The Horsepower of Woman Power
Retired racer recalls exciting days on the track It was 1989 and rain was plundering the Talladega Speedway. Fighting the summer thunderstorm the best she…
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A Rare Chance for Raspberries
Henderson County farm specializes in a delicate, coveted fruit Stacy and Chris Fields didn’t intend to be farmers. In fact, they both met working…
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It’s Never Too Late for Lavender
“Where have all the flowers gone?” was a fair assessment to be made last month, with hordes of tourists at Craggy Gardens seen grumbling…
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One on One with the Weatherman
Inside the difficulty of mountain forecasting By Jarrett Van Meter Toward the end of May, Western North Carolina saw near-record-low temperatures. But by mid…
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Accent on Literature
English tea room reflects its owners’ love of books (pollinators, too) The Book & Bee Cafe and Tea, an English-style tea room with books,…
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Ingrained Wisdom
The living, local voices behind moonshine history It was an early June morning in 1890. William Durham and a few others set out with…
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Old Graves, New Chapter
Celebrating Juneteenth in Henderson County Indián Jackson remembers the worn floors and smoking woodstove of Mount Zion Baptist Church, a small clapboard building in the…
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The Tools to Reconnect
Hendersonville synagogue hosts art pop-up in parking lot Ron Weintraub serves sundaes in style. Rather than use a Dollar Store ice-cream scoop or, worse…
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The First Kind of Face Covering
Woodcarving class evokes the spirit of original masks By Jarrett Van Meter The key is symmetry. Unlike a human face, says woodcarver Karl Schwartz, a…
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Setting the Stage
Rising singer uses her background as a child actor Though she’s barely into her twenties and still in school, Hendersonville native Izzi Hughes is…
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