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Western North Carolina
Feb 2010
Post meets beam to create a timber frame home worthy of housing an eclectic collection of antiques

Dec 2009
Despite a difficult march and uneven odds, the Overmountain Men steered the Revolutionary War in the Patriots’ favor at Kings Mountain

Dec 2009
A February trail-running tradition brings the pain

Dec 2009
A county torn apart during the Civil War still remembers the men killed at Shelton Laurel

Dec 2009
Uncovering a WNC influence behind country music’s First Family

Nov 2009
We want to see how you've remodeled your home.

Oct 2009
An exhibit in Sylva puts art within reach with pieces priced at less than $200

Oct 2009
Be the top chef of this year’s holiday party with our foodies’ guide to local flavors

Sep 2009
Every rock climber starts life as a gravity-respecting mortal

Sep 2009
For more than two decades, mill workers across the region played in a league of their own

Sep 2009
For Three young philanthropists, helping your neighbor sometimes means traveling thousands of miles from home

Sep 2009
Leave the standard granola behind on your next hike

Aug 2009
Western North Carolina’s growth comes with a price, and our rivers are paying it

Aug 2009
Despite numerous economic setbacks, the local agriculture industry continues to hold strong

Aug 2009
Tryon chef Keith Snow takes his message about cooking with local and seasonal foods from the Internet to PBS

Aug 2009
The two heydays and incarnations of Lake Toxaway were separated by a very dry period

Jul 2009
Sending Love, latex paint on wood, 36" x 48"

Jul 2009
Your Guide to some of Western North Carolina’s most memorable holes

Jul 2009
Three couples who shifted their careers

Jun 2009
38 local artists you need to hear this summer.

Jun 2009
George Masa’s life journey carried him across an ocean and landed him in Asheville, where his passion for photography drove him to explore WNC’s roughest wilderness.

Jun 2009
Whether you’re an alumnus or not, there’s plenty to learn about this college town

Jun 2009
Road to Bele Chere

May 2009
Ten near by cities worth a trip this summer

May 2009
The architecture and allure of historic Blue Ridge mountain inns

Apr 2009
The Gem Capital of the World holds a sparkle uniquely its own

Apr 2009
How Western North Carolina’s craft community became a $200 million force in our local economy

Apr 2009
The curious appeal and dangerous past of mountain laurel

Mar 2009
Douglas Ellington and the rise of Art Deco in Asheville

Mar 2009
Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa is cultivating the next generation of farmers.

Mar 2009
Chef Bill Morris passes on his passion for cooking to students in the kitchen at the Broyhill Inn

Mar 2009
SouthWings goes above and beyond for a revealing perspective on threats to our landscape

Mar 2009
Hundreds of the afflicted flocked to Highlands seeking treatment for tuberculosis

Mar 2009
Fox Hill Meadery brews a welcome break from hops and grapes

Mar 2009
From the Past to the Present

Mar 2009
Visitors flock to Banner Elk for the slopes, but locals keep the small-town identity alive

Mar 2009
Others may have passed through Western North Carolina in search of gold, but none were more barbaric than Hernando de Soto. The impact of his bloody expedition on the region’s native population is just finally coming to light.

Mar 2009
When rare snowfalls blanket the mountains, the brave risk life and limb to ski the backcountry