PEOPLE & PLACES
PEOPLE & PLACES
Feb 2017
Celebrate our anniversary with top 10 lists of local albums, books, fishing spots, movies, restaurants, and more
Dec 2016
Hood Huggers Hood Tours reveal a path from Asheville’s past to the present
Dec 2016
What the leading causes of death tell us about life in Western North Carolina
Dec 2016
The push to build a WNC military history museum in Brevard marches on
Dec 2016
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.
Dec 2016
Adding up the Mountain Area Health Education Center’s impact on health services across WNC
Dec 2016
WCU’s bachelors in emergency medical care—the oldest in the country—goes way beyond textbooks
Dec 2016
Steve Woody’s medical-tech company is primed to boom locally and help heal around the globe
Dec 2016
Around the world and back again with knitwear designer Christina Danaee
Dec 2016
The remarkable rise and fall of the Goat Gland King, Jackson County’s “Dr.” John Brinkley
Oct 2016
Ronni Lundy’s long and winding journey with Appalachian food and culture
Oct 2016
Classes at Hendersonville’s St. Gerard House share culinary skills to individuals with autism
Oct 2016
Commemorating the 450th anniversary of Juan Pardo’s exploration of the Carolinas
Aug 2016
Catching loose livestock might be easier in the age of social media, but the thrill of the chase remains
Aug 2016
Five years in, Angie Newsome’s vision for a WNC-wide investigative reporting nonprofit reaches sustainability
Jun 2016
While medicinal marijuana might be approved for the Cherokee, it won’t bring an all-access pass to puff
Jun 2016
Even a century later, the Great Flood of 1916’s watery depths haunt Western North Carolina
Apr 2016
As tourism continues to rise, local college students size up the economic impact
Apr 2016
After another record-setting year, the Asheville Regional Airport adds two new direct destinations
Apr 2016
For Page Ives Lemel, running a 100-year-old girls’ camp has always been a family affair
Apr 2016
The WNC Sports Hall of Fame and its organizers build a legacy, and a future, for mountain athletes
Feb 2016
Gini Crowder-Marshall designs stylish settings for the world’s largest furniture markets
Feb 2016
One tribal member expands efforts to teach the Cherokee’s traditional tongue