Author: The Carolinian

[caption id="attachment_16800" align="alignnone" width="1536"] About 10 minutes from downtown Raleigh, the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle farm is squeezed in between subdivisions. The small farm grows locally sourced, organically-raised produce that is distributed through its hunger-relief programs. (Photo: Clayton Henkel/NC Newsline)[/caption] NC NEWSLINE - North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein isn't the only one urging the legislature to pass a critical needs budget in the short session. North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler

The Greater Raleigh Chamber's 13th annual Women's Leadership Conference returned to the Raleigh Convention Center on March 17, bringing together more than 1,000 executives, entrepreneurs, and emerging leaders under this year's theme: Amplify Your Influence. Throughout the day, attendees heard the stories of women who have expanded their reach, accelerated progress, and created meaningful pathways for others - and left equipped to write the next chapter of their own. The

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="880"] April Laissle/WFDD Several signs opposing the data center project appear throughout Walnut Cove.[/caption] NC Newsline - Community groups and Walnut Grove residents in Stokes County are suing the county to block a large hyperscale data center complex, known as Project Delta, that they say will harm environmentally sensitive areas along the Dan River corridor, damage sacred cultural sites and threaten the region's rural character. The lawsuit

[caption id="attachment_16778" align="alignnone" width="1760"] Courtesy of Museum of the Cherokee Indian. The Museum of the Cherokee Indian on the Qualla Boundary.[/caption] BPR News - The Museum of the Cherokee People is opening a new exhibit to highlight Aniywiya (Cherokee) voices and perspectives in response to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The exhibit is called "Unrelenting: Cherokee People and the American Revolution" features historic artifacts, images, and documents

Investopedia-Whether you want to open a new restaurant or sell homemade crafts online, starting your own business can seem like a daunting task, especially if you don't have a lot of money on hand. The one-year survival rate of small businesses, across various regions of the country, ranged from roughly 74% to more than 78% in 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Another BLS report found that

[caption id="attachment_16835" align="alignnone" width="912"] Raleigh residents are invited to share ideas for safer streets as the city gathers input for its Safe Streets for All plan.[/caption] By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer A growing set of tax incentives meant to encourage development and expand affordable housing in Wake County is now raising alarms among local officials, who say a surge in property tax exemptions could jeopardize funding for schools, public safety,

WUNC - The military's presence in North Carolina is dominated by Fort Bragg, the nation's largest Army base by population, and Camp Lejeune, the Marine Corps' main east coast infantry base. The state also has a major Army National Guard brigade of several thousand citizen soldiers. With no ground fighting, the state's major units of soldiers and Marines haven't been tapped for the war with Iran. But troops and military

THE CONVERSATION - North America's most diverse professional league kicks off on Feb. 21, 2026, as Major League Soccer returns after a winter break. The league, commonly known as the MLS, long prided itself as a standard-bearer for racial and national diversity: With players representing around 80 countries across six continents competing for teams. Members of racial minorities make up 63% of players and 36% of head coaches, according to

THE GUARDIAN - One afternoon last October, at a hotel in a forest in a Nairobi suburb, a few dozen people sat quietly in a room watching the 2020 documentary If Objects Could Speak, which explores restitution by tracing the roots of a Kenyan artefact stored in a German museum. The people were at the two-day Wakati Wetu ("Our Time" in Swahili) festival, aimed at sparking global conversations on reparative

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Durham - Avani Shah, founder and CEO of Therapy Smarts Inc., has been recognized as one of the region's outstanding health care leaders by Triangle Business Journal in its 2026 Health Care Leadership Awards. The annual awards celebrate individuals across the Triangle who are making a significant impact in health care through leadership, innovation, and dedication to improving patient outcomes. Shah was selected among a