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Spring 2021

Spring 2021

A guide to buying, building, or reinventing your mountain home
Strike out to discover native floral treasures in WNC
Around the region, explore distinctly different visual exhibits, from Warhol to Appalachia and beyond
Highlands cranks up the new Bear Shadow festival to bring some music back
(Pituophis melanoleucus) How to spot this rare mountain reptile
Five places to go in 2021 with direct flights from Asheville
Cherokee step closer to legalized sports betting and medical marijuana
Flat Top Manor gets a makeover
A classic trail map is reissued with loving care
Asheville-based Green Built Alliance celebrates 20 years of fostering home efficiency
Wild Abundance closes the distance with online classes
Ashvegas presents the news from Buncombe’s boom town
Nate Cotterman uses the most fluid of materials to build a solid career
Finding, fixing, and fabricating mid-century furniture brought Atomic Furnishing & Design’s owners together
Designer Talli Roberts uncovers the hidden potential in a dream home in Asheville’s Ramble community
The new Waterfall Keepers of North Carolina plans to make a splash
Utopian Seed Project tackles the climate crisis through crop diversity
Organic Growers School digs into online instruction
Asheville community matriarch Hanan Shabazz honored by the Southern Foodways Alliance
From the founder of Thirsty Monk, Asheville’s new salad eatery delivers on fresh and healthy
Fresh offerings from veteran Asheville restaurateurs, Cuban fare in Black Mountain, and unique ciders in Fairview
“So many places that are old have been rebuilt many times. There’s an interesting juxtaposition between old and new.”