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North Carolina's shortest airline flight was 16 miles long

Greensboro

Oct 26, 2025

North Carolina's shortest airline flight was 16 miles long

You used to be able to take a flight between two easy-to-get-to cities that were literally a county apart. Why? Piedmont Airlines, that's why.

Jeremy Markovich

Winston-Salem's hottest new trend: Watching a skyscraper's lights turn off

Architecture

Jun 6, 2025

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 town to watch the lights go out.

Jeremy Markovich

So, What is Winston-Salem's Tallest Building SUPPOSED to Look Like?

Architecture

Jun 27, 2024

So, What is Winston-Salem's Tallest Building SUPPOSED to Look Like?

Three decades ago, famed architect César Pelli revealed plans for a skyscraper that's now an iconic part of a North Carolina city's skyline. Here's what the top is actually meant to resemble. Really.

Jeremy Markovich

Cook Out

Dec 15, 2023

Is This Heaven?

The sign that made me pull off of the highway for a closer look.

Jeremy Markovich

Winston-Salem

North Carolina's shortest airline flight was 16 miles long

Winston-Salem's hottest new trend: Watching a skyscraper's lights turn off

So, What is Winston-Salem's Tallest Building SUPPOSED to Look Like?

Is This Heaven?

North Carolina Rabbit Hole