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An Alternative Form of Wind Energy

The Asheville Community Band opens its season this month

I Remember

The theater dinner

Carolina Living

Wadsworth Congregational Church

A Guilford County landmark

Feature Story

When power and poles first came to rural Polk County

Cooperatives nationwide hired local men to help raise poles that first brought electricity to rural areas.

Carolina Adventures

Topsail Island & Sneads Ferry

Topsail has all the requirements for summer fun.

Carolina Adventures

Richmond Hill

A restored Yadkin County homestead and grounds recall a lion of the law

Tarheel Tidbits

Pretty peculiar!

The New River, which runs through North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia…

Carolina Living

How to grill meats, fruits and vegetables

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

Carolina Living

Do your homework for back-to-school gadgets

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

I Remember

My two-apron garden

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Look out! Those invading plants don’t belong here!

How to know and grow your native landscape

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Growing Our Own

Western North Carolina natives are growing wild

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Carolina Living

Todd General Store

A watercolor rendering of an Ashe County landmark.

Carolina Living

You can’t beat that with a stick!

How Wake Electric made a woman and her gardens happy.

Carolina Living

It pays to be a member of a cooperative

Questions & Answers About Capital Credits What are capital credits?

Carolina People

Legal Corn Liquor

Midnight Moon and Catdaddy Carolina Moonshine make North Carolina spirits bright — the legal way

Carolina Living

Opting out

How to reduce unwanted email and other junk mail

Carolina People

Scotty McCreery

Scotty McCreery at 17 has been on the ride of his life, and his hometown of Garner has taken the trip with him.

Carolina People

“They wanted a better life for us”

Support for restoring the meaning and purpose of the Rosenwald schools.

Carolina Living

How to make college more affordable

Millions of families each year face the question of how to pay for college. And it’s not one that’s easily answered without the help of some kind of financial aid.