CELESTE HEADLEE

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Renowned historian Martha S. Jones has researched five generations of her family’s history and discovered the complicated relationship with race that has remained a cross-generational through-line. With deep ties to North Carolina, Jones’ family story includes early 19th century interracial marriage, accounts of racial passing and a grandfather who was the first president of Bennett College in Greensboro. GuestMartha S. Jones, author of

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The postpartum period can be overwhelming and parents often need support that is not offered through our health care system. For newborn parents in the Charlotte area, there’s now Ziva Postpartum Retreat, which offers 24-hour doula and nursery care, lactation consultation, and postpartum classes and wellness programs, among other services. Celeste Headlee talks with founders Selena Williams and Lauren Hall about starting the business they wish they had access to when they had newborns.

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Blue Ridge Public Radio’s series “Living in Limbo” documents people who’ve been displaced by the hurricane. Their experiences living in housing provided by FEMA, navigating extensive paperwork and insurance processes, and the long road to finding permanent solutions. GuestsLaura Hackett, Reporter at Blue Ridge Public RadioGerard Albert III, Western North Carolina and Rural Communities Reporter at Blue Ridge Public Radio

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The destruction of local roads, bridges, and even a major interstate highway kept Asheville and surrounding towns mostly cut off from the rest of the world for days after Hurricane Helene. Repair after repair, transportation in and out is becoming more normal. The reopening of I-40 between Asheville and TN is a milestone in the rebuilding effort. GuestRichard Stradling, Transportation reporter at The Raleigh News & Observer

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It’s been nearly five years since Wheels Family Fun Park closed its doors in East Durham. The family-owned-and-operated facility offered go karts, miniature golf and a very popular skating rink to the Durham community for four decades. For many years it was the only roller-skating rink within city limits. The City of Durham purchased the facility in 2021 and, after years of planning, construction and community feedback, the facility re-opens as Wheels Durham with a ribbon-cutting on February 27.