Emily Jaeger
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‘Outlander’ Gets It Wrong. Here Are 7 Misconceptions About NC’s Scottish Heritage.
The popular fantasy romance series has spurred a lot of interest in our state’s Scottish ancestry. But some of it is just plain wrong.
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Being Shirlette Ammons: The Durham Musician on Embracing Life as a Queer, Black Woman in the South
“Spectacles,” the forthcoming album from the Durham artist, delves into a lifetime navigating a hybrid identity: QPOC, artist, and rural Southerner.
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Butterflies Aren’t Just for Spring: 5 NC Fall Butterflies and Where to Find Them
Some butterflies are disgusting. Some are sneaky. Others are just plain beautiful. And NC is the perfect state to seek them out.
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After Hurricane Florence, This Black-Owned Barbecue Restaurant Was the Only Place In Town to Get Food
The McDuffies’ Pender County restaurant was a life-saver after the storm. Today, they want to sustain their town in more ways than one.
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UFO Homes, Clamshell Gas Stations, and Giant Domes: 6 NC Destinations for Bizarre Architecture
Modernist architecture, which peaked between 1933 and 1965, is spacey, minimalistic, and experimental. But vestiges of this eye-catching period can be found all over North Carolina.
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6 Utopias You Didn’t Know Existed in North Carolina
A Black refuge for economic empowerment, a lesbian commune, and a refuge for enslaved people: Let’s take a tour of the hidden societies within North Carolina society.
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How Durham’s Darius Quarles Went From Fledgling Painter to a Leader in North Carolina’s Arts Scene
Quarles battled racism, a pandemic, and a breakneck pace to become a major artist of color in a predominantly white North Carolina scene.
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Morbid Curiosity: North Carolina’s Most Fascinating Graveyards
We’ve been scoping out North Carolina’s oldest, most haunted, and most hidden cemeteries.
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The Proud Boys Disrupted a Wilmington LGBTQ Event. Here’s What Happened
With anti-LGBTQ activists on the move in the U.S., a Wilmington local talks about her frightening experience with members of the hate group.
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Take In These Four Endangered NC Landscapes While You Can
From mountain bogs to maritime forests, a guide to some of North Carolina’s most enchanted landscapes.
