Fit for Humans, Formed for Dogs
Hendersonville company produces top-quality pet food Sherri Cappabianca can’t stand to be without a dog for too long. After her beloved Golden Retriever passed away,…
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Medicine at your Doorstep
Online harvest conference features traditional Cherokee foods When Mary Crowe talks about superfoods, there’s no mention of acai or activated charcoal. Rather, her take…
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The Right Call
“I have a face for radio,” jokes Hendersonville Police Chief Herbert Blake, whose distinctive, resonant voice is attracting an increasing number of listeners. Blake has been chief for 12 years, and on the air with “On Duty” since he launched his thoughtful podcasts in December 2018.
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The People Still Need a Poet
The deep fryer is fertile ground for poetry. While tending to chicken thighs churning in hot vegetable oil, part-time deli worker, part-time dishwasher, and “people’s poet” Tony Robles writes. He writes about peach cobbler and green beans, about snapping turtles marooned on Greenville Highway. He writes about racism. But mostly, Robles writes about people.
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Raising Pals to be Protectors
When it comes to raising animals humanely and naturally, Marisa Shaw, owner of Grünberg Shepherds in Saluda, has a lot of species covered. If she’s not busy tending to her Dexter cows, Khaki Campbell ducks, Icelandic horses, or her brood of chickens, she’s spending time with her German Shepherds.
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“All Maia’s Training Gets Put to the Test”
Maia is certified through the national organization “American Mantrailing, Police, & Working Dog Association (AMPWDA)” as both a live-find trailing dog and a Human…
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Open Tuning
Guitar expo is rare in highlighting both electric and acoustic models It’s equal parts shopping mall, museum, and Antiques Roadshow. At the spring installment…
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Filling in the Canvas
Henderson County heritage as told by some of its earliest families It all started with a sketch. The image had been bouncing around Crystal…
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Time to Talk About It
Vietnam veterans bring their war stories to Flat Rock Stephen Henderson received no homecoming when he was medevacked to Jacksonville’s Camp Lejeune in 1970. Having…
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Less is More
Rare Leap Day baby remembers hard times and a tricky birthday People born on February 29 — unquestionably the least common birthday, as it…
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