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Haywood County's first legal hooch

Art for the sake of a greater good drives Boone artist Sir Tom Foolery

Meet five Western North Carolinians who have lived to 100 and beyond

Fermentation groups bubble up in WNC

Five years in, Angie Newsome’s vision for a WNC-wide investigative reporting nonprofit reaches sustainability

UNC Asheville opens the first of two major makerspaces

20 Ways to Explore the City's Exploding Music Scene

After more than three decades in the business, Asheville native Warren Haynes rocks on at full tempo

At Hart Square in Catawba County, a man with a passion for historic structures keeps the past alive

Throughout Western North Carolina sit dozens of public schools abandoned by time, consolidation, and changing demographics. In their heyday, they were community epicenters and veritable second homes for thousands of students. Today, some are boarded up, while others await imminent demolition and replacement by new state-of-the-art facilities. But there are also a handful of old schoolhouses tucked away in various corners of the mountains that have found new purpose as community centers, concert venues, historical beacons, and artists’ studios. Here’s a look at the past and present of eight of them.

Three nonprofits improve lives through creative expression

Safeguard wild lands & trails

Power up anywhere, anytime with these locally made energy bars

The Cherokee Preservation Foundation invests in the tribe’s past and future

Meet 11 leaders in the quest to conserve WNC’s natural areas

Bike, run, and paddle for a good cause

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.