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Fall 2025
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Wheel Talk
Sycamore Cycles' Wes Dickinson dishes on the latest rides that are good to go
Spin Class
Biking’s big at Brevard College
Brevard's Booming Bike Scene
Enter the Spin Zone with our insider's guide to cycling in Transylvania
Cruise In to this Historic Diner
For nearly 70 years, City Drive In has been keeping it real in Spruce Pine
High Country Spirits
The Cardinal in Boone serves up summer refreshment
Recipe for Summer Success with Strawberry and Rhubarb
Dig into Ruth & Ranshaw’s seasonal pie that marries sweet and tart
Get a taste for tradition at livermush festivals
The skillets will be sizzling for this Appalachian staple
March/April 2017 Love It!
Gather 'Round the Table
A Sparta furniture maker takes craftsmanship personally
Olmsted’s Great Final Design at Biltmore
How the famed landscaper became Vanderbilt’s visionary
One Appalachian Woman’s Misadventures with Backyard Chickens
Lessons on heritage and homesteading
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Amy Brandenburg
Seeds of Joy
At Bullington Gardens in Hendersonville, horticultural therapy fosters growth in and out of the garden
Swannanoa Museum Hosts New Exhibit on Famed Architect Rafael Guastavino
Exhibit hails the local architectural legend
Volunteer at Gorgeous Local Gardens
Even if you have no growing space of your own, you can plant community seeds with volunteer opportunities at public gardens and arboretums
Google’s Gravity Games Zoom Back to Lenoir
Serious scientific fun for young students
Otter Falls Trail
Great hiking routes in the town of Seven Devils
Lake Lure’s Flowering Bridge is All Abloom
Volunteer project cultivates community
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Southside Fizz Pops
Pumpkin Spice Cookie
Muscadine Pie
Galette Crust Recipe
Christmas Duck & Bacon Corn Bread Dressing
Mititei (Grilled Minced Meat Rolls)
Chocolate-Cherry Hand Pies
Savarina (Rum Cakes with Whipped Cream)
Shrub Sodas
Chocolate Mint Fizz
Crackers
Stuffed Trout
GalloLea Camping Calzone
Classic apple pie
Mussels with White Wine and Sorrel
Whistlin’ Willy’s Wild West Chili
