Béla in the Blue Ridge
A 15-time Grammy Award winner, Béla Fleck is the best-known banjo player living today. Though he often works in bluegrass, Fleck has followed…
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Shop Like A Chef
It’s no secret that restaurant chefs are notorious for getting up extra early to be the first shoppers at the farmers market, nabbing…
Read MoreCook How They Cook
Blue Ridge Bakery in Brevard is known for artsy, made-to-order cakes and robust Mediterranean lunches. And it’s a generous place, too, refusing to…
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Home is Where the Muse Is
Based since 1996 in Western North Carolina, singer/songwriter/guitarist Nikki Talley took to the road about six years ago. With husband and multi-instrumentalist Jason…
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Fruit of the Future
“I just slice them in half. And it’s kind of like they grow in their own little cup and all you need is…
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Apples for Days (Even Years)
The record spring rain that prompted mudslides and evacuations in Henderson County apparently didn’t hurt the all-important apple crop at Sky Top Orchard,…
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Time of His Life (for the Last Time)
At 45, Lyle Laney admits he’s not the dancer he used to be. But to thousands of fans, he’s still Lake Lure’s favorite…
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Rocket Man
Daniel Sage’s rare ability to perform a song he’s only heard once makes his classic-rock tribute shows highly participatory. After connecting with Safelight,…
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Set to Pour
One day, Brenda Coates hopes to distill her own liquor, but in the meantime, she’s serving up dozens of types of brandy from…
Read More“A Beautiful and Orchestrated Life”
To better understand all the buzz about local honey, Killer Bees Honey in Lake Toxaway offers tours in Pisgah National Forest on Thursday…
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Be It Now
For no other reason than to have a goofy good time in a town that’s usually pretty well behaved, the Artisan of Flat…
Read MoreThe Fruit of Henderson County’s Labors
It just wouldn’t be Labor Day weekend in Western North Carolina without hitting the downtown streets of Hendersonville for the annual North Carolina…
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Brevard’s Oldest Brewery Gets Canned
Since 2012, fans of Brevard Brewing Company — the oldest brewery in Transylvania County — could only find its five signature ales on…
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“You Never Forget”
By Elise Lasko Dating back centuries, the ancient Chinese board game Mah Jongg has been a longstanding exercise in social interaction and cooperation. Rather…
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Floating Past the Pain
As though hosting one of the country’s most scenic triathlons weren’t enough — all the top-ten lists include it — the Lake Lure…
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The Other Apple
It’s round, red, and juicy, and Hendersonville is celebrating it this month. Everyone’s favorite salad “fruit” gets the jump on the ubiquitous apple Saturday,…
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