The Lewis Family Boatbuilders are 2016 NC Heritage Award recipients for their preservation of traditional boatbuilding. Hunters For The Hungry donates their game meat to the needy. Glenn & Dorsey Hunt's Original Collard Sandwich is a Lumbee tradition & a culinary landmark. Researchers study the mysterious Carolina Bays. The Greensboro Science Center is helping to preserve the Brazilian Maned Wolf.

It is one of North Carolina's true legends, the mystery of the Brown Mountain Lights. Mysterious lights that show up over the Brown Mountain range in western NC. For decades scientist have studied them, people have looked for them, and the legend of the lights has grown stronger.

From a pollution-sensing bench to high tech monitoring devices, EPA researchers in Research Triangle Park are at the forefront of monitoring the nation’s air quality.

Following in his father's and grandfather's footsteps, Marty Kotis chose the path of real estate and restaurant development at an early age. He's come a long way since his first job as a dishwasher at age 11.

When you've been through war, it's sometimes hard to readjust to life back home. Finding those friendly ears, with a common experience can be difficult, but some are finding that friendship over a cup of coffee and donuts.

Monthly coffee events bring veterans together across the state. Marty Kotis brings ideas from his travels home to the Triad. Researchers study the air we breathe. And scientists, tourists, & locals alike are fascinated by the Brown Mountain Lights.

Rodney Hines of Raleigh is known for riding around downtown Raleigh with one wheel in the air and no hands on the handlebars. A documentary film featuring his record breaking ride along highway 12 was made by local film maker Patrick Shanahan.

Our communities and even our society is becoming increasingly eco-conscious. From recycling and composting to electric - and even pedal-operated - vehicles, inventors and innovators are constantly coming up with new ways to be more eco-friendly. So what does that have to do with the ocean?

Being a professional athlete often comes with a big salary. But one North Carolina native made the choice to give up a lucrative career in the NFL to take a different path "one that centers around community service, faith, and one of our state’s core occupations" farming. Producer Katherine Johnson introduces us to Jason Brown, who is fulfilling a personal mission through his First Fruits Farm.

Calling themselves Dega, more Vietnamese Montagnards settled in North Carolina than in any other state, due to their fellowship with Special Forces units during the Vietnam War. H Jue Nie and H Ngach Rahlan moved to North Carolina twenty years ago, bringing their backstrap looms and an immeasurable knowledge of the designs and techniques that make their weaving traditions unique.