Some big awards to announce, plus some news on booze.
Kate Sheppard
Kate Sheppard is the executive editor of The Assembly Network. She was previously a senior enterprise editor at HuffPost, a reporter at Mother Jones, and taught journalism and innovation at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Posted inFood & Drink
A Private Eye, 34 Texans, and an $8,887 Bloody Mary Walk Into a Bar
A group of out-of-towners traveled to a local seafood restaurant with ambitions of breaking multiple Guinness World Records.
Posted inFood & Drink
Vets Put Their Stamp on Startup Whiskeys
While military liquor stores have been slow to warm to the trend, veteran-owned distilleries offer something unique for the armed forces.
Posted inNewsletters
Democrats’ Dilemma
A proposed nondiscrimination ordinance to protect transgender people has divided Democrats on the Huntersville town board.
Posted inNewsletters
Video Evidence, Rewound
Low-quality surveillance video was used to convict a former pro-basketball player of a drive-by double murder.
Posted inNewsletters
The Case of the Bogus Bovine
The recent sentencing of a Surry County man sheds light on how the shady world of fraudulent cattle traders operates.Â
Posted inAgriculture
The Cattle Con
The recent sentencing of a Surry County man sheds light on how the shady world of fraudulent cattle traders operates.Â
Posted inNewsletters
An Extraordinary Exoneration
A judge overturned the convictions of four men accused as teenagers of murdering NBA star Chris Paul’s grandfather.
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Will the Feds Choo-Choo-Choose N.C.?
A project evaluating new intercity passenger rail lines across North Carolina is igniting new passion for an old form of transportation.
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What Remains of St. Andrews
Following the school’s closure, Laurinburg grapples with the fallout and a now-empty campus property at the heart of the community.
