Former state senate leader Marc Basnight’s restaurant near Manteo evokes two of my favorite things: politics and people coming together for good food.
Basnight continues to serve
D.G. Martin
I thought I was so smart back in 2016 when I wrote that Democrats, who were confident they would defeat Donald Trump, should be pulling for hi…
The Great American Read, a PBS series, is in the process of selecting America’s best-loved novel.
“This may be the last time we get together like this.”
He is like the houseguest who stays too long, and then when he’s finally gone, you miss him a little bit.
Anna Beer could cost North Carolina taxpayers millions of dollars.
How did Carrboro writer and teacher Georgann Eubanks become the leader of the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association?
Like all North Carolinians I am worrying about the flooding causing heart-rending damage throughout our state following Hurricane Florence.
Last month’s flooding from Hurricane Florence brought such bad news to New Bern and its neighboring cities, towns and communities.
I am looking for iconic North Carolina eateries for a new book.
When H. G. Jones died on October 14, our state lost a key connection to its history as well as a prime and positive, but all too rare, example…
Why would I ask you to read from a column I wrote almost 30 years ago?
Can’t you say anything good about President Donald Trump?
Who will succeed Margaret Spellings as president of the UNC System?
“Because he was a traitor and a pirate,” East Carolina University professor and leading North Carolina public historian, Larry Tise, explained…
“There should be an historic plaque in Chapel Hill honoring George Bush.”
What is a good book I can give a friend?
One of my favorite things about the holiday season is the arrival of “The World Almanac and Book of Facts.”
Is the cold weather really over at last? And if the warmer season is here, what are some good books you should consider for your spring reading list?
Where is Erskine Bowles when we most need him?
With the publication of “Varina” early next month, Charles Frazier’s many fans will celebrate the end of a long wait.
This week my editors are letting me take a break from politics and books to write about my favorite topic, roadside eateries.
We need good leaders more than ever.
Here is a New Year’s resolution you should have made: During the upcoming Black History Month I will read at least one book that helps me bett…
Billy Graham loved Bridges barbecue in Shelby, his family's friend Sally Pereira told Charlotte Observer reporter Bruce Henderson for an artic…
