A New Home for Hounds
With their expressive eyes and big floppy ears, coon dogs have an irresistible way of tugging at the heartstrings. (Anyone who ever cried reading…
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A Hero (or Antihero) for Every Taste
At this very moment, they are walking among you. Mild-mannered men and women across Western North Carolina go about their daily business, blending into…
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Built for Bonding
When we think of horse-drawn carriages, if it’s not a wagon pulling a pioneer family westward, it’s lovers riding at night through New York…
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Advice From a Foraging Kingpin
Appropriately enough, Alan Muskat isn’t completely sure what he’s going to present when he visits the WNC Ag Center in Fletcher for the Mother…
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The Raspberry Beret Effect
The abrupt death of Prince two years ago had fans of all ages in deep mourning. But now might be the time to break…
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Mountaineering film fest honors the extreme
It’s not like we don’t have plenty of our own adventurers in these parts. After all, the Canada-based Banff Mountain Film Festival travels all…
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Real life for a hometown groundhog
Emily Walker, education manager at Chimney Rock State Park, doesn’t mince her words when it comes to Greta, the park’s 14-pound woodchuck. “Greta is…
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Tinsel Town
Founded by Stephen Jackson and curated by Pat Childress, the Aluminum Tree & Ornament Museum (ATOM) has shifted locations over the decades, settling in…
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Cold Comfort
After the revelries of New Year’s Eve, the next daylight for many of us may be the following afternoon. But at least one hardy…
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Día de los Muertos: It’s a Festive Thing
The Central American holiday calls for decorating the graves of one’s ancestors and bringing favorite food, drink, and other comforts of the earthly realm….
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