Five Years After the Fire
Program details the full scope of a local disaster The dragon awoke on November 5, 2016, shrouding Rumbling Bald Mountain in thick smoke and…
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Listen for Thrush, Look for Bobcats
Second annual contest encourages backyard nature encounters The Eastern box turtle (Terrapene c. carolina) is an expert at quarantining. A solitary creature, this land-dwelling…
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An Ocean of Inspiration
Hendersonville’s homegrown aquarium expands its legacy Many kids who grow up in and around Henderson County are missing something. It’s the same thing Brenda J….
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In the Beginning Was the Word
Nonagenarian writing coach guides the craft of hopeful authors Les Stobbe didn’t set out to be a publishing phenom. As a farm boy in…
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Everybody’s Foodshed
The benefits of local eating should be common knowledge There’s no excuse not to nurture our own foodshed, according to local urban homesteader and…
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The Keys to a Revival
Typewriter expert offers insight into the instrument’s history and impact When Ed Tatsch was ten years old, his father insisted he learn to touch…
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A Sport Anyone Can Handle
Lumberjack-style fun is great catharsis for modern stress Crystal Slagle prefers the larger axe over the smaller hatchet. She grips the handle with both…
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Maximizing Minimalism
“Drabble” writer promotes microfiction genre with monthly contests Ernest Hemingway was a minimalist. Rather than feed his readers long, winding sentences like his peers…
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Raising the Bar
Artisanal soapmaker turns a long-time hobby into an enterprise When Robert Mangum worked in a hospital, he made soap. When he worked in a funeral…
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Seeing is Being
Painter/collagist embeds a lifetime of close observation in his canvases Roscoe Conn has a kinetic mind that catalogues images for later use in his evocative…
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