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The Greek Revival plantation house on Poplar Neck Plantation near Edenton dates to 1853. Simon and Nancy Rich purchased the 300-acre property in 1975. Lea discusses the renovation of the house and the old derelict Edenton Peanut Mill, which was built in 1909.
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The real estate boom along North Carolina's coasts is changing not only the tax evaluation there but also the very quality and character of life that brought people there in the first place. Leutze continues to prod officials and citizens to take action to save the coastline by increasing funds for land and water conservation and historic preservation. The price tag would cost $1 billion and is opposed by realtors, developers, and restaurant owners. Leutze discusses ways to raise the money.
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Tony, Drama Desk, and Golden Globe award-winning actress Linda Lavin moved to Wilmington in 1995. Row discusses her theater activities over the past decade and her new project, a community theater called the Red Barn Studio.
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4.Carolina Chocolate Drops A Rare Find by van Vleck, Philip Metro Magazine Vol. 8 Issue 9, Sept 2007
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The Carolina Chocolate Drops is a group of three young musicians--Rhiannon Giddens, Justin Robinson, Dom Flemons. The group has rediscovered and is keeping alive the traditions of African American string bands of the Piedmont. The group's name derives from a string band of the 1920s, \"The Tennessee Chocolate Drops.\"
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Leggett recounts the history of Ridgeway, North Carolina, which once proclaimed itself the �Cantaloupe Capital of the World,� and the festival that celebrates this plant.
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Leutze discusses a collaborative research project, titled “Impacts of Global Warming on North Carolina's Coastal Economy,†which was conducted by scientists at UNC-Wilmington, Appalachian State, East Carolina University, and Duke. The counties studied were Bertie, Dare, Carteret, and New Hanover
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In this second in a series of interviews with candidates for Governor of North Carolina, Leutze interviews Democrat Richard Moore and Republican Pat McCrory for their views on the future of the coastal region.
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The 1959 North Carolina General Assembly passed a bond issue to fund the Port Authority's construction of the Southport Boast Harbor. The facility was dedicated in 1965, but forty years later, the marina was showing its age. Lea discusses the innovative design, on both land and water, in the new marina at Southport.
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In North Carolina there are four ticks that are likely to bite people--the Lone Star Tick, American Dog Tick, Brown Dog Tick, and the Deer Tick or Black-legged Tick. How many tick bite cases there are each year can't be determined because not all infections are reported to a physician. However, an increase is shown in the reported ones. Ticks are carriers of Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
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Lea discusses the 2008 American Institute of Architects Triangle Design Awards, which were announced April 29.
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Weddings are held at Duke Chapel on Saturdays and Sundays. They are limited to Duke graduates, children of graduates, and the staff of Duke University. Swanson recounts some of the events that have transpired over the past 75 years.
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Lea describes two historic Wilmington houses--Emerson-Kenan House (1911) and the Wise House (1908 - 1909)--that are used by the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The first has been the home of the university chancellor since 1969, and the second serves as the university's Wiser Alumni House.
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Created by her grandmother and perfected by her mother, Raleigh resident Carolyn Johnson is the keeper of a fifty-year-old family chutney recipe. Roberts discusses how a secret family recipe moved from a family tradition of sharing to a marketed product
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Raleigh's historic Oakwood District is a collection of Greek Revival, Victorian, Queen Anne, Second Empire, and Neo-Classical-styled homes built between the Civil War and 1914. Lea describes the 1893 Queen Anne cottage owned by Eve Ragland Williamson (Mrs. Robert B. Williamson).
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The Starlight Inn in Ayden is one of the featured barbecue restaurants in a new book, HOLY SMOKE: THE BIG BOOK OF NORTH CAROLINA BARBECUE. The almost 75-year-old business has garnered many national awards during the years, the latest being the prestigious 2003 James Beard Foundation America's Classics award.
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