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Meet North Carolina's First (and Last) At-Large Congressman
In 1883, a guy from Wadesboro was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in a statewide election. It had never happened before. It hasn't happened…
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The story of North Carolina's most hardcore hurricane picture (and its connection to Apollo 11)
This image from Hurricane Hazel was taken by a legendary photographer and never seems to go away. So who's the guy in the foreground? Only the guy who…
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Slightly Disappointing Places: Barbecue, North Carolina
A spot that shares its name with one of North Carolina's most famous foods doesn't look like much, unless you know about its history. So, um, can you…
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Why the Greensboro Police once pulled people over with the cutest little cars
The department once bought a pair of 1978 Volkswagen Rabbits and used them for traffic duty. The compact police cars later inspired a nationwide ad…
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An atlas of North Carolina's best places for an ass-whuppin'
I asked for the places where you could conceivably meet up for a ridiculous fistfight. Here are your replies.
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Mick Jagger went to a dive bar in Charlotte and literally everybody missed him
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The story behind an Outer Banks house that collapsed into the ocean
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Tony Hawk wanted to track down a mysterious skateboarder from 1979. We found her.
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Clogger, TikTok Thyself
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LL Cool J used to live in Charlotte for some reason
The rapper/actor bought a house on the south side of town in the late '90s. But he wasn't the last major musician to live there.
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The first ABC store opened 90 years ago. Why does North Carolina still have them?
You can't buy liquor just ANYWHERE in this state. So why, in an era where government control seems to be out of favor among lawmakers, why is the…
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Carver's Falls: A Waterfall You Can Only See From Above
The largest waterfall between North Carolina's foothills and the ocean sits just outside of Fayetteville. The only easy way most people can get a good…
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Ask Me Anything About North Carolina (once again)
Once again, my last-minute ways have caught up to me and I have no choice but to answer your questions about this fine state.
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SouthBound #196: Jeremy Markovich
I feel like I haven’t given enough of a spotlight in this newsletter to my podcast, SOUTHBOUND.
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The time Jay Bilas subpoenaed Barney the Purple Dinosaur
ESPN's most famous college basketball analyst once forced the beloved and annoying children's show character to appear in federal court in Charlotte…
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Winston-Salem's hottest new trend: Watching a skyscraper's lights turn off
Someone noticed that their city's most phallic building went dark every night at midnight. So they started posting videos. Now? People are coming into…
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What if federal hurricane relief dries up in Western North Carolina? Here are some lessons from history.
In 1916, the Asheville area was hit by flooding that was eerily similar to Hurricane Helene in 2024. With millions of present-day recovery dollars in…
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Happy 250th Birthday to the MecDec, Which People Still Cannot Find
The O.G. Declaration of Independence was signed in Charlotte on May 20, 1775. Did it really exist? Probably? Here are a few stories about America's most…
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