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Behind the Scenes Sneak Peek at NC Zoo’s Asia Continent

The North Carolina Zoo is preparing to open its 12-acre Asia Continent expansion this September. Featuring immersive habitats for animals like Malayan tigers, Komodo dragons, and otters, the project enhances visitor experience while boosting tourism and local growth in Asheboro. An accompanying infographic lets users explore featured animals interactively.

Bees, business and the people who keep them: North Carolina’s beekeeping community at work

North Carolina encompasses a wide variety of beekeepers, and each one has a different reason for participating in the business and hobby of beekeeping.

A year after Helene, Chimney Rock rebuilds with faith, hope and love

Story and photos by Olivia Jarman One year after Hurricane Helene devastated Hickory Nut Gorge,…

purple flowers by the Old Well on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Demand, supply, and design: Organizations encourage North Carolinians to plant native plants

Native plants around the Old Well at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.…

Two houses on a street with chopped down trees in front.

‘The testament is to the fortitude of people of the mountains’: Western North Carolina residents persevere over one year after Hurricane Helene

A family from Western North Carolina continues to recover over one year after Hurricane Helene.

From fiber to floor: A Durham startup’s sustainable spin to North Carolina’s textile industry

As North Carolina’s textile industry searches for a new identity, companies like CICIL are testing whether sustainable, locally sourced products can revive a fading legacy.