Bit & Grain, a proud partner of the project, is thrilled to share Port Light — an engaging and interactive online exhibition about the saltwater highways of the Outer and Inner Banks.

Often credited with helping spark the modern-day environmental movement, Rachel Carson wove together enchanting literary prose of cutting edge marine biology in the waters of Back Sound off Beaufort. 

Meet Mandy Locke, one of North Carolina’s most brave investigative reporters.

Ultimate, known to most as ultimate Frisbee, is among our state's newest sports, but in the last five years, North Carolina has become an ultimate powerhouse.

Step into commercial fisherman Eddie Willis' life, who owns and operates Mr. Big Seafood in Harkers Island.

The documentary film Raising Bertie brings to life problems and issues plaguing the rural South.

Meet a family of Syrian refugees who are starting their lives over in North Carolina.

Broughton High School has produced legendary athletes, none more so than "Pistol" Pete Maravich. More impressive than the basketball program's records or alumni is its culture of brotherhood.

Celebrate the fraser fir, the tree that has transformed Western North Carolina's economy over the last half-century. Today, North Carolina produces one-fifth of the nation's Christmas trees.

With a vast estuary system and a growing locavore movement, is North Carolina poised to become an American oyster capital? The answer isn't simple. Crack open the story of the Eastern Oyster, North Carolina's native species. Within it, find a larger story the past, present and future of our coast's economy, environment and culture.

Howard Creech was the right-hand man of Percy Flowers, a man the Saturday Evening Post dubbed "The King of the Moonshiners" in 1958. From the early 1930s to 2012, Howard helped care for three generations of the Flowers family. Two men, whose lives Howard shaped, remember his dynamic role in their lives.

From sticky, sweet doughnuts, to the iconic Shag, to one of North Carolina's most unique dive bars, Carolina Beach is an experience you won't forget.

From his small walk-up restaurant, Southern Smoke BBQ, in his tiny hometown of Garland, it’s not unusual for Matthew Register to serve a barbecue sandwich with a side of ratatouille or pozole. For Matthew, Southern Smoke isn’t just about the food, it’s about helping revitalize the place he grew up. Meet Matthew.

Like many of us, the flavors of Nation Hahn's childhood give him a sense of place. They also inform his work, where he’s too often reminded many of our students are hungry and without access to nutritious food.  

"It's not fishy, it's full of flavor." Chef Ricky Moore has had this conversation time and time again at Saltbox Seafood Joint. This week, learn one way to use underutilized species; it's a spin on a classic Southern dish that won't dissapoint. Try your hand at fish & grits.

Fresh, seasonal seafood is a non-negotiable cornerstone of Saltbox Seafood Joint's mission. This week, learn how Chef Ricky Moore pairs fresh oysters on the half shell with a melon mignonette.

Chef Ricky Moore of SALTBOX SEAFOOD JOINT in Durham is passionate about real North Carolina seafood. Join us at the stove this week as Ricky shows us some of his Eastern North Carolina heritage. 

Pork is king at Nahunta Pork Center, a three-generation deep family business that's been creating jobs and binding a rural North Carolina family together since 1955.

Learn how to prepare clams two ways with Locals Seafood, a seafood company changing the game by supplying fresh, local seafood to the Triangle.

Celebrate North Carolina beer month with a list of some of our favorite North Carolina craft beers.

Learn how to prepare fried softshell crabs with Locals Seafood, a seafood company changing the game by supplying fresh, local seafood to the Triangle.

Learn how to prepare seared rockfish with brown herb butter with Locals Seafood, a seafood company changing the game by supplying fresh, local seafood to the Triangle.

Learn how to prepare a simple peel & eat shrimp party favorite with Locals Seafood, a seafood company changing the game by supplying fresh, local seafood to the Triangle.

A guide to North Carolina's most customizable drive-thru.

This Valentine's Day, surprise your sweetie with a Vanilla Beet Meringue Tart from Chef Phoebe Lawless' kitchen at Scratch Bakery in Durham.

Savory enough to drink straight, moonshine has a storied legacy here in North Carolina, but can be intimidating to first-time sippers. Meet one man whose roots run generations deep in bootlegging & try our list of cocktails made with his family's shine, an unexpectedly tasty and creative base.

