Go Tell it Off the Mountain
Cherokee storyteller Freeman Owle learned his traditional art when he was about six years old, by listening to his aunts, uncles, and grandparents. He’s…
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Raising Visibility for an “Invisible Need”
As Barb Morgan speaks with Bold Life, a machine quietly beeps in the background. She’s in the cancer center for treatment of her bone-marrow…
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Gamboling in the End Zone
Sanctuary Brewing Company’s fourth annual Puppy Bowl is low strategy but high stakes. The battle between Team Gruff and Team Tuff takes place on…
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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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Counting on Transylvania
This Halloween, the inevitable finally happened: Count Von Count came to Transylvania County. At Halloweenfest 2018, Sesame Street in Communities and Transylvania County’s Get…
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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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America at Its Best
It’s the moment that Sarah Perschall, chief of visitor services at the Carl Sandburg National Historic Site, always remembers. The one that gets her…
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Elite with a Beat
To the untrained eye, the million-dollar-horse Chardonnay looks like he’s suddenly decided to prance in place, flexing his hock and fetlock joints with great…
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Thousands of Steps to End Hunger
A rural county known for agricultural production may seem like the last place where children would not have enough to eat. But the statewide…
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“You Never Forget”
Dating back centuries, the ancient Chinese board game Mah Jongg has been a longstanding exercise in social interaction and cooperation. Rather than pointed…
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