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Jul 2009
Friends gather for a rustic trout dinner and tiki-bar bash on the banks of the Tuckaseegee

Jul 2009
Summit Jaffe juggles middle school and a budding music career

Jul 2009
Ola Belle Reed carried her tunes from Ashe County to the White House

Jul 2009
Exploring Asheville’s timeless and tireless streets, shops, and bistros

Jun 2009
38 local artists you need to hear this summer.

Jun 2009
George Masa’s life journey carried him across an ocean and landed him in Asheville, where his passion for photography drove him to explore WNC’s roughest wilderness.

Jun 2009
Whether you’re an alumnus or not, there’s plenty to learn about this college town

Jun 2009
Photographer Jon Leidel captures all the notable moments

Jun 2009
Tackle the Beech Mountain ride that inspired Lance Armstrong’s comeback from cancer

Jun 2009
Trails designed for bikers, by bikers mean thrill rides for all just outside Wilkesboro.

Jun 2009
When it comes to art, culture, and now cuisine, Rita Genet relies on Jamaica as her muse.

Jun 2009
Road to Bele Chere

May 2009
Ten near by cities worth a trip this summer

May 2009
Asheville pilot Robert Morgan kept 25 unforgettable dates with the girl of his dreams

May 2009
Run wild in the natural playgrounds of the Nantahala Gorge (and beyond)

May 2009
Remembering Art Loeb, the man whose love for hiking helped create a beloved footpath

May 2009
The architecture and allure of historic Blue Ridge mountain inns

Apr 2009

Apr 2009
The Gem Capital of the World holds a sparkle uniquely its own

Apr 2009
How Western North Carolina’s craft community became a $200 million force in our local economy

Apr 2009
The Weihses marry their creative talents during a spring painters’ retreat in Cashiers

Apr 2009
The curious appeal and dangerous past of mountain laurel

Mar 2009
Douglas Ellington and the rise of Art Deco in Asheville

Mar 2009
SouthWings goes above and beyond for a revealing perspective on threats to our landscape

Mar 2009
In case you’re wondering, there’s no such thing as a jackalope. But Jackalope’s View at Archer’s Inn in Banner Elk, does deliver on the second half of its moniker with spectacular scenes of Grandfather and Sugar mountains. Happily, the fare, a refined take on comfort food, is just as impressive.

Mar 2009
William S. Rogers has shaped a successful career through blacksmithing

Mar 2009
Hundreds of the afflicted flocked to Highlands seeking treatment for tuberculosis

Mar 2009
From the Past to the Present

Mar 2009
Visitors flock to Banner Elk for the slopes, but locals keep the small-town identity alive

Mar 2009
Judaculla Rock holds tight to its secrets

Mar 2009
Others may have passed through Western North Carolina in search of gold, but none were more barbaric than Hernando de Soto. The impact of his bloody expedition on the region’s native population is just finally coming to light.

Mar 2009
When rare snowfalls blanket the mountains, the brave risk life and limb to ski the backcountry

Mar 2009
Three local households live large in fewer square feet

Mar 2009
In an effort to make a large swath of Western North Carolina more accessible by road, Madison, Yancey, and Mitchell counties must deal with growth and consequences

Mar 2009
For 50 years, tourist season at Chimney Rock Park opened with a rumble

Mar 2009
Georgiana Wenzel expresses her heritage by sharing the foods of her home country

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