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Community
Dec 2016
What the leading causes of death tell us about life in Western North Carolina
Dec 2016
The push to build a WNC military history museum in Brevard marches on
Dec 2016
What will the New Year bring to our health choices? We asked six experts to look into their crystal balls and tell us what the future holds.
Dec 2016
Adding up the Mountain Area Health Education Center’s impact on health services across WNC
Dec 2016
WCU’s bachelors in emergency medical care—the oldest in the country—goes way beyond textbooks
Dec 2016
Steve Woody’s medical-tech company is primed to boom locally and help heal around the globe
Aug 2016
How Asheville is becoming world headquarters for climate science and ground zero in the quest to confront climate change
Jun 2016
While medicinal marijuana might be approved for the Cherokee, it won’t bring an all-access pass to puff
Apr 2016
After another record-setting year, the Asheville Regional Airport adds two new direct destinations
Feb 2016
Test your knowledge of native blooms before embarking on a botanical pilgrimage
Feb 2016
One tribal member expands efforts to teach the Cherokee’s traditional tongue
Oct 2015
A one-of-a-kind collection of aluminum Christmas trees returns to the Transylvania Heritage Museum
Sep 2015
A Morganton couple aims to spread monuments to the country’s
founding documents far and wide
Aug 2015
Throughout Western North Carolina sit dozens of public schools abandoned by time, consolidation, and changing demographics. In their heyday, they were community epicenters and veritable second homes for thousands of students. Today, some are boarded up, while others await imminent demolition and replacement by new state-of-the-art facilities. But there are also a handful of old schoolhouses tucked away in various corners of the mountains that have found new purpose as community centers, concert venues, historical beacons, and artists’ studios. Here’s a look at the past and present of eight of them.
Aug 2015
Throughout Western North Carolina sit dozens of public schools abandoned by time, consolidation, and changing demographics. In their heyday, they were community epicenters and veritable second homes for thousands of students. Today, some are boarded up, while others await imminent demolition and replacement by new state-of-the-art facilities. But there are also a handful of old schoolhouses tucked away in various corners of the mountains that have found new purpose as community centers, concert venues, historical beacons, and artists’ studios. Here’s a look at the past and present of eight of them.
Aug 2014
At an annual ceremony at the Carl Sandburg Home, immigrants from around the world officially become U.S. citizens