Inside Black Rural Life: What We Miss When These Stories Aren’t Told
Black communities have long been central to rural life in the South, helping shape the culture, economy and civic...
A North Carolina Winter Storm As Seen Through Lyft Ride-Share Data
Inclement weather exposes our transportation options—and where we most need to go. In the case of Wilmington, NC, as...
How Access Shapes Trust in Rural Health Systems
In southeastern North Carolina, residents in Columbus County face some of the steepest challenges to living a healthy life....
Dr. Mayra Galeano on Viewing Wilmington’s Life Expectancy Gap Up Close
Send a text Data showing that the community surrounding Portia Mills Hines Park has the lowest life expectancy in...
Building rural power with Down Home North Carolina
In this week’s episode, we visited Down Home North Carolina, a non-profit organization that builds rural, multiracial and working-class...
Urbanist Andrés Otero on Carlessness in Wilmington, N.C.
Send a text “New Hanover County has one of the highest shares of households without vehicle access in North...
Who Gets to Define Rural Communities?
In our first episode, we ask: Who gets to shape the stories that define rural communities? Welcome to Rural...
Fixing Wilmington’s Pedestrian Safety Gap
Send a text Recently, the Wilmington StarNews and Cape Fear Collective dug into Wilmington, N.C.’s life-expectancy gap. It turns out...
