With an understated style and moderate agenda, the 72-year-old mayor will likely cruise to a fifth term this fall.
July 2025
Posted inCriminal Justice
An Inmate’s Unlikely Ally
Charles McNeair has been in prison for more than 45 years. He has a surprising new advocate for clemency: the police chief.
Posted inPolitics
Trump and GOP Leaders Line Up Behind Michael Whatley for N.C. Senate Seat
While Whatley hasn’t formally announced a bid, the party is unifying around him.
Posted inPlace
Tensions Swell Over the Price of Parking in Wrightsville Beach
The town says parking fees fund services that benefit beach-goers. Surfers say it’s intensifying the region’s class divide.
Posted inGreensboro
Food for Thought: Summer Tomato Sandwiches
The tomato sandwich in summer is a sacred Southern thing. But is there room for innovation, or only blasphemy?
Posted inHigher Education
How UNC-Chapel Hill Could Find $20.5 Million to Pay Athletes
Internal documents show the school is considering everything from selling stadium naming rights to putting ads on jerseys.
Posted inGreensboro
At Greensboro’s ‘City in the House,’ Parents Can Unleash Their Kids and Socialize
Situated in a small shopping center off Lawndale Drive, across from Target, City in the House is a new indoor playhouse cafe, and is as parent-friendly as it is kid-centric.
Posted inCulture
‘Let Me Go ’Way From This Lonely Town’
An effort to save the Tryon house where Nina Simone was born reveals the artist’s complicated relationship with her hometown.
Posted inEnvironment
FEMA’s Uncertain Future Leaves N.C. and Other States in Limbo
Trump’s shifting position on FEMA has created uncertainty for storm-prone southern states.
Posted inHealth
For Thousands of 9/11 Survivors in NC, Health Care Is Under Threat
The program that provides health care to some 2,000 North Carolinians faces a $3 billion shortfall amid federal cuts.