Tar Heel Traveler this week is Marine from Wilmington who broke his neck while serving in Afghanistan. For therapy, he turned to woodworking and today uses water and fire to create elaborate pieces, ...

This cozy restaurant is a longtime gathering spot in the Warren County town of Norlina near the Virginia border. Norlina used to be a railroad hub, and today Rachel's Whistle Stop Cafe represents a ...

NASA also used PARI to spy on the Russians! Today, the institute is mainly used for students and researchers studying the mysteries of space. In 1961, NASA built a state-of-the-art satellite ...

Valentine's Day is right around the corner, and maybe you're looking for a sweet treat for your sweetie. Scott Mason features a deliciously gooey, bite-sized piece of heartfelt, teeth felt, love in ...

The Clayton Town Council recently paid one million dollars for an iconic building that had once been an old mule barn. The city plans to preserve it but also transform it into a town gathering spot.

Our Tar Heel Traveler highlights Sarah Keys, a black military veteran who refused to give up her seat on a bus in Roanoke Rapids long before Rosa Parks did.

A former newspaperman from Kittrell retired from journalism and worked for amusement parks. Ron Gustafson became a well-known amusement park historian with three books under his belt and a basement ...

Sam Johnson passed away the other day. For much of his life, he ran a little sewing machine shop in Raleigh and even invented sewing-machine devices that made sewing easier. We revisit this 2010 ...