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Folk legend Elizabeth Cotten’s great granddaughter was among the performers at the 2025 North Carolina Folk Festival, amid calls for action, discourse, and love during times of division.

In “The Royale,” boxing is a metaphor for the psychological fight against racial injustice.

She Tris, a beginner friendly triathlon for women and girls, aims to build confidence, be an encouraging entryway into triathlons, and inspire women to put themselves first.

Muscadine grapes were first documented by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1584. But the official state fruit is far less common than it once was.

The Paperhand Puppet Project’s warehouse was damaged by Chantal’s flooding destroying many puppets. Despite more than $100,000 losses, the troupe quickly rebounded.

Poet Laureate and Professor Donovan Livingston hosted the first of four poetry workshops in a series of what he hopes will be a place where poets can feel safe and free enough to share, converse, and write.