Three years ago, one of the best women’s soccer teams in the world was the centerpiece of a potential $2 billion investment in the Triangle. Now they’re mired in scandal and protest.
June 2022
Posted inCriminal Justice
Death Notice
When a person incarcerated in a North Carolina state prison dies, families often struggle to find even basic information about what happened.
Posted inBooks
A Conversation With Jason Mott
The author of Hell of a Book, winner of the 2021 National Book Award, recently talked to books editor Wiley Cash.
Posted inBooks
Introducing NC Books: A New Column From Wiley Cash
Our inaugural books column looks at Charles Frazier’s 1997 novel, Cold Mountain, and Jason Mott’s 2021 novel, Hell of a Book, both of which were named National Book Award winners.
Posted inBooks
A Conversation With Charles Frazier
Cold Mountain remains a classic work of North Carolina literature 25 years after it was published.
Posted inPlace
Andy Griffith’s Real Mayberry
The North Carolina native and comedic actor who played TV sheriff Andy Taylor made his home in Manteo. Townspeople, who shared his belief in supporting flawed friends without judgment, embraced him.
Posted inHealth
The State of Last Resort
If the Supreme Court overturns the landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade this month, up to 70,000 more patients from across the South could come to North Carolina for the procedure. Here’s how one clinic near the border is preparing.
Posted inEssays
Beyond Juneteenth
One hundred and fifty-six years after the first official celebration of Juneteenth, the question remains whether Black Americans can have full freedom without economic emancipation. The fight over the future of Durham’s historic Hayti neighborhood tells that story.
Posted inCriminal Justice
The Shooter In The Video
When Pitt County’s district attorney prosecuted former pro-basketball player James Richardson for a drive-by double murder in 2011, he showed surveillance footage to convince jurors of Richardson’s guilt. Did a low-quality video help convict the wrong man?
Posted inFood
A New Wave Of Top Chefs
North Carolina’s food scene—and Black chefs in particular—are getting a new level of attention in this year’s James Beard Foundation Awards.