r/NorthCarolina

There’s many reasons that led to North Carolina being established as a downhill hotspot. We can look back to the 1989 North Carolina Highway Trust Fund paving program that was a massive push to pave remaining dirt and gravel secondary roads. The 2008 housing market crash gave way to a swath of undeveloped and abandoned neighborhoods.

For us, a simple but clear example is how you can leave your front door and be at the top of a world class downhill descent in a matter of fifteen to twenty minutes.

If you look back through the North Carolina Downhill Skateboarding (NCDH) archive, you will find that one of our favorite things to capture is our local crew ripping through beautiful Appalachia.

Enjoy this clip from our new 14-minute film that you can view here: https://youtu.be/0BiGLCfB01g?si=r6n84zEonohE8yHS

*We had spotters and walkie talkie systems for these descents. Eyes and ears all over the road with communication and safety protocols.

MISSING CAT! Please help us find this beauty ❤️

Posting for a friend. Missing since Sunday, May 17th near downtown Raleigh by Mordicai and Blount Street. She’s a dark coated tabby with a clip off her left ear. If anyone spots her, please send a picture or call the number listed. Appreciate the help!

Hey everyone, checking back in for my friend who is fostering Bubba through Orange County Animal Services. He is still looking for his forever home, and we are hoping that by sharing this, the right person will finally see him.

Please don't let his age or his size fool you, now that he’s been settling into foster care, my friend has discovered that he is honestly the easiest, most low-maintenance dog you could ever ask for.

What it’s actually like living with Bubba:

• The Perfect Cafe Partner: My friend took him out to Velvet Taco and he is an absolute dream. Because he’s deaf, the busy noises and clinking dishes didn't phase him at all. He didn't try to sniff people's plates, he just chilled and eventually went to sleep under the table.
• Flawless House Manners: He has had zero bathroom accidents at my friend's house. Not a single one. He has perfect manners indoors, doesn't chew a thing, and just wants to find a cool tile floor or a cozy rug to park himself on.
• Loyal to a Fault: He has absolutely no interest in escaping or running away. The door was accidentally left open the other day, and instead of bolting, Bubba just stood politely at the threshold waiting for my friend. He just wants to be where his people are.
• Simple Pleasures: His daily checklist is simple: eat his food, drink his water, go for a slow "sniff-walk" (he loves dipping his paws in the water!), and sleep. He doesn't pull on the leash and is incredibly gentle.

Because he lives in a world of total quiet, he won't bark at the mailman or get scared of thunderstorms. He does need a quick, helpful boost to get into the car since his back legs are a little older, and he needs a home without cats.

Bubba is a senior Lab/Pointer mix who is ready to be the ultimate, easygoing companion for a quiet household or a retired couple.

Even if you can’t adopt, please share. It only takes one share for the right person to see him. Let’s get this sweet boy the forever couch he deserves!

🐾 Shelter ID: A251016 (Orange County Animal Services)

📍 Location: Raleigh / Chapel Hill / Orange County, NC

There will likely be several proposed constitutional amendments on your ballot this November, but this one is particularly insidious.

At least the Legislature is currently working on slashing taxes even more due to the State having so much money to help fund basic social infrastructure instead of passing a budget that's a year overdue. /s

My girlfriend and I are going to the Hillsville Flea Market on Friday and spending the night near Mount Airy on Thursday.

We are looking for any recommendations for dinner on Thursday night. We realize organic farm to table selections are nonexistence, but any good restaurants or food trucks around?

I am hoping someone can help us locate my cousin who has been reported as a missing person. He is not from Greensboro, North Carolina, but that is his last known location. His car was impounded with his phone inside, and he is without his medication. This individual responds to the name, Zach or Zachary, and his family/ friends love him and want to help him. Please approach with both caution and compassion, as he has CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) injuries from sports; he is known to experience suicidal thoughts and ideation. Zach has the a beautiful heart and he’s also made some mistakes, and his family strongly suspects he’s running from them. Please comment or message me if you have any indication of where he might be. We have family that are boots on the ground down there the last couple of days.

Zachary Prettyman, we love you, let’s get you more support. Contact anyone in your family, please, we are waiting and ready to listen.

Editing post with more info:

Zach is on a family plan, and his mom can see there’s been no phone activity since ~5 pm Friday.

Asked to leave Refuel gas station on Summit Ave at 7 am Saturday. (Loitering for hours.)

5 pm Saturday he called his step-dad from what we believe to be Guilford County Walk-In Mental health clinic. When family went there they said he did not stay.

Edit: He has been found!!!! Zach reached out to his mom from a hospital where he checked himself in. Hopefully they can help him stay long enough to heal up and make choices independently and intelligently ✌️💛🙏**🏼 thank you to everyone who reached out with kind words and useful information and anyone who was out there vibing or praying for him to be located without harm to himself or anyone els**e.