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Tylee Craft’s Impact Echoes Across UNC as Community Honors His Legacy

Story by Sophie Watson Photo by Jim Hawkins

More than an athlete: Why Tylee Craft’s story keeps re-playing in Chapel Hill

Story by Annie Ham Photo by Anthony Sorbellini Most of the people who were closest…

How bargain stores fund a Republican megadonor’s political spending

Nat: Roses Discount Stores Track: Theresa Kinlaw has shopped at Roses Discount Stores for…

‘You just have to be hungry’: Community fridges address food insecurity in the Triangle

Story by Eliza Benbow Cover Photo by Danielle Hart A new door is opening for…

Underneath a large pavilion with picnic tables lining a wall to the left, Kyle Glackin, dressed in green protective HEMA gear, swings his steel sword at his opponent, Devin Sangster, who wears blue, black, and red gear. Max Fishman, the instructor for Triangle Sword Guild's messer class, watches the students engage in combat. (Andrew Eicher/Triangle Sword Guild)

Triangle Sword Guild creates community through recreating Historical European Martial Arts

HEMA, or Historical European Martial Arts, is a multidisciplinary hobby that combines real-weapon dueling with researching European dueling styles across the 12th-19th centuries. For members of North Carolina’s Triangle Sword Guild, it’s not just exercise and learning, it’s also community.