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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Honoring a Woman of War
Local author helps bring World War II’s “greatest spy” to life Virginia Hall went by many names. To spymasters, she was Agent 3844. To…
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Remembered in Brevard
Veterans Day event recognizes locals who served in the Korean War By: Pat Barcas A local man is launching his new book as part…
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The Course of History
Muni documents a rare look at golf in the Jim Crow South Director Paul Bonesteel grew up playing golf, and when he moved back…
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One Day, Two Farms, Four Legs
Rather than the crop-duster approach to farm tours — i.e., sprinkling in as many stops as possible in one weekend — the NC Foothills…
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