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.
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On Aug.21, 1965, Rev.Martin Luther King Jr.
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The Queen’s Feast: Charlotte Restaurant Week returns to Charlotte on Jan.
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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.
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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.
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As the giving season kicks off with Giving Tuesday on Nov. 29, Promising Pages is seeking donations to help end Charlotte’s book desert.
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You’ll want to take it slow when you drive on Charlotte Motor Speedway during the annual Speedway Christmas.
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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.
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Known as the first child born in the New World, Virginia Dare may not have disappeared with her Roanoke kinsmen in 1590.
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The Village of Fairhaven is open once more for the 29th Annual Carolina Renaissance Festival featuring jousting knights, falconry, mermaids, fairies and more.
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Footsteps in empty hallways, ghostly apparitions, lights flickering on and off and things that go bump in the nights.
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Everyone knows to call 911 in an emergency.
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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.
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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.
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L.D.Peeler began his career investing in Kentucky-based Mint-Bottle Soda Company.
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Roanoke Island in Dare County, North Carolina is home to the oldest grapevine in the United States – the muscadine.
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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.
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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.
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Edward Teach, better known as the pirate Blackbeard, terrorized the Atlantic in the early 18th century.
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The holiday season is for connecting with family, friends and neighbors, and noting all the holidays our loved ones celebrate.
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With Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s celebrations ahead of us, this is often described as the “most wonderful time of the year.
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A barren circle 40 feet in diameter lies in the pine woods of Chatham County, just south of Silver City.
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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.
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Yes, it is pumpkin-spice-everything season.
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Known as “Grey Eagle” to the Cherokee and Catawba peoples, Black Mountain was founded in 1893 as an artist colony.
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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: