culture
culture
Dec 2015
Poet Ellen Bryant Voigt, founder of Warren Wilson College’s writing program, is honored with a MacArthur Genius Award
Oct 2015
A color-coded nutrition program cultivates healthy preschoolers at the Verner Center and beyond
Oct 2015
A new series of signs highlights the Blue Ridge National Heritage
Area’s cultural cornerstones
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.
Jul 2015
The first full documentary on Nina Simone shows how she carried her talent, and rage, from Tryon to the world stage
Jul 2015
The fusion of tap brews and bottling creates a new wave of beer service
Jul 2015
Chef Andrew Long gives okra the Louisiana treatment with an Appalachian twist
Apr 2015
Bike parts maker Cane Creek Cycling Components keeps
manufacturing on track in the mountains
Feb 2015
Head to Charleston this spring to tour grand estates and prize-worthy gardens
Feb 2015
Chef Evan Chender, aka The Culinary Gardener, loves cultivating specialty greens
Oct 2014
With 50 breweries counting, Western North Carolina's reputation as a craft beer mecca continues to grow, but for how long? Experts and brewers weigh in on the industry's future.
Aug 2014
The Cherokee Preservation Foundation invests in the tribe’s past and future
Apr 2014
Before the Blue Ridge Parkway paved the way, Mt. Mitchell’s visitors rode storied rail lines and motor routes to the top
Mar 2014
William Barłram’s historic explorations and illustrations put mountain botany lovingly in focus
Mar 2014
From the stone exterior to the gallery of handmade curios held within, an artistic couple’s Brasstown abode stirs feelings of home and away
Dec 2013
George Peterson pounds, carves, and cuts salvaged wood and skateboard decks into modern art
Dec 2013
Photographer Rob Amberg chronicles the raw beauty and complexities of everyday life in Madison County
Oct 2013
From opening a new studio to teaching, ceramist Jason Bige Burnett is in art overdrive
Aug 2013
Tryon painter, curator, and rabble-rouser Margaret Curtis goes beyond boundaries
Jul 2013
A crew of friends spends an evening in search of the best classic cocktail
Jul 2013
True. We're biased. But we can't imagine a better place than the mountains to meet your local farmer, become a food entrepreneur, nosh on artisan eats, and savor a pint (or three).
Oct 2012
Across cultures and continents, Akira Satake excels in both music and pottery
