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Meet Me in the Middle

Winston-Salem is vying to become the state’s next food destination. But can the city convince eaters?

No-Win Scenario

Jatoia Potts lost her children because she couldn’t explain her baby’s injuries. She never stood a chance against the state’s child welfare system.


Politics

Culture

The Land Remembers

Durham County’s first food security coordinator’s plan to give marginalized farmers access to the land.  

Fancy Feat

Anson Dorrance is the most successful women’s college soccer coach in history. His daughter is an acclaimed tap dancer.

Education

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The Ambiguous Artisan

North Carolina’s most important furniture maker was a free man of color who owned slaves. He also might have been an abolitionist. Is the state ready for his story?

A Site To Behold

The pandemic rush into wild places accelerated human damage to Max Patch, a beloved lookout on the Appalachian Trail. Can outdoor enthusiasts balance conservation and access?

Oppo Man

Charles Hellwig, a self-described “right-wing nut,” works behind the scenes to elect Republican candidates. Sometimes that means deploying the darker arts to reveal secrets. 

Judgment Day

N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Ruffin was long celebrated as one of America’s greatest jurists. One attorney has spent the last 23 years trying to change how history regards him.