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In conversation with Neal Francis

Brian Burns

Brian Burns chats with singer/songwriter Neal Francis ahead of his show at Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh.

Carrboro residents attend the Drakeford Library Complex ribbon-cutting on March 21.

瓜神app

New Carrboro library sees increase in foot traffic, local engagement

Walker Livingston

The Drakeford Library Complex is named after Robert Drakeford, Carrboro's first Black mayor. It's located at 203 North Greensboro Street.

Arts & Culture

In making "Appalachia Borealis," Phil Cook builds a stronger relationship with the piano

Eric Hodge

Musician Phil Cook talks about his new release, "Appalachia Borealis."

Arts & Culture

In conversation with Matt Sweeney of The Hard Quartet

Brian Burns

瓜神app's Brian Burns chats with Matt Sweeney of The Hard Quartet before their show at Cat's Cradle.

Students wait to be picked up from South Newton Elementary in Newton, North Carolina. The school has had a steep drop in students since the pandemic, with its district鈥檚 enrollment down 11 percent since 2019.

Education

3 reasons why most North Carolina school districts are losing students

Liz Schlemmer

Five years after the pandemic, 101 North Carolina public school districts still have fewer students than before. Falling enrollment appears here to stay, but school choice isn鈥檛 the only reason why.