Giving History a Hand
Children’s museum expands scope with new wing Despite having grown up in the Hendersonville area, “I didn’t hear about the Kingdom of the Happy…
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Farm To Frozen
Sam’s Pop Shop slings popsicles made from real, local ingredients For many parents, their toddler’s refusal to eat anything but dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets and…
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Raising the Barr
Local “peak bagger” climbs 790 Eastern mountains Peter Barr was standing on Beech Mountain when he saw a man with an axe. The would-be assailant…
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Pivot with a Purpose
Skaters overcome serious obstacles to turn boards into art In 2001, Jonathan Caple was 28 and working as a signmaker in Virginia. But his…
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Wireless Networking
Primitive-technology festival teaches skills and connection in Horse Shoe Marissa Percoco doesn’t identify as a “prepper.” Meaning she’s not the type to stockpile canned…
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Where the Wild Things Are
Lowcountry authors inspire young readers to venture outside Growing up, Mary Alice Monroe’s children spent summers exploring 1,000 acres of raw, feral land…
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Cover Story
Members of WNC Quilters Guild reflect on 40 years In the 1700s, the first European settlers of Appalachia started quilting out of necessity. Much…
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Taking a Page from True Love
North Carolina author novelizes romance at Biltmore Estate Money can buy many things, including a 250-room mountain chalet. But, as socialite Edith Vanderbilt knew, the…
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A New Horizon
ArtScape returns to Hendersonville after a two-year hiatus City officials have been safeguarding Historic Henderson County Courthouse since it was built in 1905. Traffic…
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The Reverie and the Reality Check
Organic Growers School hosts workshop for budding farmers Farming isn’t dirt cheap. Nicole DelCogliano, owner of Green Toe Ground Farm in Burnsville, knows this…
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