N.C. Culture News and In-Depth Reporting https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/ North Carolina's digital magazine on place and power Fri, 22 Aug 2025 01:44:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.theassemblync.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cropped-TA_Mark_Black_Square-32x32.png N.C. Culture News and In-Depth Reporting https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/ 32 32 210991526 A Private Eye, 34 Texans, and an $8,887 Bloody Mary Walk Into an N.C. Bar https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/food/guiness-record-bloody-mary-holly-springs-nc/ Fri, 22 Aug 2025 11:15:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=52946 A group of out-of-towners traveled to a local seafood restaurant with ambitions of breaking multiple Guinness World Records.]]>

A group of out-of-towners traveled to a local seafood restaurant with ambitions of breaking multiple Guinness World Records.

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Vets Put Their Stamp on Startup Whiskeys https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/food/military-stores-veteran-owned-distilleries/ Fri, 22 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=53200 While military liquor stores have been slow to warm to the trend, veteran-owned distilleries offer something unique for the armed forces.]]>

While military liquor stores have been slow to warm to the trend, veteran-owned distilleries offer something unique for the armed forces.

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A Game of (Hot) Chicken https://www.theassemblync.com/greensborothread/nashville-hot-chicken-greensboro-nc/ Thu, 07 Aug 2025 21:00:57 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=52067 Nashville Hot Chicken now belongs to the world. But with two new hot chicken joints opening across the street from each other in Greensboro, we've reached a peak.]]>

Nashville Hot Chicken now belongs to the world. But with two new hot chicken joints opening across the street from each other in Greensboro, we've reached a peak.

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In Charlotte, Catholics May Have to Give Up the Old Ways https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/religion/charlotte-nc-catholic-church-latin-mass-pope-leo/ Mon, 04 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=51837 A dustup over the traditional Latin Mass in Charlotte challenges the new pope to set a course for churches across the world.]]>

A dustup over the traditional Latin Mass in Charlotte challenges the new pope to set a course for churches across the world.

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Tensions Swell Over the Price of Parking in Wrightsville Beach https://www.theassemblync.com/place/parking-prices-wrightsville-beach/ Fri, 25 Jul 2025 11:15:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=50483 The town says parking fees fund services that benefit beach-goers. Surfers say it’s intensifying the region’s class divide.]]>

The town says parking fees fund services that benefit beach-goers. Surfers say it’s intensifying the region’s class divide.

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How UNC-Chapel Hill Could Find $20.5 Million to Pay Athletes https://www.theassemblync.com/education/higher-education/how-unc-chapel-hill-could-free-up-20-5-million-to-pay-athletes/ Thu, 24 Jul 2025 11:15:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=50607 Internal documents show the school is considering everything from selling stadium naming rights to putting ads on jerseys.]]>

Internal documents show the school is considering everything from selling stadium naming rights to putting ads on jerseys.

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‘Let Me Go ’Way From This Lonely Town’ https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/nina-simone-house-tryon-north-carolina/ Wed, 23 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=50337 An effort to save the Tryon house where Nina Simone was born reveals the artist’s complicated relationship with her hometown. ]]>

An effort to save the Tryon house where Nina Simone was born reveals the artist’s complicated relationship with her hometown. 

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‘R’ You Ready to Eat Oysters All Year Long? https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/food/oysters-year-round-north-carolina/ Mon, 21 Jul 2025 11:25:16 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=50382 Researchers and restauranteurs are trying to shuck the idea that you’re only supposed to eat oysters September through April. ]]>

Researchers and restauranteurs are trying to shuck the idea that you’re only supposed to eat oysters September through April. 

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Taro Reading https://www.theassemblync.com/environment/agriculture/taro-ice-cream-local-agriculture/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=48775 An effort to boost taro as a resilient revenue generator for North Carolina farmers is producing a sweet reward in Asheville.]]>

An effort to boost taro as a resilient revenue generator for North Carolina farmers is producing a sweet reward in Asheville.

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Greensboro Daily Photo Showcases the City, One Shot at a Time https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/greensboro-daily-photo-showcases-the-city-one-shot-at-a-time/ Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=48288 Janis Antonek started the Greensboro Daily Photo blog in 2008, a place to share photos she captured in the community. ]]>

Janis Antonek started the Greensboro Daily Photo blog in 2008, a place to share photos she captured in the community.

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