October 2022

The War After This One

David Wright Faladé tells the story of a Black brigade attempting to weed out vestiges of the Confederacy.

Food

Fine dining has long been the stuff of cities. But more chefs are transforming the food scene in small towns.

Some Raleigh residents aren’t happy with Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin’s vision for growth. They’re not likely to stop her.

The Greensboro HBCU left its longtime sports conference in a quest to raise its profile. Some alums wonder whether it’s lost part of its identity.

The House Speaker wanted an old friend named chancellor at UNC Wilmington. Emails show how he tried to make that happen.

A new group is scaling up old tactics to hunt for voter fraud — and putting new burdens on election officials.

Voters are losing trust in the state’s courts. There has to be a better way to pick judges than partisan elections—right?

The Assembly talks to Ari Sen about his story on UNC-Chapel Hill’s social media surveillance of students.

What the story of North Carolina’s Lumbee reveals about race, identity, and who does—and does not—count as “Native.”