Environment
Environment
Mar 2021
“So many places that are old have been rebuilt many times. There’s an interesting juxtaposition between old and new.”
Mar 2021
Highlands cranks up the new Bear Shadow festival to bring some music back
Dec 2020
For all of its storm and stress, 2020 proved to be a watershed for WNC authors, with a wave of them publishing particularly notable titles
Sep 2020
A return to an old-fashioned logging method means a healthy future for our forests
Feb 2019
Long-time green thumb, author, and WNC resident Nan K. Chase offers a guide to gardening in the mountains
Aug 2018
“Ravens really resonate with people. They’re complicated animals, just like us.”
Apr 2018
After decades of neglect, WNC’s most iconic river flows toward a promising future
Dec 2017
Asheville’s Shoji Spa & Lodge offers Japanese wellness without the frequent flyer miles
Dec 2017
Weaverville artist Leif Erik Johansen illustrates real-world issues through a fantastic lens
Aug 2017
App State’s new HOW Space is the university’s latest evolution in innovative, interdisciplinary education
Apr 2017
Enter the Spin Zone with our insider's guide to cycling in Transylvania
Jun 2016
Kehren Barbour and Michael Luchtan’s Post Piano Project explores sustainability through art and music
Apr 2016
For Page Ives Lemel, running a 100-year-old girls’ camp has always been a family affair
Aug 2015
Hop the border to Virginia’s Primland for a luxury experience that reaches for the stars
Jul 2015
While remaining true to its past, the world-renowned Penland School of Crafts never stops exploring the reaches of contemporary art
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.
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
You can never foresee how the life you choose—or the one that chooses you—can ultimately impact someone in extraordinary ways. Meet seven inspirational locals whose personal journeys are making a big difference in the lives of others.