N.C. Development News and In-Depth Reporting

Greensboro Residents Demand Action on Housing Conditions

Brigette Babington reads demands outside the New Garden Apartments management office. (Photo by P.R. Lockhart)

Renters at a Greensboro apartment complex say they have been living in substandard conditions, and that the city isn’t doing enough to protect them.

The Long Road to Rebuilding

Road destruction from Hurricane Helene in Swannanoa. (Cristina Matuozzi/SIPA USA via AP Images)

We talked to engineering experts about repairing the hundreds of roads, bridges, and culverts Hurricane Helene destroyed.

Helene Has Put New Stress On Asheville’s Unhoused Population

Asheville's 12 Baskets offers supplies to those in need during their morning meal distribution. (Caleb Johnson for The Assembly)

The area already faced rising housing prices and a growing number of people without homes.

A Homegrown Plant With a Taste For Blood Gets New Life

Tiny Venus flytraps growing in the wild in Brunswick County. (Madeline Gray for The Assembly)

The Venus flytrap has survived numerous adversaries over the years, from encroaching development to bureaucratic delays.

On the Frontlines of North Carolina’s Natural Gas Buildout

The construction site of the Moriah Energy Center in southeastern Person County. (Julia Wall for ICN/The Assembly)

A LNG processing facility, four power plants, multiple compressor stations, and a number of pipelines are all awaiting state approval.

The Abandoned Pools of Columbus County

The shallow end at the now-closed swimming pool on Whiteville's Wedgewood Road. (Tracy Watts for The Assembly)

Columbus County no longer has any public and community swimming pools—a reflection of racism, rural decay, and lost opportunity.

Downtown Development and A Center for the Unhoused Collide

An unhoused woman sleeps outside the Interactive Resource Center on E. Washington Street. The center, overwhelmed by demand, is at the center of a community controversy that features tension over downtown development and how best to help the city's homeless population. (Joe Killian for The Assembly)

Greensboro’s Interactive Resource Center has served people experiencing homelessness for 15 years. But increased demand and an expanding urban core have put the organization at the center of a fight.