PEOPLE & PLACES
PEOPLE & PLACES
Dec 2021
As luck would have it, one determined Madison County man brought a welcome change to his isolated community—and inadvertently endowed it with two quaint monikers.
Dec 2021
Asheville author Tom Jerman celebrates the many and varied Santas of the world
Dec 2021
At the new Mitford Museum, the world of Jan Karon’s bestselling books transcends the page
Aug 2021
In a fresh River Arts District location, Asheville’s Local Cloth weaves a new textile tradition
Aug 2021
A harrowing, Halloween-perfect tale from deep in Western North Carolina
Aug 2021
Avery County is 2,000 miles from the lands where the Aztec emperor Montezuma once ruled, so how did a community there get his name?
Aug 2021
50 years ago, a grassroots groundswell fought the federal agency’s plan to reshape the French Broad River Basin
Jun 2021
Meet Western North Carolina’s 2021 Olympic hopefuls—Manteo Mitchell and Abbey Cooper
Jun 2021
Hendersonville’s Center for Cultural Preservation uncorks a moonshine documentary
Mar 2021
Finding, fixing, and fabricating mid-century furniture brought Atomic Furnishing & Design’s owners together
Dec 2020
Indoors and out, there’s no shortage of options for family fun in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge
Dec 2020
Find great shopping, dining, and family-friendly skiing in the quaint village of Blowing Rock
Sep 2020
The golden age of streetcars jump-started Asheville and led the way for mass transit in North Carolina
Sep 2020
Standout stories from regional lore that confound and fascinate with each retelling
Jun 2020
Childhood memories and the ashes left behind from WNC’s great era of textile mills
Jun 2020
The Mountain Lily’s short but storied run on the French Broad River might never end
Jun 2020
During our most isolating times, one Asheville photographer turns her lens on signs of unity
Jun 2020
From famed film locations to captivating vistas, Lake Lure and Chimney Rock have it all
Feb 2020
Near Lake Toxaway, a one-of-a-kind native plant sanctuary preserves and restores
Oct 2019
The Nikwasi Initiative takes the lead on Franklin’s key Cherokee heritage site
Oct 2019
After 81 years since its debut, Boone’s Appalachian Theatre reopens for its best encore yet
