It’s the wrong season to say so, but Floridians are getting a snow job about the state of our economy. Related News/Archive Trigaux: At start of 2015, rising economic expectations hint of higher pay 5 Months Ago Trigaux: Gray Swoope…

Sabrina Bengel, chairwoman of the Tourism Development Authority, presented the city with an official certificate Tuesday designating New Bern as a North Carolina Retirement Community. Bengel, a former Ward 1 alderman, said she was on the Board of Aldermen when…

PHOTO PROVIDED The Doctorow Center for the Arts, 7971 Main St., Hunter, will host a performance by the Berkshire Bach Ensemble on Saturday, June 13, at 8 p.m. The program will feature baroque era favorities. Advance tickets are $25, $20…

Tennessee’s newest roadside historic marker, marking Civil War events in the area, will be dedicated in Bradley County later this week. The dedication ceremony will be held between 2 and 4 p.m. Saturday, along Dalton Pike near the Highway 317…

Geno Delafose and French Rockin’ Boogie perform at Festival International.(Photo: Leslie Westbrook, The Advertiser) Lafayette has been included among eight elite retirement destinations in tourist areas by Where to Retire magazine, the publication announced Tuesday. Those cities or communities were…

The White House Office of the Press Secretary Financing Hundreds Of Projects To Reduce Carbon Pollution In Rural Communities President Obama is committed to combating climate change to protect future generations while supporting a strong rural economy. Climate change can no…

OCRACOKE, N.C. (AP) — Officials in North Carolina have tested a 91-foot passenger ferry from Boston that they hope will help reverse a trend of declining tourism on the Outer Banks. The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk reports (http://bit.ly/1PdNKIq ) the Provincetown…

A marina group from Charleston, S.C., has bought the PGA Marina in Palm Beach Gardens and plans to re-develop and expand it. lRelated TourismWest Palm Beach marina plans expansion for mega-yachtsSee all related Atlantic Marina Holdings aims to add slips…

“Far from being erased from the historical record, these women — their pralines, fruits, vegetables, and recipes — all are right there in our histories and cultures,” says University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill professor Elizabeth Engelhardt, who’s chairing…

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