Author: Jack Lail

  • Lexington and Eastern NC BBQ in one weekend

    Lexington and Eastern NC BBQ in one weekend

    I managed to eat at two iconic BBQ restaurants in North Carolina in one weekend featuring two of the most popular types of North Carolina barbecue. On the first night, I made a stop at Lexington Barbecue, the most legendary of the Lexington-style barbecue restaurants in Lexington, NC. The image at the top of this…

  • The ‘castle’ at Jockey’s Ridge visible again

    The ‘castle’ at Jockey’s Ridge visible again

    A castle buried at Jockey’s Ridge State Park in Nags Head on North Carolina’s Outer Banks has emerged from the dune’s shifting sands, according to The News & Observer in Raleigh. Social media posts started appearing in November about the castle, which has 10 to 15 feet exposed and is thought to have perhaps another…

  • Fast Charge TN Network plugs in slowly

    Fast Charge TN Network plugs in slowly

    Tennessee and TVA’s plan to fund a network of electric vehicle fast charging stations along every 50 miles of the state’s interstates and major highways is moving at a trickle charge pace.