Explore persimmons, one of North Carolina's most storied fruits, and try your hand at persimmon pudding.

The best of North Carolina's 2015 State Fair Food.

With a recipe from renowned southern Chef Bill Smith of Crook's Corner, celebrate corn in all her glory.

North Carolina is poised to be at the epicenter of the local seafood movement. But, the seafood industry in North Carolina is at a critical juncture full of passion, disagreement and misinformation. Join us as we take a closer look at seafood foodways and the importance of knowing where our seafood comes from. 

Join us on a journey from the strawberry patch to the kitchen table with a pit-stop at the North Carolina Strawberry Festival.

Meet David & Hal, friends and neighbors for over 40 years. NC State professor Hal helped David immigrate to the United State after the two met in Vietnam. David now owns a successful restaurant in Raleigh, David's Dumplings & Noodle Bar.

Ace Henderson is becoming an artist in the truest sense. He is conscious of and curious about feeling, experiencing and seeking, and he reveres the process of making. This is why he writes and rewrites, mixes and remixes. This is why we’re still waiting for his latest project, LAP143, which he’s been workshopping for months. It’s just not there yet.

Spend an afternoon at Warlock's Tattoo and Body Piercing shop, the oldest of its kind in Raleigh, where community and counter-culture bind this group of artists together. 

Here’s to sun-drenched vacations and long weekends filled with steamy slow-burning sunsets, and of course, great music.

Meet Josh Kimbrough, the frontman of Carrboro-based Teardrop Canyon, and listen to a new single "Defeat," produced by Lost in Trees' Ari Picker. 

Lauded as an emerging Southern city, even the new Atlanta, Charlotte’s got a lot, and today, North Carolina’s cosmopolitan capital is in the process of refining its identity. Meet a man who's made it his mission to ensure the arts are essential to the Queen City's identity.

For decades the innate, soulful drive to make music has compelled Southerners to make instruments out of just about anything. From the one-string instrument to the cigar box guitar, musicians here have taken what most would deem junk and crafted it into something beautiful. 

Step inside several unique Airbnb properties — an artist retreat, a sustainable farm, a passenger bus and a dome home — peppered throughout North Carolina and get a glimpse into the burgeoning sharing economy, and why these folks have opened up their homes to strangers.

 Twenty-five-year-old musician Reed Turchi breathes new life into the blues.

North Carolina was well-represented in the hip-hop category at the 2016 Grammys. This is one Durham-based rapper's journey to join the big leagues.

Meet Ravi & Geeta, who grew up in Charlotte and are the directors and producers behind the award-winning, romantic comedy documentary, Meet the Patels.

Meet Shelby Stephenson, North Carolina's poet laureate, whose work reflects the era in which he was raised, where storytelling, hard work and race permeated life.

Join bluegrass band Mipso as they show us the places and spaces at home that ground and inspire them and visit a sold-out hometown show.

Architecture transforms the way we use spaces. The Raleigh Architecture Company is transforming the way we imagine Raleigh. 

Plug in our playlist and take a journey through the some of our favorite sounds of Spring in the Old North State.

Meet a group of Raleigh movers and shakers helping local youth see the beauty around them through the arts. 

Our guide to a Saturday in Hendersonville.

Explore the bucolic settings, banana splits, colorful mill village and everything else Pittsboro, one of the Piedmont's oldest tows, has to offer.

Vivian Howard, with her restaurant and award-winning TV show, and local visionaries are putting Kinston back on the map. 

From sticky, sweet doughnuts, to the iconic Shag, to one of North Carolina's most unique dive bars, Carolina Beach is an experience you won't forget.

Spend a Saturday with us in New Bern, a small coastal town beauty, history, and culture meet in the downtown district. With a story older than the state itself, New Bern’s historic and architectural sites, burgeoning art and retail scene, recreational opportunities, and eclectic restaurants make it the perfect place to learn, see, do and eat. 

Spend a Saturday in Saxapahaw, a tiny town where natural beauty, local food and sustainable living collide. Biscuits, beer, canoeing and free outdoor live music await you.