Claws-on Learning
State Park program promotes quality time with wild animals During the last week of December, Chimney Rock Park will host “Winter Break Family Animal Encounters,”…
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Grape Escape
Unprecedented times call for unprecedented drinking The only self-guided tour in the state — maybe even the whole Southeast — to showcase four different…
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A Life in Layers
Former hobby baker makes her sweetest dreams come true Kristal Perez already had what she thought was her dream job. Then she discovered something…
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Building a Better Universe
Local inventors go big with geometry-influenced construction toy Lisa and Mark Burginger owe a lot to Archimedes. Besides proving a laundry list of geometrical…
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Back With Bells On
Beloved seasonal play is staged in a safe format Responding to the COVID-19 crisis, all 41 Broadway theaters in midtown Manhattan closed on March…
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Warming Hearts is Hard Work
Boutique card crafter elevated her game in 2020 In a time when best wishes are best served at a distance, greeting cards can do…
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Check This Out
Local Friends of the Library turn a problem into a page-turner This has been a year of challenges and adaptive thinking across the board,…
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Fired Up For 2021
Japanese-style pottery kiln opens at Blue Ridge Community College It looks like what might be the world’s biggest wood-fired brick oven. About as big as…
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Comfort Food for Crazy Times
PB & Jay’s Café is a hit on many levels A lot of restaurants or food trucks are built around specific comfort staples — fried…
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A Pattern of Artistic Freedom
Fiber artist sews intricate wall hangings with no guide but intuition “For as long as I can remember,” says artist Meghan Pauley Nespeca, “I’ve been…
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If You Like Miniatures, This One’s For You
A side project that local artist Barbara Wilcox had originally put on the back burner quickly turned into what she now calls her “pandemic…
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“It’s Not a Performance, It’s a Ministry”
Foothills archival series highlights gospel’s role in our region This year, the Tryon Fine Arts Center launched its virtual “Illuminations Through Music and Heritage”…
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