Square Roots
Today’s modern quilter has far more freedom of design and painterly techniques at her disposal than her predecessors — those who used the traditional…
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Art of the Word
National Poetry Month is over, and with it, Tryon’s ever-growing Lanier Library Poetry Festival, held in late April. But the word’s out all year…
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Role of a Lifetime
As Flat Rock Playhouse launches the holiday season with its new artistic director, Lisa K. Bryant, at the helm, the expectations are high and…
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Inclined to Adrenaline
If rappelling 210 feet down Chimney Rock isn’t adventurous enough, try doing it in a Santa suit. “I can’t see much below the belly,…
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Past Perfect
He felt trapped in a life that required the big paycheck to pay the big mortgage to keep the marriage rolling, and it all…
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Slow Burn: VW Bus Lovers Are Passionately Loyal to Their Rides
“You miss having a bus so bad you do crazy things,” Tom Cates says. Indeed. His beloved Volkswagen bus is currently parked not in…
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Dog Day Afternoon
Many couples these days first connect online, but Baby “Dot” Todd and Ford O’Brien met the old-fashioned way: Their mothers introduced them. The chemistry…
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Shear Madness
“Sheep do not like to be sheared,” Ben Hearne admits. But for a Master Shearer, a herd of reluctant 200-pound animals is just a…
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Heavy-Metal Music
From dog-agility contests to Motocross, from gospel jubilees to tensely competitive bake-offs requiring the use of local blueberries, the NC Mountain State Fair has…
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Her Story
As 2014 swung into gear, Heidi Swann was depleted. After 16 months helping husband John launch the specialty-food store Katuah Market in Biltmore Park,…
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