Category Archives: Featured
Black-Eyed Susan: A Cheerful Bloom From North Carolina to Norway
MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend GardenerMelissa and I just returned from a trip to Norway where we traveled as far north as Myrdal, which is 3,000 feet above sea level and about 350 miles south of the Arctic ...
Jul 16, 2025
UNC 2025 Football Schedule
WPTF proudly offers season-long coverage of all UNC Tar Heel football games. Tune into WPTF for play-by-play coverage from WPTF and the Tar Heel Sports Network. DateTimeAtOpponentLocationSep. 1 (Mon.)...
Jun 10, 2025
Meet Illicium: A Shade-Loving Shrub with Personality
By MIKE RALEYI can remember a time when there were few shade-loving shrubs from which to choose for the North Carolina landscape. In the early years of the "Weekend Gardener," Erv Evans or those who f...
May 20, 2025
What stores are open on Thanksgiving? Not many since most stay closed to prepare for Black Friday
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - With Thanksgiving and the formal launch of the holiday shopping season, Americans will again be consumed with the annual trifecta of turkey, travel and...
Nov 27, 2024
From Maui to the Caribbean, college hoops' Thanksgiving tournaments a beloved part of the sport
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Lea Miller-Tooley hopped off a call to welcome the Baylor women's basketball team to the Atlantis resort in the Bahamas, where 80-degree temperatures made it easy f...
Nov 24, 2024
The Weekend Gardener’s guide to composting
By Mike RaleyOne of the most economical and practical things you can do for your landscape plants and vegetable garden is to start a compost pile. We've discussed the subject fairly often on the "WPTF...
Nov 09, 2024
2024 - 2025 UNC Men's Basketball Schedule
Date Opponent Time (ET) Mon., Nov. 4 vs Elon 9 p.m. Fri., Nov. 8 at Kansas 7 p.m. Fri., Nov. 15 vs American 8 p.m. Sat., Nov. 23 at Hawaii 12:30 a.m. Mon., Nov. 25 vs Dayton (at Maui) 11:30 p.m. Tue.,...
Nov 08, 2024
Weekend Gardener Tips: The much-maligned mum
By Mike Raley I am very fond of fall and winter. I always have been. Among the delights of that time of year are the many colors-from pumpkins to corn stalks to apples to mums. You have probably heard...
Nov 02, 2024
Weekend Gardener tips: The “mule” of ornamental grasses
By Mike RaleyI must say this Weekend Gardener hosting gig these last four decades has been a real education in so many ways. There is much about the plant world I have come to know and appreciate. Ala...
Oct 26, 2024
Weekend Gardener tips: The “mule” of ornamental grasses
By Mike RaleyI must say this Weekend Gardener hosting gig these last four decades has been a real education in so many ways. There is much about the plant world I have come to know and appreciate. Ala...
Oct 26, 2024