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WASHINGTON (AP) – From corporate executives to Wall Street analysts to Federal Reserve officials, references to the “K-shaped economy” are rapidly proliferating. So what does it mean? Simply put, the upper part of the K refers to higher-income Americans seeing […]

By Jason Sovodki Special To The Carolinian “We don’t just serve tea. We serve memory. We serve healing. We serve revolution in ceramic cups.” -Joy Lindsay, Planifolia Plant & Tea Shop There is something sacred in the soil. Something older […]

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer The Enloe Charity Ball is one of the Triangle’s most impactful student-run philanthropic traditions. Founded in 2004 by Rachel Escobar and paused only once, during the COVID year of 2020, the organization has become a […]

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer The Central Children’s Home of North Carolina-originally founded as the Grant Colored Asylum-stands as one of the most significant African American child-care institutions in the state. Its origins trace back to the Reconstruction era, when […]

The Conversation – By now, Americans know the strange math of minting: Each penny costs about 4 cents to make. Chances are you have some in a jar, or scattered among pockets, purses and car ashtrays. As small as it […]

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Raleigh, NC – The future of healthcare in the Triangle region was the central topic at the Healthcare Summit 2025, presented by the Greater Raleigh Chamber and a coalition of leading healthcare and business organizations. […]

By Rachel Crumpler NC Health News Chris Hatton oversees a 15-officer police force in a small western North Carolina town in Jackson County – a place where he says many calls to 911 aren’t really police matters at all. A […]

THE CONVERSATION – Nine in 10 Americans gather around a table to share food on Thanksgiving. At this polarizing moment, anything that promises to bring Americans together warrants our attention. But as a historian of religion, I feel obliged to […]

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Washington, DC – The Lumbee Tribal leadership recently traveled to Washington, DC, to lobby for full federal recognition through the Lumbee Fairness Act. Introduced by outgoing Senator Thom Tillis in January of 2025, the Lumbee […]

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has released the 2025-2030 North Carolina Cancer Plan, outlining an ambitious roadmap to reduce cancer incidence, improve early detection, expand treatment access and support survivors […]