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How to Have Fun in Charlotte for $20 or Less
From sports and live music to nature walks and botanical gardens, here’s how you and your crew can have fun in Charlotte without breaking the bank.
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The 9 best burgers in NC you (might) not know about
We’re living in a burger renaissance. But amid all these choices in NC, you need someone to separate the best burgers from the pretenders.
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NC waterkeeper’s message: The wetlands are in danger, but residents can help
When GOP lawmakers opened up North Carolina’s wetlands for development, coastal waterkeeper Riley Lewis got busy organizing her neighbors.
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6 Hiking And Running Groups To Try In Raleigh This Year
Here are six Raleigh-area hiking and running clubs for you to run, not walk, toward in 2024.
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VIDEO: Sex Ed in NC Schools
Republican-backed legislation has caused tens of thousands of kids in Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools to miss sex-education classes, health screenings, and lessons on consent, data reveals. The new law requires parents to give their OK before these classes can be offered. Cardinal and Pine’s Senior Editor Billy Ball tackled the issue in October. View this post…
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VIDEO: Leo Williams: Here’s A Big Success Story From Eastern NC
WATCH: We don’t always hear success stories out of eastern NC, but here’s a big one. We went inside Durham Mayor Leo Williams’ rise, from Halifax County “country-boy” to leader of one of NC’s fastest-growing cities. For the full story, here. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cardinal & Pine…
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Good News Friday: You can see a 104-year-old NC shipwreck right now
A new biography tells the story of Dr. Altheria Patton, an Anson County educator who began teaching in the segregation-era South. Plus: You can see a 104-year-old shipwreck right now!
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A new child tax credit could pass this month. Here’s what it would do for low-income families.
During the pandemic, Democrats changed the child tax credit and cut childhood poverty in half. Now there’s new hope for making those changes permanent, but there are skeptics.
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Martin Luther King Jr. visited NC often. Here are 5 times to remember.
NC was a hotspot for hate in King’s lifetime. But it was also the home of civil rights pioneers. So Martin Luther King Jr. was often here.
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Good News Friday: A Cupcake Vending Machine Could Be Coming to Raleigh
North Carolina knows good food both old and new. This Good News Friday puts a special spotlight on food stops in NC, plus a scholarship opportunity for NC students.
