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Aug 2011
A vintage dealer knows period clothing inside and out thanks to a career at the Smithsonian
Aug 2011
An environmental exhibit uses the natural world to illustrate how human habitats can be improved.
Aug 2011
Appalachian State University students envision, design, and build a self-sufficient home in hopes of earning top honors.
Aug 2011
Ray Hicks tales bore the unmistakable twang and sensibilities of early Appalachia
Jul 2011
Get out on the floor with dance classes in ballroom, Salsa, clogging, and more
Jul 2011
Along About Sundown, a play about the life of Bascom Lamar Lunsford, hits close to home
Jul 2011
It's stand-up paddleboarding, and it's riding a wave of popularity on lakes and rivers
Jul 2011
A landmark greenstone home in Hickory melds historic elegance with modern luxuries
Jun 2011
Before its reinvention as an amusement park ride, Tweetsie Railroad transformed Boone from an isolated mountain hamlet into a boomtown
Jun 2011
Lifelong rock hound Della Samuel shares her devotion to precious stones at the Franklin Gem Mineral Museum
May 2011
Interior designer Kathryn Long takes a two-room, mountainside house through a series of rehabs and fills it with heirloom antiques and clever finds of all kinds
May 2011
Brandy Bowman’s shop, Collected, showcases a stellar home décor anthology inside petite digs in Marion
May 2011
You are now leaving WNC. Don’t call us traitors for straying from our beloved natural wonderland. Sometimes you just have to play outside the lines. After all, much of what we love here—lofty peaks, wild rivers, picturesque lakes, and awe-inspiring trails—spills over into Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Summer is the season to grab your gear, whether it be a life jacket, fishing rod, hiking boots, or mountain bike, and head for great escapes just across the border.
May 2011
World traveler Barbara Cook found her calling doing good for the children and artists of Nepal
May 2011
From pageant queens to the namesake blooms, the 65-year-old Rhododendron Festival continues to celebrate the beauty of the mountains
Apr 2011
For generations, wildcrafters have relied on the healing properties of our region’s diverse plant life. Today, Bent Creek Institute is using the tools of biotechnology to prove the value of these folk remedies and create a local hub for a new medicinal products industry.
Apr 2011
Nina Simone’s birthplace in Tryon offers a walk back
in time, but faces an uncertain path ahead
Apr 2011
The 150th anniversary of North Carolina’s entry into the Civil War sparks reminders of our region’s conflicted role in the fight
