What Can the Rosenwald Schools Teach Us?
Around 5,000 Rosenwald Schools were built in the American South in the early part of the last century, a collaboration between philanthropist Julius Rosenwald…
Read MoreAround 5,000 Rosenwald Schools were built in the American South in the early part of the last century, a collaboration between philanthropist Julius Rosenwald…
Read MoreNothing says “I love you, Mom” quite like skipping the hours-long wait for brunch at some tedious chain restaurant and opting instead for a…
Read MoreDuring the first decades of the 20th century, a time marred by war and economic hardship, a unique model of activism emerged between an…
Read MoreIn the 1770s, settlers edging east from Tennessee found, in a cove of Pisgah National Forest, a bowl-shaped valley full of azalea, laurel, rhododendron,…
Read MoreTerry Ruscin covers a lot of rugged ground in his book A History of Transportation in Western North Carolina, published last fall by The…
Read MoreAt some point in most TV crime shows, a serious character with “Forensics” printed on the back of his jacket walks onto the scene….
Read MoreWhen David Voorhees calls himself the village potter, he’s invoking “The Village Blacksmith” by fireside poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow — a craftsman who does…
Read MoreThe south mountains are replete with quilters and quilting events – in May every year, a national conference at Bonclarken in Flat Rock features…
Read MoreRussell Hedrick wasn’t born into farming — no one in his immediate family did it. And it’s not what he grew up dreaming about,…
Read MoreIn August 1939, when scary world politics were shadowing America’s recovery from the Great Depression, a time capsule was displayed at the World’s Fair…
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