Back in 1993, Minnesota's brand-new minor league baseball team, the St. Paul Saints, hired Dennis Hauth, of Prescott, Wis., to procure them a pig. Not just any pig. One that Hauth and his wife, ...
Even if you don’t follow the Carolina Hurricanes closely, there’s a good chance that you’re at least familiar with the professional hockey team’s mascot: Stormy the Ice Hog. The mascot, who always has ...
This series from The News & Observer’s Service Journalism team answers questions from readers about the Triangle region (and North Carolina). Here are some of the questions we have answered so far.