Emily Cataneo, Author at The Assembly NC https://www.theassemblync.com/author/emily-cataneo/ North Carolina's digital magazine on place and power Fri, 09 May 2025 18:22:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.theassemblync.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cropped-TA_Mark_Black_Square-32x32.png Emily Cataneo, Author at The Assembly NC https://www.theassemblync.com/author/emily-cataneo/ 32 32 210991526 North Carolina’s Deadliest Inlet https://www.theassemblync.com/place/oregon-inlet-shipwrecks-nc/ Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=40682 Last March, Oregon Inlet claimed the life of a seasoned mariner. Navigating the tempestuous waters is the stuff of legends and nightmares.]]>

Last March, Oregon Inlet claimed the life of a seasoned mariner. Navigating the tempestuous waters is the stuff of legends and nightmares.

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Yeti or Not, Here They Come https://www.theassemblync.com/place/bigfoot-hunters-north-carolina/ Thu, 18 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=23293 shoppers under a tent selling bigfoot merchandiseWhat is it about North Carolina that attracts the Sasquatch-curious?]]> shoppers under a tent selling bigfoot merchandise

What is it about North Carolina that attracts the Sasquatch-curious?

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What Is Really Going On With Charlotte the Stingray? https://www.theassemblync.com/environment/charlotte-the-stingray-pregnant-north-carolina/ Tue, 28 May 2024 18:17:52 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=19900 A Hendersonville aquarium blew up the internet with the announcement of a “miracle” pregnancy. ]]>

A Hendersonville aquarium blew up the internet with the announcement of a “miracle” pregnancy.

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How South of the Border Keeps Going After All These Years https://www.theassemblync.com/place/south-of-the-border/ Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:33:42 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=17071 South of the Border is not what it used to be, but people keep stopping.]]>

South of the Border is not what it used to be, but people keep stopping.

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The Last Fish https://www.theassemblync.com/environment/the-last-fisheries/ Fri, 25 Aug 2023 15:47:13 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=9304 As competing interests vie for the state’s fisheries and coastal tourism, how can policymakers ensure a future for both?]]>

As competing interests vie for the state’s fisheries and coastal tourism, how can policymakers ensure a future for both?

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Welcome to the Afterlife https://www.theassemblync.com/place/western-carolina-univeristy-body-decomposition-lab/ Thu, 13 Apr 2023 15:01:17 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=6679 A Western Carolina research facility is teaching us new things about what happens to our bodies when we die. ]]>

A Western Carolina research facility is teaching us new things about what happens to our bodies when we die. 

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The State of Last Resort https://www.theassemblync.com/health/roe-v-wadethe-state-of-last-resort/ Tue, 21 Jun 2022 16:00:28 +0000 http://www.theassemblync.com/2022/06/21/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.]]>

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.

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Trying Times at ‘The Great 58’ https://www.theassemblync.com/education/nc-community-colleges-trying-times-at-the-great-58/ Tue, 07 Jun 2022 19:25:00 +0000 http://www.theassemblync.com/2022/06/07/trying-times-at-the-great-58/ North Carolina’s community college system is broad, diverse, and imbued with a remarkable level of autonomy. But turnover and enrollment woes are raising concerns about its future.]]>

North Carolina’s community college system is broad, diverse, and imbued with a remarkable level of autonomy. But turnover and enrollment woes are raising concerns about its future.

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The Making of a Mask Mandate https://www.theassemblync.com/education/k-12-education/the-making-of-a-school-mask-mandate/ Thu, 09 Sep 2021 18:19:17 +0000 http://www.theassemblync.com/2021/09/09/the-making-of-a-mask-mandate/ A fight over school mask mandates in a GOP county lauded for its high vaccination rate shows just how tough it is to lead a public institution in the midst of a fast-changing pandemic.]]>

A fight over school mask mandates in a GOP county lauded for its high vaccination rate shows just how tough it is to lead a public institution in the midst of a fast-changing pandemic.

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The Unstable Permanence of Mobile Homes https://www.theassemblync.com/business/the-unstable-permanence-of-mobile-homes/ Sun, 25 Jul 2021 19:07:02 +0000 http://www.theassemblync.com/2021/07/25/the-unstable-permanence-of-mobile-homes/ Two recent showdowns with investment firms in Chapel Hill outline the trap for mobile home residents: a home you own sits on land that outside investors are eager to buy and profit from.]]>

Two recent showdowns with investment firms in Chapel Hill outline the trap for mobile home residents: a home you own sits on land that outside investors are eager to buy and profit from.

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