Charlotte's Dystopian Car Rental Officewww.ncrabbithole.com Some looks into the past and the future, including the wrong Durham, Burt Reynolds's old house, the least mysterious grocery store, and bizarro customer service.
Jeremy Markovich
Journalist in NC
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The complete story of the time a monster truck drove across the Currituck Soundwww.ncrabbithole.com In 1994, someone asked if Dennis Anderson could bring Grave Digger to a July 4th celebration on the Outer Banks. Dennis said he could drive it there. Over the water. The rest is history.
So, What is Winston-Salem's Tallest Building SUPPOSED to Look Like?www.ncrabbithole.com Three decades ago, famed architect César Pelli revealed plans for a skyscraper that's now an iconic part of a North Carolina city's skyline. Here's what the top is actually meant to resemble. Really.
There oughta be a law about beach etiquette. So, I wrote one.www.ncrabbithole.com Heading to the North Carolina coast? Call your state legislator and tell them to pass this bill to keep people from feeding birds, blasting Bro Country, and HEY, YOU KIDS GET OFF THE DUNES!
The Great Dismal Swamp isn't as great, dismal, or swampy as it used to bewww.ncrabbithole.com Sure, it used to be all of those things, and the place has an important history as a hiding spot for runaway enslaved people, but its historic name doesn't exactly reflect its current reality.
Here's a Miniature Horse visiting a Waterfallwww.ncrabbithole.com There's a lot happening right now, so please enjoy this picture and try not to think too much about it.
An interview with North Carolina's world-champion cheese wheel chaserwww.ncrabbithole.com Listen now | Abby Lampe won a highly dangerous competition where people chase a wheel of cheese down an extremely steep hill in England. We asked her all about it.
Why Don't Southern Homes Have Basements?www.ncrabbithole.com Northerners are mystified that Southern homes don't have any space underground, and vice versa. So, uh, what's up with that? We delve deep into history and data to try and figure it out.
The Church That Used To Be A Car Dealershipwww.ncrabbithole.com A decade ago, a congregation in Taylorsville took over a space that was once used for fixing up and selling Fords. Now its pastor is pondering the nature of a church in a post pandemic world.
A Minor Mystery: The Case Of The Missing "S"www.ncrabbithole.com A reader pointed out a road sign for an Eastern North Carolina town that seems to be missing a letter. We found the truth. It's not a particularly deep truth, but we found it anyway.
Bojangles has nationwide aspirations. We've heard this story before.www.ncrabbithole.com North Carolina's most beloved chicken and biscuit chain has been around since 1977. It's been owned by out-of-towners and private equity firms for a big chunk of its life.
Bojangles has nationwide aspirations. We've heard this story before.www.ncrabbithole.com North Carolina's most beloved chicken and biscuit chain has been around since 1977. It's been owned by out-of-towners and private equity firms for a big chunk of its life.
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How Cary Became Awww.ncrabbithole.com Sure, it's easy to split hairs over whether Cary is a
The Legend of the North Wilkesboro Moonshine Cavewww.ncrabbithole.com A few weeks ago, workers discovered a suspicious hole underneath the grandstands at a historic NASCAR track. Was it a sinkhole? Was there once moonshine in there? I went to see it myself.