The pop and a burst of juice make muscadines one of the traditional treats of late summer

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Still natural after all these years

50 years later, Sunset Beach still likes things the way they are

Carolina People

The Legend of Council Wooten

Lenoir County Notable

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A Duck Story

A boy and a duck grow up together.

Carolina Adventures

In the Movies

North Carolina scenes share the movie spotlight

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Energy + sustainability = a bright future for rural students

The STEM program of NC New Schools makes college-level learning more accessible for high school students

Carolina Living

Local Peaches

Fresh peaches and cream at two Sandhills markets

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Scenes From Washington, D.C.

The 2013 Youth Tour brought back pictures and memories

Carolina Living

First in forestry

Pioneers of American forest management got their start in western North Carolina

Carolina Living

The Quilt Trails of the Tar River

Traditional quilt block art marks significant places of the region

Carolina Living

Zucchini Mania!

It’s everywhere in mid-summer, but it’s also delicious, nutritious and versatile.

Carolina Living

No longer a ‘shad’ story

The shad are jumping the rapids for real on their annual run up the Cape Fear River

Carolina People

World champion fighter

Christian Buffaloe of Warren County is better than just about anyone his age at this form of karate

Feature Story

A Week in Washington

It’s amazing what a week in the nation’s capital can do for North Carolina teenagers

Feature Story

The Derby General Store and Farm Stand

Photography by Ashley Fetner

Carolina Living

“Sunday”

Art by Ronald Ragland

Carolina Living

A Mother’s Day Memory