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Agri-tourism in North Carolina’s Happy Valley

by Leda Hartman North Carolina’s Happy Valley, in the Blue Ridge foothills, is known for its pristine beauty and its traditional music and stories. Development is threatening to eclipse the community’s old way of life. But one local farmer is determined not to let that happen. Tony Jones hopes to protect the Happy Valley’s heritage… Read More →

Filed Under: General, Uncategorized, Western NC Tagged With: Blue Ridge foothills, Happy Valley, Leda Hartman, Tony Jones

Prime Time Steppers

by Leda Hartman Stepping is a performance and movement style popularized a century ago by African American fraternities and sororities. Stepping has a strong link to the past, with roots that go all the way back to Africa. But it also has a vibrant future. These days, younger kids of all races are doing it…. Read More →

Filed Under: Central NC, General, Network, Uncategorized Tagged With: Leda Hartman, Prime Time Steppers, stepping

Strike at the Wind: the Struggle to Sustain a Culture

In the southeastern North Carolina town of Pembroke, it’s hard to come by anyone who hasn’t heard the name Henry Berry Lowery. The 19th-century Native American is a cultural icon for the Lumbee population there.

Listen to the podcast… Read More →

Filed Under: General, Uncategorized, Western NC Tagged With: Amy Nelson, Henry Berry Lowery, Lumbee, Malinda Maynor, Native American, Pembroke NC, Strike at the Wind

Welcome to the Table

Are you a closet chowhound with a passion for our state’s culinary history? A connoisseur of little country cafes, old recipes, and backyard barbecues? Do you turn every road trip into a chance to learn more history, and also a chance to find a new local delicacy or a great new restaurant? If you answered… Read More →

Filed Under: Destinations, Food, General, Products, Recipes, Restaurants, Uncategorized Tagged With: NC culinary history, NC Food

Hatteras Farewell

A couple weeks ago, I was a guest at the Hatteras fishing community’s Day at the Docks. It’s a wonderful celebration of that Outer Banks village’s fishing heritage and living traditions, and I felt deeply honored to be part of it.  Originally founded after hurricane Isabel in 2003 as a day to celebrate the island’s… Read More →

Filed Under: Destinations, Eastern NC, Food, General, Uncategorized Tagged With: Blessing of the Fleet, chowder cook-off, David Cecelski, Ernie Foster, Hatteras Day at the Docks, Outer Banks

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