Carolina Stories

The people, places and history that make our state great

Carolina Living

6 Tips for Purchasing a Used Car

Time to kick old clunkers to the curb

Carolina Living

8 Museums to Tour From Your Couch

Virtual tours are making world-renowned exhibits more accessible than ever

More Power

Students: Apply Now to Co-op Leadership Camp

Cooperative Leadership Camp applications due April 30

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Co-op Educational Grant Program Breaks Record

2019 Bright Ideas Grants neared $720,000

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Poultry Waste Will Provide Power to NC Co-ops

Pitt & Greene EMC serves an innovative renewable energy project

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Help Rural Areas be Counted in Census 2020

Census numbers determine how communities receive federal and state resources

Viewpoints

Why Drive Electric?

Electric vehicles offer several perks for drivers

I Remember

A Pup with a Past

Carolina Gardens

Cinnamon Ferns are Boggy Native Beauties

Plus Garden To-Do’s for April

Carolina People

Coastal Jeweler Creates Wearable History

Sonia Humphrey fashions custom jewelry out of historical artifacts

Energy

April Showers

Consider a rain barrel

Energy Sense

Find the Right Fix for Drafty Windows

Four considerations before a costly replacement

Carolina Adventures

See Sights Old and New in the Twin City

History meets culture and innovation in Winston-Salem

Carolina Adventures

Soak Up the Sun in the Port City

Wilmington offers big-city fun not far from the beach

Carolina Adventures

A Major Attraction in the Minor League

How Crawdads baseball (and a carousel) came to Hickory

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Carolina Adventures

Going to the Birds on the NC Birding Trail

Spot new feathered friends at sites across the state

Carolina Adventures

Take a Spin (On a Carousel!) Around the State

Check out these carousels in North Carolina

Carolina Adventures

Fire on the Mountain in Spruce Pine

Blacksmith festival brings thousands to Western NC town

Carolina Adventures

What’s Your ‘Traveler Personality’?

Take this quiz for the best-ever vacation

Carolina Living

Making the Farm-to-Table Connection

Activities to help you learn where your food comes from

Carolina Creators

“Suppertime”

Art by Ronald Ragland

Carolina Living

Delightful Dahlias

These outdoor cutting flowers brighten floral bouquets indoors

Carolina Living

Ways to Reduce Sugar Intake

Improve your child’s diet (and yours, too) with these yummy swaps