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 ...

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 ...

It's a small community with an unusual name tucked between Kinston and Greenville. And yet, it is full of intriguing history--which includes the history behind the name itself. It's a small ...

Tar Heel Traveler Scott Mason meet Beverly Burnette in Raleigh who is a founding member of the NC Association of Black Storytellers. Among Beverly's stories is her own compelling personal account of ...

Max and Ruth Cruse ran the place for years, and the couple spoke of their devotion to it and each other on the Tar Heel Traveler. But sadly, both have since passed away. And yet, the store ...

A new year, a new leaf! Artisan Leaf in Wilson takes dried up tobacco leaves and incorporates them into beautiful furniture. The company has just celebrated its 10th year in business. A new year ...

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 ...

Helen Little of Clayton is 94 years old and has traveled to Haiti 81 times. The Tar Heel Traveler journeyed to Haiti in 2013, on the third anniversary of a devastating earthquake, and followed ...

Jan.15 is Martin Luther King's birthday. Lloyd Turlington of Pikeville met Dr. King in 1968 shortly after Turlington, a white basketball coach, integrated an all-white college in Georgia.

Travel Tar Heel Traveler: Tracy's Cafe Tracy's has since reopened at a nearby location, and as 2025 begins, it's seen as a symbol of new beginnings and a catalyst for growth in Nash County.