It’s called the “Heart of the Pines Body Treatment” and it’s only available at The Spa at Pinehurst. The treatment begins with a dry brush, but then comes the part that makes it special. Two bundles of longleaf pine needles in the hands of the massage therapist.
05/16/2013 06:41 PM
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On the site of the first textile mill in North Carolina, near Lincolnton, the Laboratory Mill event space will open at the end of July.
05/09/2013 02:41 PM
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The Appalachian Trail stretches for around 2,200 miles from Georgia to Maine. While 88 miles of the trail are in North Carolina, another 200 are shared with Tennessee along their border.
05/02/2013 03:36 PM
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In North Carolina’s third oldest town, is what could be the state’s oldest town cemetery. On four acres, more than 600 graves make up Beaufort’s old burying ground.
04/25/2013 05:16 AM
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The first gold rush in the United States was in North Carolina, near Midland.
04/18/2013 05:14 PM
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No matter the season, no matter the weather outside, produce is always green and growing inside the facilities of Asheville Urban Farms.
04/11/2013 04:05 PM
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The name is arguably the most famous in North Carolina. Duke University, Duke Energy, the Duke Endowment; all of that can be traced back to the Duke Homestead in Durham.
04/04/2013 04:01 AM
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North Carolina has produced many stars in the world of music, as 58 individuals or groups have been inducted into the hall of fame, and another 250 are eligible.
03/28/2013 05:03 PM
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One of the most popular spots in South Carolina’s Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge is a beach better suited for photography than sunbathing.
Updated 03/21/2013 09:24 AM
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One of the Civil Rights Movement’s most revered sites is preserved in Greensboro. The lunch counter at Woolworth’s Department Store is a spot where people can reflect on history.
03/14/2013 11:39 AM
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As the passenger ferry approaches, one feature dominates, the Bald Head Island Lighthouse. At 110 feet, the lighthouse was not high enough to be useful for ships at sea, but that wasn’t its purpose anyway.
03/06/2013 08:29 PM
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No matter how many cats there are at the Goat House Refuge in Pittsboro, Siglinda Scarpa gives each of them a name. Maybe it has something to do with their personality, or maybe as in the case of “Malaika,” who was small and sick. When she arrived, it was just a song that was playing on the radio.
02/21/2013 06:24 AM
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The way things work at Charlotte's McColl Center for Visual Art is that administrators find artists from all over the world and invite them to come in for residencies lasting three months or more.
01/31/2013 11:24 AM
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The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher just outside of Wilmington is a reflection of its location. The goal is to show visitors what lives nearby. By doing that, the hope is that it creates champions for those animals.
01/24/2013 03:03 PM
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Artists who play the weekly barn jam at Awendaw Green appreciate the atmosphere. Many who take this stage say they’ve never played any place like it.
01/10/2013 11:29 AM
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Nestled in the sand dunes along the coast of Brunswick County, the Kindred Spirit Mailbox has stood for 30 years. For something that has been around for more than three decades, it’s surprising how little is known about the mailbox.
01/03/2013 10:24 AM
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News 14 Carolina's Richard Green has more on a group that sets out to watch and identify new and different species of birds.
12/27/2012 08:05 AM
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Located south of Asheboro, the Pisgah Covered Bridge is several miles from any main thoroughfare. There are signs along Highway 220 that direct travelers to the spot, and it is one of only two historic covered bridges that remain intact in North Carolina. Built in 1911, the bridge was used for travel until the late 1950’s.
12/20/2012 01:32 PM
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Anytime a person visits Old Salem they can see what life was like for the Moravians who settled the place. The holiday experience at Old Salem is incredibly popular. It is easily the busiest time of the year for the village.
12/13/2012 01:53 PM
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hen it’s cold outside, few things compare to sitting in front of a fireplace. The historic Grove Park Inn in Asheville has one spectacular fireplace. The Grove Park Inn celebrates its 100th birthday next year. It was patterned after the lodges of the American west that E.W. grove visited in Yellowstone and Yosemite.
12/06/2012 02:22 PM
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