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Believer Meats Went From Cultivated-Meat Pioneer To North Carolina Casualty

WILSON, N.C. - For a few months in 2025, Believer Meats appeared to have achieved what much of the cultivated-meat industry had been promising for years. The company had built a massive production facility in Wilson County. Federal regulators had cleared its cultivated chicken for commercial sale. Investors had poured hundreds of millions of dollars into the venture, which had relocated its ambitions from Israel to the United States. Then,

Cary Takes Center Stage as Veolia Pickleball National Championships Draw Top Players, Thousands of Fans

CARY, N.C. - The sound of pickleballs striking paddles is echoing across Cary this week as the town welcomes some of the sport's biggest names for the inaugural Veolia Pickleball National Championships, bringing professional competition, amateur players and thousands of spectators to Cary Tennis Park. The weeklong tournament, running Aug. 31 through Sept. 6, marks the opening event of the 2026-27 Carvana PPA Tour season and is the first PPA

How The Black Labor Movement Envisioned Liberty

By Livia Gershon JSTOR In the second half of the nineteenth century, the United States was transforming from an agrarian country to an industrial capitalist one. For some white economic thinkers, wage work represented a form of liberty: Workers were free to find employment wherever they wished, signing mutually beneficial contracts with employers. The majority-white labor movement, meanwhile, noted the inherent power differential between capitalists and workers. It saw collective

Birdies, Bogeys, and Bragging Rights

The purpose of the Carolinian Clubbers is to bring the community closer through golf. We used to have Meadowbrook and Tee Off as places to use for community congregation and competition. Though we no longer have those courses, we still have those connections. The Carolinian Clubbers events are simply ways to reconnect us and bring us closer. These rounds of golf are about more than birdies, bogeys and bragging rights.

Black August in the Park

DURHAM, N.C. - For a decade, Black August in the Park has brought Black residents and visitors together in Durham to celebrate culture, remember histories of resistance and build community through music, food, art and fellowship. The annual gathering returned to Durham Central Park on Aug. 30 as the centerpiece of a three-day celebration marking its 10th year. Organizers expanded this year's event into a weekend of programming, with activities

How Journalists, Communities Work Together To Confront Levels of Trust

THE CONVERSATION - In the past decade, study after study has come to a troubling conclusion: Trust in news and journalism has declined dramatically. The public's loss of trust corresponds with the explosive development of our information ecosystem. The more options audiences have to find news elsewhere, the less trust the public has placed in traditional forms of journalism. However, trust in journalism was displaced long before the rise of

Black UNC Students Demand Answers After Racial Harassment at Campus Watch Party

By Dominique Heath, Columnist CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - What was supposed to be a simple Monday night watch party for Black students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill quickly turned into something much more frightening after a man with no affiliation to the university allegedly entered a locked campus building, yelled racial slurs and caused students to fear he may have had a weapon. Now, students and

Final Decision By NCSBE Leaves Uneven Early Voting Access

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer The North Carolina State Board of Elections approved changes to early voting plans in 20 counties Thursday morning after a contentious meeting that lasted more than 10 hours, with the role of the Republican-controlled state auditor's office dominating much of the proceedings. The meeting came after election boards in 20 counties failed to reach unanimous agreements on their early voting schedules for this November's elections.

SAU Halts All Classes And Programs For Fall Amid Its Bankruptcy Filing

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Saint Augustine's University will not offer any classes or educational programs this fall, the historically Black Raleigh institution's attorney told a federal bankruptcy court last Thursday, as the school abandons plans to launch online certificate programs intended to generate revenue during its Chapter 11 reorganization. The university filed for bankruptcy in April, citing $74 million in debt, and ended its years-long fight to retain accreditation

As Back-To-School Prices Rise, Donations Fill The Gap For Teachers And Families

NC NEWSLINE - There is perhaps no clearer sign that summer is drawing to a close than the arrival of school supplies in big box stores and school supply drives in most counties. On Wednesday, Gov. Josh Stein delivered school supplies collected over the summer to W.M. Irvin Elementary School in Concord. It's the eighth year the governor's office has partnered with the State Employees' Credit Union, the North Carolina