WNC Staff
WNC Staff
Feb 2017
Celebrate our anniversary with top 10 lists of local albums, books, fishing spots, movies, restaurants, and more
Aug 2016
Celebrate—and help preserve—monarch butterflies during their annual migration through WNC
Aug 2016
Wilma Dykeman’s posthumously published memoir revisits her mountain upbringing
Dec 2015
Last spring, we invited amateur and professional photographers alike to enter our inaugural Images of Western North Carolina Photo Contest, and with so much here to inspire a shutterbug’s focus, more than 600 submissions flooded in. Check out the finalists’ photos as well as the winners of the Amateur and Professional categories on these pages, then visit wncmagazine.com to view other honorable mentions and vote for your overall favorite by January 31. The Readers’ Choice winner will be announced in our March/April issue.
Aug 2015
Hugging the banks of the North Toe River, surrounded by blue-tinged mountains, the rural Mitchell County town of Spruce Pine holds a rich history, one with tales of trains and commerce, a hoard of minerals, and a nationally recognized theater. After falling in love with the community and learning of its heritage, Boone-based events planner Elizabeth Hempfling decided to pay homage. “I wanted to do something that portrayed love, but wanted it to be unique and to mean something,” she says.
Hempfling staged a photo project that offers period recreations of Spruce Pine’s past, from the early 1900s to the 1950s, as well as snapshots of the thriving community today. In all, some 30 local residents pooled resources and time to stage, style, and snap pictures over four days. The result is a nostalgic portrayal of the town’s story, told with passion and reverence.
Jul 2015
A Cullowhee artist creates narrative jewelry that touches the spaces within
Jul 2015
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center welcomes its first official director
Jul 2015
Whether or not they fight for the title in the WNC Battle of the Burger, these joints are worth a visit
Apr 2015
24 must-do experiences await! Hit the road this summer for thrills, beauty, history, and local flavor in every county across Western North Carolina
Mar 2015
For Asheville textile artist Barbara Zaretsky, ancient dying techniques enliven modern designs
