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Apartment boom continues in Winston-Salem as planning board approves new multifamily projects (Triad Business Journal)

Build-to-rent trend grows as Texas firm enters Triad market with Cherry Creek purchase (Triad Business Journal)

The Island That Wouldn’t Stay Put (Now I Know)

North Carolina’s shortest airline flight was 16 miles long (North Carolina Rabbit Hole)

Would you try this? Super-strong Sam Adams beer is illegal in 15 states – including NC (USA Today)

How a Small North Carolina College Became a Magnet for Wealthy Students – High Point University (Wall Street Journal)

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Historical context of Columbus Day (Letters from an American, October 12, 2025)

The shutdown effects North Carolinians are worried about most (Down from DC)

Mebane turns down Greensboro builder’s 80-townhome proposal (Triad Business Journal)

As The Pearl opens, where’s the affordable housing? (Charlotte Ledger)

I’m 67 and just realized I’ve been lied to about retirement (The Old Grey Thinker)

Can states, and a little bit of faith, convert church land into affordable housing? (Stateline)

Senate passes bipartisan housing reform bill amid shutdown (MPAmag)

Why Can’t North Carolina’s Governor Veto a Redistricting Bill (NC Rabbit Hole)

Multifamily Projects Finish Faster as Build Times Edge Down (GlobeSt)

The “intoxication thesis”: The evolutionary benefits of getting drunk (BigThink)

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Ranked: Top 40 Jobs at Risk From AI (Visual Capitalist)

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The unusual objections stopping apartment projects (MultiFamily Dive)

How the federal shutdown impacts the multifamily industry (Multifamily Dive)

What states have the most new construction in housing? (WFTV)

10 North Carolina Cities Where You Can Actually Live on Nothing but Social Security (AOL.com)

Is the Democratic Party dominated by progressives or by centrists? (Silver Bulletin)

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Ranked: Top 40 Jobs at Risk From AI (Visual Capitalist)

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Bruised, Not Broken (The Assembly)

Fragile N.C. Residents Lose Medicaid Support for Food and Housing (New York Times)

Fire safety concerns can block apartment construction. Study says it shouldn’t (Charlotte Observer)

National housing expert: U.S. must build its way out of housing crisis (NC Newsline)

Missing Middle Housing (MissingMiddleHousing.com)

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