Embroidering on a Theme
Since 1996, the number of North Carolina textile and apparel plants has decreased by 40 percent, per a Duke University study. Made in WNC,…
Read MoreSince 1996, the number of North Carolina textile and apparel plants has decreased by 40 percent, per a Duke University study. Made in WNC,…
Read MoreSince 1947, Polk County has hosted the Block House Steeplechase — a sterling series of races first organized by legendary horseman Austin Brown. This…
Read MoreThe Lorax, a Seussian children’s-book character, defended his native Truffula forests by speaking for the trees. Shutterbug and bonafide dendrophile Ruthie Rosauer of Flat…
Read MoreFrom the outset, Jennifer McGaha’s memoir, Flat Broke with Two Goats, is a no-frills amble through backyard animal husbandry, soap-making, and living with less…
Read MoreEmily Walker, education manager at Chimney Rock State Park, doesn’t mince her words when it comes to Greta, the park’s 14-pound woodchuck. “Greta is…
Read MoreIn the winter, when nothing is really growing, the would-be homesteader’s thoughts turn to squeezing sorghum and raising laying hens. Urbanites might consider installing…
Read MoreDarlings have smooched under its verdant branches since British servants popularized the notion in the 18th century. Spurning a kiss was bad luck, after…
Read MoreWhen Karl Schwartz lived in Florida, folks knew him as the “snake king” because he raised Burmese Pythons for extra cash — $200 wholesale…
Read MoreAs legend goes, Missy Mae Lively and Billy Joe Tate of rural Fruitland didn’t heed the bad blood between their two families. Mindless of…
Read MoreThe newest way to calm pre-flight jitters isn’t dabbing on essential oil or assuming the Shavasana pose in the TSA lane. It’s Grace — an…
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