Magic in the Air
When he was about seven years old, Mark DeVerges had a magical experience, in the most literal sense. He was part of a children’s…
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We Are the World
Nearly 25 years ago, when Linda and Ron Sokalski were thinking of indulging their love of Spain by purchasing a second home there, they…
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Setting the Record Straight
Mary Louise Bailey remembers when the big attraction in downtown Hendersonville was an embalmed, four-legged chicken on display at Shepherd’s Undertaking Parlor. It was…
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Play Ball
The arrival of spring gladdens the hearts of gardeners and golfers, hikers and horse lovers, fishermen and free spirits. But few rejoice as jubilantly…
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Seeing the Forest for the Trees
Polk County has a long and illustrious tradition as a creative hub. The artistic seed planted by Native American travelers bloomed with the arts…
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Shifting Perceptions
Making art has always had its subversive side, a deliberate attempt to manipulate perception and emotion. The most figurative of artists still fiddle with…
Read MoreTorching The Tube
Ah, the golden days of youth, the sunny hours spent in innocent pursuits! Games of tag, hide and seek, treasure hunting through forest and…
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The Blue & The Grey
When Michael Arrowood talks about a certain 19th-century national dispute, the words “Civil War” will pass his lips only reluctantly. Instead, he will point…
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Can-Do Attitude
Long before there was spam in your inbox, there was SPAM on your plate. The little blue and yellow tin shelters the sturdy oblong…
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The Bares Essentials
When Roger Bares decided ten years ago to write a book, it wasn’t Beyond The Sea: A Tale Of Love & War In The…
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