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Winter 2026
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2017 Wellness Trends
What will the New Year bring to our health choices? We asked six experts to look into their crystal balls and tell us what the future holds.
Getting It Right
The Get Right Band rocks steady on its new album
Race to the Bottom
Sapphire Valley’s Great Outhouse dash returns for frozen fun
MAHEC Yeah!
Adding up the Mountain Area Health Education Center’s impact on health services across WNC
Social Studies
Art for the sake of a greater good drives Boone artist Sir Tom Foolery
News Flash
The latest from throughout Western North Carolina
To the Rescue
WCU’s bachelors in emergency medical care—the oldest in the country—goes way beyond textbooks
Skin in the Game
Steve Woody’s medical-tech company is primed to boom locally and help heal around the globe
Have Sweater, Will Travel
Around the world and back again with knitwear designer Christina Danaee
January/February 2017 Love It!
Last Page
Pamela Haddock
Bad Medicine
The remarkable rise and fall of the Goat Gland King, Jackson County’s “Dr.” John Brinkley
New & Notable
The scoop on WNC's latest dining destinations
The Review—Gan Shan Station
Asian-inflected comfort foods from around the globe find a home in Asheville
Get Fit
25 new, novel, and fun ways to get in shape
The Centenarians
Meet five Western North Carolinians who have lived to 100 and beyond
Lean & Green
This nutritious smoothie doesn’t skimp on deliciousness
Veg Out
Winter farmers markets keep the produce coming, even in the cold season
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Heavenly Pawpaw Ice Cream
Bacon-wrapped Pork Tenderloin
Orange Peel Marmalade
Vegan, Gluten-Free Pumpkin Pie
Fingerling Potato & Caramelized Onion Au Gratin
North Carolina Apple & Sorghum Hand Pies
Seared Scallops with Black Limbertwig Apple Salad
Chicken Molé Pot Pie (aka Wish I Was a Molé in the Round!)
Lobster Risotto
Bourbon Gypsy
Pumpkin Chipotle Soup
Truffled Aïoli
Christmas Duck & Bacon Corn Bread Dressing
Roasted Potatoes on Rosemary Skewers
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
The Hemingway
