The Colorful Cartographer
Henderson County mapmaker chronicles mountain topography in folk-art hues As far as 19th-century literature goes, Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island is undeniably riveting. Complete with…
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Moving History
New series of museum videos comprised 700 hours of work By: Margaret Butler Welcoming more than 2,000 visitors in the last six months, the Veterans…
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A New Look at Faulkner
Local artist sketches book for eminent biographer When Hendersonville artist Evelyn J. Mayton discovered her favorite Southern author, she could hardly have known that…
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All Creatures Great and Strange
National Geographic photographer races to memorialize the animal kingdom Weighing as much as 15,000 pounds, the African elephant is a massive, hulking creature. The Choctawhatchee…
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Giving History a Hand
Children’s museum expands scope with new wing Despite having grown up in the Hendersonville area, “I didn’t hear about the Kingdom of the Happy…
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Main Street Memories
Posthumous collection offers an insider’s view of the town When Hendersonville Times-News columnist Tom Orr died in January of last year, at 81, he…
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Beyond the History Books
Community group documents the untold past of Henderson County As its name implies, the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site focuses on the life…
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A Carl of One’s Own
Lecture series reveals little-known Sandburg facts When it comes to Carl Sandburg, John W. Quinley can always find something new to discover — from articles,…
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Greening Up the Afterlife
Mills River property is North Carolina’s first Conservation Burial Ground Some may say Cassie Barrett is obsessed with death. But she would say quite the…
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Bright Lights, Big City, Big Score
Fletcher’s vibrant multi-vendor market Garage on 25 recently celebrated five years in business, bringing in a new crop of local makers among whom fashionable,…
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