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PHOTOS: Scenes from the 2026 Lexington Barbecue Festival
Smoke rolled down Main Street on Saturday as tens of thousands of visitors packed uptown Lexington for the 42nd annual Lexington Barbecue Festival. Since 1984, the one-day street festival has celebrated the city's signature pit-cooked, chopped pork, and this year's event again brought live music on multiple stages, arts and crafts vendors, a car show and the festival's famous pig-themed sand sculpture to the self-proclaimed "Barbecue Capital of the World."
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This Massive North Carolina Bookstore Lets You Stuff An Entire Bag With Books For Under $20
Somewhere in Mebane, North Carolina, there is a building so packed with books that your phone’s calculator app will get a workout trying to keep track of your savings. This is McKay’s Mebane, and it might just ruin every other bookstore for you forever. You walk in expecting...
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Recipes to try out for Halloween this weekend
HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — For the first time in six years, Halloween falls on a Saturday in 2026, and it won’t happen again until the year 2037. That means a lot of people plan to celebrate big this year, and Page Stroud of Sociably Yours joined us in the studio to share some frightfully […]
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This Old-School North Carolina Drive-In Might Just Serve The Best Burgers You’ll Ever Eat
The boldest claim you can make about a burger is that it might be the best one you’ll ever eat, and Johnson’s Drive-In in Siler City, North Carolina makes that claim look easy. Not because it’s trying to impress anyone, but because the burger genuinely earns it.
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Meet the Lexington BBQ man
LEXINGTON, N.C. (WGHP) — If it’s Lexington, it’s barbecue, especially this weekend, as thousands of people gather for the 42nd annual Lexington Barbecue Festival. For Caleb Sink, Lexington-style barbecue is more than a meal. It’s a lifelong tradition. Now, it’s the subject of his new book. Sink grew up in Lexington, where hickory-smoked barbecue was […]
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This North Carolina Rescue Cat Café Lets You Sip Coffee While Adoptable Cats Curl Up Beside You
I walked in expecting a quick cup of something warm and walked out an hour later with cat hair on my socks and a full heart. Tucked along a city street in North Carolina, there is a little café where the coffee is good but the company is even better.
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Window Shopping at Hudson’s Hill
Hudson’s Hill is an American-made general store with handmade apparel, including denim and leather products.. The shop first opened in 2014 in the 500 block of South Elm Street and recently moved to the 300 block of South Elm. They use antique, industrial equipment for sewing, and have machines on site.
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9 North Carolina Bakeries Where The Pound Cake Still Gets Sold By The Thick Slice
A paper plate bending under one slab of butter pound cake taught me more about North Carolina than any road map ever did. The shop looked like nothing from the parking lot, just a glass case and a hand-lettered sign. Then the knife came down, the crust crackled, and that...
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Crafted, the Art of the Taco
Originally in the location of Dear Dad’s (across the street), Crafted has been a downtown institution since 2012. The move in 2018 gave the owners an opportunity to double the size of the restaurant to 7,000 sq. ft., evidence of their success. They pride theselves on their creative taco ingredients and it has served them well. Crafted offers indoor seating, covered patio seating, and outdoor seating under an awning. The storefront and interior decors add to the ambience.
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Nancy Reynolds News: Chicken stew coming
Happy birthday to J J Johnson, Peggy Morefield, Mike Cromer, Shawn Jessup, Erin Needham, Thadia George, and Lucas Joyce. Sympathy is extended to the family of Shirley Brinkley. The Double Creek Fire Department is having their annual chicken stew on Nov. 7. The Rock House Ruritan Club’s turkey shoots has...
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A Tradition Full of Flavor: High Point Taco Shop
When you're looking for something to eat for lunch, dinner, or simply a snack, tacos are a sure bet for satisfying your hunger. The city of High Point is home to several restaurants where you can enjoy Mexican food and tacos prepared in a variety of styles. One standout is a small taqueria just a couple of minutes from downtown, where you can find authentic Mexican flavors: HP Taco Shop.
Raleigh News & Observer
Has the opening date for the Buc-ee's in Mebane changed? Here's what we know
Buc-ee’s is opening in a department store-sized building off Interstate 85/40 in Alamance County. The store will feature more than 100 gas pumps and 650 parking spots, The News & Observer and CharlotteFive previously reported. Buc-ee’s, which sells beaver-branded snacks and touts the cleanliness of its restrooms, originally planned to welcome customers to the new Mebane store in spring 2027. Then in March, the store told The N&O the opening date would be delayed until late 2027. But as of Tuesday, Oct. 21, the travel center lists on its website an estimated 2028 launch. When asked about the discrepancy, a store spokesperson in an email to The N&O said “the opening date has not yet been finalized.” The popular chain has dozens of locations , including in neighboring Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. But the Mebane store could be the first in North Carolina. The store is coming to the city after it withdrew plans for an Orange County location in 2021. Some residents there had expressed concerns about environmental impacts. As construction is underway on the Buc-ee’s in Mebane, the brand is considering another location in the state . The city of Rocky Mount told the N&O via