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Dec 2016
The push to build a WNC military history museum in Brevard marches on
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
Oct 2016
A Waynesville purveyor of jams, jellies, and pickles updates tradition with unexpected ingredients
Oct 2016
A father-daughter team in Ashe County stretches maple syrup making to its southernmost limits
Aug 2016
Hyper-realist painter Ward Nichols may be self-taught, but his 50-year career proves just how talented he is
Jun 2016
The new Farm Heritage Trail highlights North Buncombe’s scenic working landscape
Jun 2016
Catch iconic performers and innovative arts at Appalachian Summer Festival
Jun 2016
After more than three decades in
the business, Asheville native
Warren Haynes
rocks on at full tempo
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
Dec 2015
Asheville artist Nancy Hilliard Joyce puts a new spin on the circle of life
Oct 2015
A color-coded nutrition program cultivates healthy preschoolers at the Verner Center and beyond
Aug 2015
Hendersonville restaurant Dandelion serves up sustenance and job skills for those at risk of domestic violence
Aug 2015
Asheville artist Matt Tommey’s sculptural baskets reflect nature’s wild creativity
Aug 2015
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.
Aug 2015
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.
Jul 2015
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center welcomes its first official director
Jul 2015
While remaining true to its past, the world-renowned Penland School of Crafts never stops exploring the reaches of contemporary art