No Shame in That Shadow
In February 2018, Chimney Rock Park’s resident groundhog Greta predicted that six more weeks of winter lay ahead and that the New England Patriots…
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In with a Gallop, out with a Chirp
The 10-day FEI World Equestrian Games came to Tryon late this summer trailing a year-long buildup of fanfare and featuring much of-the-moment drama, thanks…
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Extra Everything
You can’t really go wrong with pizza, so the challenge in the fickle restaurant business — and especially in a changeable tourist element like…
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Go Lively or Go Home
You have to go bigger than creepy-clown tropes to scare the kids (and Halloween-loving adults) these days, although the rural NC Haunted Farm in…
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Down Came the Rain
This striking image, captured by Greg Holt of Fairview with his Samsung Galaxy S5, took first prize in Chimney Rock Park’s annual Spring Photo…
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Meet Your Capicollo
The success of any wine bar depends on an inverse ratio of spirits versus square footage. In other words, the list of drinks should…
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Land of Opportunity
Captured on phone or film, most of our region’s white squirrels tend to look stoic — slightly spooked at worst. They’re usually bunched up…
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Rocks and Water
In Western NC’s skittish entrepreneurial scene, where bistros and breweries pop up like privet bloom but often don’t last the season, the independent coffee…
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Say Cheeze
The happy success of vegan Sanctuary Brewing Company in Hendersonville proves that the meat- and dairy-free lifestyle, along with its goals of animal advocacy,…
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Hopping in a New Direction
The boxy neoclassical hotel holding down the corner of Third Avenue and Church Street has a chin-out look, like it’s never going to budge….
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