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Raleigh
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May 15, 2025
This week, a collection of hatin'. Contractors! The Washington Capitals! Wilmington! Charlotte! ESPECIALLY you, Charlotte.
Aviation
+10
Apr 8, 2025
Also, a short history of "LFG," electric airplane chargers, new meme templates, and a quick story about Val Kilmer.
+9
Feb 27, 2025
In 1987, two hugely-popular musicians came together for the first time to sing about how great this state was. Why? Because a local television station in Raleigh needed some promos.
+4
Jan 9, 2025
Is there a winter storm coming? Then it's time to re-live a really rough day in 2014.
Nov 1, 2024
In this podcast episode, we talk about the things that drive the political scene in our state, how they influence candidates, voters, and issues, and why past Roy Cooper haunts present-day Roy Cooper.
+6
Jun 11, 2024
Watch LaMelo Ball drive around on the top of his condo building, plus learn about what Brits think about America barbecue, how my golf shoes disintegrated at Pinehurst, and more.
+7
Feb 16, 2024
A student shares the artistic backstory behind North Carolina's greatest piece of democratic humblebrag swag.
Hickory
Jan 9, 2024
After storms and widespread outages, electrical companies and experts always say it's too expensive to put all overhead power lines underground. In the 1960s, they buried them for different reasons.
Dec 5, 2023
I saw something I didn't expect during a trip to Lambeau Field: A Wolfpack flag. Here's the story of why it's there for nearly every home game.
Sep 28, 2023
"First in Flight" has been this state's standard license plate since 1982. It replaced a controversial slogan and came from a different era, when it was okay to clown on the Wright Brothers.
Aug 24, 2023
Before Will Ferrell made it famous, Blue Öyster Cult haphazardly added an instrument to one of it's biggest songs. A PR executive in North Carolina paid a lot of money to own it.
