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King Cake is a Mardi Gras tradition.

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From the sea to the sky, this year is going to be a busy one for travel.

On Aug.21, 1965, Rev.Martin Luther King Jr.

The Queen’s Feast: Charlotte Restaurant Week returns to Charlotte on Jan.

As the holidays end, millions of Americans are giving up alcohol for Dry January.

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In 1879, Thomas Edison tasked geologist William Earl Hidden with finding platinum in North Carolina to help extend the life of his light bulb.

Welcome the New Year with a fun buzz with these three perfect cocktails for your New Year’s celebration:• Melon Ball Drop – This citrusy concoction is a perfect glass to cheer with as the ball drops.

As the giving season kicks off with Giving Tuesday on Nov. 29, Promising Pages is seeking donations to help end Charlotte’s book desert.

You’ll want to take it slow when you drive on Charlotte Motor Speedway during the annual Speedway Christmas.

In the 1930s, a local distributor of Shell Oil created a new way for its brand to stand out as the top choice for car owners to fuel up.

Known as the first child born in the New World, Virginia Dare may not have disappeared with her Roanoke kinsmen in 1590.

The Village of Fairhaven is open once more for the 29th Annual Carolina Renaissance Festival featuring jousting knights, falconry, mermaids, fairies and more.

Footsteps in empty hallways, ghostly apparitions, lights flickering on and off and things that go bump in the nights.

Everyone knows to call 911 in an emergency.

Looking for a pristine mountain escape? Chetola Resort & Spa in Blowing Rock, North Carolina is offering a bevy of end-of-summer lodging packages: • Midweek Package: Special rate when staying midweek, plus a $50 resort credit.

In addition to the tallest mountain and tallest sand dune system on the East Coast, North Carolina is also home to the oldest trees in eastern North America.

L.D.Peeler began his career investing in Kentucky-based Mint-Bottle Soda Company.

Roanoke Island in Dare County, North Carolina is home to the oldest grapevine in the United States – the muscadine.

New year, new you! Several podcasts are available to help improve your well-being and maybe even gain a new perspective: • “How To Fail With Elizabeth Day” celebrates the things that haven’t gone right.

As we adjust to the deep structural changes the pandemic has wrought upon industry economics, perhaps none is more of an existential threat than the Great Resignation.

Edward Teach, better known as the pirate Blackbeard, terrorized the Atlantic in the early 18th century.

The holiday season is for connecting with family, friends and neighbors, and noting all the holidays our loved ones celebrate.

With Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s celebrations ahead of us, this is often described as the “most wonderful time of the year.

A barren circle 40 feet in diameter lies in the pine woods of Chatham County, just south of Silver City.

Returning to its first in-person conference following a 2.5-year break, the executive committee of PRSA’s Counselors Academy was looking for a new idea to build momentum and community for its September 2021 Nashville event.

Yes, it is pumpkin-spice-everything season.

Known as “Grey Eagle” to the Cherokee and Catawba peoples, Black Mountain was founded in 1893 as an artist colony.

The summer surge of COVID-19’s Delta variant adds another layer to back-to-school safety. Check these resources to have your kids ready for the fall and beyond: