Card Catalog 2020
Homebound reading by the numbers The pandemic lockdown has been vexing to any number of businesses and service providers, but has been uniquely challenging…
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League of Their Own
Branch of 100-year-old group gears up for 2020 Not long after Rachel Poller and her husband Peter Zimring left big-city life in the Northeast for…
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An Asteroid of One’s Own
Local space center makes a stellar innovation for homebound students Once upon a time, in the universe of 2019, kids got to look through…
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Eight Feet of Empowerment
Hendersonville artist makes largest La Catrinas in U.S. Hola Carolina, a WNC nonprofit devoted to promotion of Latinx culture, has found a larger-than-life way…
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Creativity in Crisis
World-class film event weathers worldwide challenges When they first launched the Tryon International Film Festival five years ago, Beau Menetre and Kirk Gollwitzer aimed…
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New Catharsis, New Classroom
Online poetry workshop stresses form and feeling This has been a year for lockdown-inspired introspection, and now there’s an opportunity to turn those inner…
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Smooth Gait in a Bumpy World
Club sustains itself with a casual atmosphere and close connections On a clear day in September, the late summer sun warms the rolling green pastures…
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You Can’t Stop Shuffleboard
Hendersonville hosts annual tournament with new restrictions We may still be acclimating to a world of social distancing, face masks, and restricted activities, but…
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Safety First, Creativity Second
Craft school incentivizes today’s crucial accessory When Will Barclift, executive director of Tryon Arts & Crafts School, sees a pizza cutter, he thinks of…
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Change Begets Change
A cancelled festival prompts crop diversification — and a renewed zeal for local About 25 years ago, Beth Laughter and her sister-in-law Kim Hill of Circle…
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